Low profile automotive fuse
AssigneeLittelfuse, Inc.
InventorsTimothy R. Goldsberry, Edwin Jay Harris
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Abstract
An automotive blade-type fuse and method of manufacturing same are provided. The fuse includes a pair of metallic terminals separated by and in electrical communication with a fuse element. An insulative housing is provided that covers at least a portion of an inner edge of each of the terminals and exposes the outer edges of the terminals and at least a portion of the upper edges of the terminals. The terminals can define grooves that interface with projections extending inwardly from the housing to hold the terminals firmly within the housing. Also, the upper edges of the terminals are bent inward to crimp the housing between an intermediate portion of the terminals and the bent upper end edges.
Claims10
An automotive blade-type fuse comprising:
- a plurality of metallic terminals separated by and in electrical communication with a fuse element;
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- an insulative housing covering at least a portion of an inner edge of each of the terminals and exposing the entire outer edges of the terminals and at least a portion of the upper edges of the terminals, the housing including a top defining first and second notches extending through first and second side edges of the top;
- wherein the upper edges of the terminals are bent inward into the first and second notches to crimp the housing between a body portion of the terminals and the bent upper end edges.
An automotive blade-type fuse manufacturing method comprising the steps of:
- forming a pair of metallic terminals separated by and in electrical communication with a fuse element;
- covering at least a portion of the of an inner edge of each of the terminals with an insulative housing and exposing the outer edges of the terminals and at least a portion of the upper edges of the terminals, the housing including a top defining first and second notches extending through first and second side edges of the top;
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- bending outer portions of the upper edges of the terminals inward into the first and second notches and crimping the housing between a body portion of the terminals and the bent upper end edges.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.