Abstract: A protection element (10) of the present invention has a substrate (11), a first fuse element (12) and a second fuse element (13) connected in series on the substrate (11), a heater (14) connected between the first fuse element (12) and the second fuse element (13), a third upper electrode part (17) connected between the first fuse element (12) and the second fuse element (13) and connected to the heater (14) in series, a first conduction part (18) connected to the third upper electrode part (17) and having a lower resistance value than the heater (14), and a third lower electrode part (19) connected to the first conduction part (18) and configured to be connectable to an external protection circuit.

Abstract: Provided are a protecting device and a battery pack capable of preventing floating of a blowout member, preventing deformation of a meltable conductor, and maintaining predetermined current capacity and blowout properties. The protecting device 1 includes: a meltable conductor 2; and a blowout member 4 connected to one surface of the meltable conductor 2, wherein the blowout member 4 includes: an insulating substrate 3; and a deformation suppressing electrode 5 formed on a front surface 3a connected to the meltable conductor 2 of the insulating substrate 3 and connected to the meltable conductor 2 to suppress deformation of the meltable conductor 2.

Abstract: A switch device capable of safely opening an electrical circuit in response to an abnormality such as wetting with water or liquid leaking from a battery. The device includes a first conductor connected to an external circuit and having a relatively high ionization tendency, and a second conductor arranged close to the first conductor and having a relatively low ionization tendency which is lower than that of the first conductor, a reaction part which electrically corrodes the first conductor is formed by a liquid between the first and second conductors.

Abstract: A switch device capable of safely opening or short-circuiting an electrical circuit in response to an abnormality such as wetting with water or liquid leaking from a battery is provided. The device includes a conductor connected to an external circuit, and a reaction part including a liquid-soluble material which opens the conductor and the external circuit and which dissolves on contacting a liquid entering the device interior to electrically connect the conductor and the external circuit.

Abstract: A switch device capable of safely opening or short-circuiting an electrical circuit in response to an abnormality such as wetting with water or liquid leaking from a battery is provided. The device includes first and second conductors connected to an external circuit, and a reaction part including an insulating material which changes state on contact with a liquid, the first and second conductors being electrically connected or disconnected by the insulating material changing state on contact with the liquid.

Abstract: A switch device capable of safely opening or short-circuiting an electrical circuit in response to an abnormality such as wetting with water or liquid leaking from a battery is provided. The device includes a conductor connected to an external circuit, and a reaction part including a liquid-soluble material which opens the conductor and the external circuit and which dissolves on contacting a liquid entering the device interior to electrically connect the conductor and the external circuit.

Abstract: To spread flux evenly across the entire surface of a rectangular meltable conductor, a protective element includes: an insulating substrate; a heat-generating resistor disposed on the insulating substrate; a first and a second electrodes laminated onto the insulating substrate; a heat-generating element extracting electrode overlapping the heat-generating resistor in a state electrically insulated therefrom and electrically connected to the heat-generating resistor on a current path between the first and the second electrodes; a rectangular meltable conductor laminated between the heat-generating element extracting electrode and the first and the second electrodes for interrupting a current path between the first electrode and the second electrode by being melted by heat; and a plurality of flux bodies disposed on the meltable conductor; wherein the flux bodies are disposed along the heat-generating resistor.

Abstract: A switch device capable of safely opening an electrical circuit in response to an abnormality such as wetting with water or liquid leaking from a battery. The device includes a first conductor connected to an external circuit and having a relatively high ionization tendency, and a second conductor arranged close to the first conductor and having a relatively low ionization tendency which is lower than that of the first conductor, a reaction part which electrically corrodes the first conductor is formed by a liquid between the first and second conductors.

Abstract: A switch device capable of safely opening or short-circuiting an electrical circuit in response to an abnormality such as wetting with water or liquid leaking from a battery is provided. The device includes first and second conductors connected to an external circuit, and a reaction part including an insulating material which changes state on contact with a liquid, the first and second conductors being electrically connected or disconnected by the insulating material changing state on contact with the liquid.

Abstract: In a protective circuit substrate having a circuit substrate and a protective element, the protective element including: an insulating substrate; a heat-generating element; first and second electrodes laminated on the insulating substrate; a first and second connecting terminals provided on one side edge of a mounting surface to be mounted to the circuit substrate, the first connecting terminals being continuous with the first and second electrodes; a heat-generating element extracting electrode provided in a current path between the first and second electrodes and electrically connected to the heat-generating element; and a meltable conductor provided between the first and second electrodes, wherein the circuit substrate includes a region for mounting the protective element in which no electrode pattern other than a connecting electrode to the protective element is provided.

Abstract: A protective element includes: a rectangurarly shaped insulating substrate; a heat-generating element formed on the insulating substrate; first and second electrodes laminated on a surface of the insulating substrate; first and second connecting terminals provided on a back surface of the insulating substrate and being continuous with the first and second electrodes; a heat-generating element extracting electrode provided on a current path between the first and the second electrodes and electrically connected to the heat-generating element; and a meltable conductor laminated on a region extending from the heat-generating element extracting electrode to the first and second electrodes and to be melted by heat to interrupt the current path between the first electrode and the second electrodes; wherein at least one of the corner portions of the insulating substrate is chamfered.

Abstract: An antenna device includes a round plug having a rotation mechanism section on one end thereof, where round plug is removably attached to a round jack arranged in an electronic apparatus; and a rod antenna element. In the antenna device, the rod antenna element is connected to the rotation mechanism section of the round plug and rotatable in a predetermined direction.

Abstract: In a protective circuit substrate having a circuit substrate and a protective element, the protective element including: an insulating substrate; a heat-generating element; first and second electrodes laminated on the insulating substrate; a first and second connecting terminals provided on one side edge of a mounting surface to be mounted to the circuit substrate, the first connecting terminals being continuous with the first and second electrodes; a heat-generating element extracting electrode provided in a current path between the first and second electrodes and electrically connected to the heat-generating element; and a meltable conductor provided between the first and second electrodes, wherein the circuit substrate includes a region for mounting the protective element in which no electrode pattern other than a connecting electrode to the protective element is provided.

Abstract: A protective element includes: a rectangurarly shaped insulating substrate; a heat-generating element formed on the insulating substrate; first and second electrodes laminated on a surface of the insulating substrate; first and second connecting terminals provided on a back surface of the insulating substrate and being continuous with the first and second electrodes; a heat-generating element extracting electrode provided on a current path between the first and the second electrodes and electrically connected to the heat-generating element; and a meltable conductor laminated on a region extending from the heat-generating element extracting electrode to the first and second electrodes and to be melted by heat to interrupt the current path between the first electrode and the second electrodes; wherein at least one of the corner portions of the insulating substrate is chamfered.

Abstract: A protective element includes: an insulating substrate; a heat-generating element formed on the insulating substrate; first and second electrodes formed on side edges of a front surface of the insulating substrate; first and second connecting terminals provided on the back surface of the insulating substrate and being continuous with the electrodes; through-holes penetrating the front and back surfaces of the insulating substrate to connect the electrodes to the connecting terminals respectively; a heat-generating element extracting electrode electrically connected to the heat-generating element; and a meltable conductor laminated on a region extending from the heat-generating element extracting electrode to the electrodes and to be melted by heat to interrupt the current path between the electrodes; wherein the through-holes are formed at a central portion of the side edges of the insulating substrate on which the electrodes are formed.

Abstract: A protective element including a substrate having a first insulating member and a concave portion formed thereon, a heating body layered on the concave portion of the substrate, a second insulating member layered on the substrate so as to cover at least covering the heating body, first and second electrodes layered on a surface of the substrate on which the second insulating member is layered, a heating body electrode layered on the second insulating member so as to be superimposed with the heating body, and electrically connected to a current path between the first and the second electrodes as well as onto and the heating body, and a low-melting point metal layered from the heating body electrode toward the first and the second electrodes configured to cause a blowout of the current path between the first and the second electrodes by heating.