Abstract: A ceramic fuse housing is provided for surface mount circuit protectors, wherein a selectively destructible fuse is at least partially retained within the fuse housing. The fuse housing being formed of between 80% to 90% alumina and 20% to 10% zirconia, wherein 5% to 25% of the zirconia is in a tetragonal phase.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 17, 2004
Date of Patent:
February 6, 2007
Assignee:
Heany Industies, Inc.
Inventors:
S. Scott Zolnier, Charles E. Aldridge, Clifford W. Rabidoux, Peter R. Mundt