Mechanical reinforcement structure for fuses
AssigneeCooper Technologies Company
InventorsTomas I. Babic, Roger S. Perkins, Michael M. Ramarge, David P. Bailey
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Abstract
A fuse includes an electrical assembly and a fuse tube assembly. The electrical assembly has two electrical contacts accessible from the exterior of the fuse and a fuse element in contact with the two electrical contacts. The fuse tube assembly includes a support structure surrounding at least a portion of the electrical assembly and a reinforcing structure formed over the support structure and in contact with at least a portion of the electrical assembly. The reinforcing structure is made of a fiber matrix pre-impregnated with a resin.
Claims13
A method of reinforcing a fuse, the method comprising:
- providing an electrical assembly, the electrical assembly comprising two electrical contacts accessible from an exterior of a fuse and a fuse element in contact with the two electrical contacts;
- surrounding at least a portion of the electrical assembly by a pre-formed tubular support structure;
- after surrounding at least a portion of the electrical assembly by the pre-formed tubular support structure, applying a reinforcing structure over the pre-formed tubular support structure and in contact with at least a portion of the electrical assembly, wherein the reinforcing structure comprises a fiber matrix, the fiber matrix comprising fibers pre-impregnated with a resin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.