Miniature fuse of surface-mount type

A miniature fuse of surface mount type including a fusible member, a main body made of heat resistant insulating material and a pair of conductive terminals, wherein said main body has a columnar configuration, a pair of opposite end portions and a cavity defined inside of said main body between said pair of end portions, said fusible member is disposed in said cavity of said main body between said pair of end portions, the opposite end portions of said fusible member are extended outwardly onto the outer surface of said main body from the pair of end portions of said main body or from the vicinities thereof, the respective conductive terminals are fit onto the respective end portions of said main body and electrically connected to the respective end portions of said fusible member, and wherein:

• said main body is comprised of two split members which are separated in the direction that said pair of end portions are connected;
• each of said two split members has a split member side surface, a pair of split member end portions and a joint end surface;
• the respective split member side surface of said two split members are adapted to form the columnar configuration of said main body when said two split members are joined to form said main body;
• the respective split member end portions of said two split members are adapted to form the end portions of said main body when said two split members are joined to form said main body;
• the joint end surface of one of said two split members is adapted to be joined to the joint end surface of the other of said two split members when said two split members are joined to form said main body;
• at least one of said two split members has at least one recessed portion provided on said split member side surface in the vicinity of each of said two split member end portions, said at least one recessed portion extending to said joint end surface;
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• each of said conductive terminals has a projection fitted in one of said recessed portions provided on said split member side surface in order to fix each of said conductive terminals to said main body, wherein:
• said at least one split member further includes two cut-out portions through which said opposite end portions of said fusible member are extended from said cavity of said main body to said outer surface of said main body, respectively;
• said two cut-out portions are provided on said joint end surface of said at least one split member;
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• each of said two cut-out portions is located at the position on said split member side surface of said at least one split member, where said recessed portion is provided.