Replaceable Or Readily Interchangeable Patents (Class 337/237)
  • Patent number: 11721511
    Abstract: A fuse assembly includes a fuse element and a terminal vent channel. The fuse element is located between a first terminal and a second terminal. The fuse element breaks in response to an overcurrent event. The terminal vent channel is located in the first terminal and provides a path for the outgassing of debris during the overcurrent event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Littelfuse, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew David Yurkanin
  • Patent number: 9911564
    Abstract: A pressure-compensated fuse assembly may include a first chamber housing a first fluid and a plurality of solid particles. Additionally, the fuse assembly may include a second chamber housing a second fluid. Further, the fuse assembly may include a pressure compensator disposed between the first chamber and the second chamber. The pressure compensator may be configured to transfer pressure from the second fluid in the second chamber to the plurality of solid particles in the first chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: ONESUBSEA IP UK LIMITED
    Inventor: Aage Hadler-Jacobsen
  • Patent number: 9742247
    Abstract: An electric motor for driving a motor vehicle component, such as a fan motor for cooling cooling water, has a thermal fuse with a contact spring. The contact spring has attached ends that are connected to a conducting path section between which an interruption point is formed. The springy ends of the contact spring are in soldered contact with each other in a spring-biased manner. The thermal fuse is a fuse module with a plastic support in which the conducting path sections are partially embedded in such a way that the contact spring lies in a window opening in the support. Terminals of the conducting path sections protrude from the plastic support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Brose Fahzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Wuerzburg
    Inventors: Rainer Schoele, Frank Hartmann, Peter Stockmann, Frank Capristo, III
  • Patent number: 9324531
    Abstract: A fuse unit is provided having a fuse element (2) in which a first terminal connecting part (4) and second terminal connecting parts (5) are formed and an insulative resin part (20) is formed on the outer surface of the fuse element (2) with insertion molding. Threaded bolt holes (10) are formed in the first terminal connecting part (4) and the second terminal connecting parts (5) of the fuse element (2). Bolts (30) are temporarily fixed to the fuse element (2) by being screwed into the threaded bolt holes (10), and the insulating resin part (20) is formed with insertion molding by using the fuse element (2) to which the bolts (30) are temporarily fixed as an inserted component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori Kibushi, Yusuke Matsumoto, Toshiko Masuda
  • Patent number: 7898380
    Abstract: A fuse holder (20) is provided that can be installed in the place of a dropout fuse element in an electrical insulating unit (1). The fuse holder has an elongate electrically insulating body providing at least one electrically insulated elongate fuse housing in the form of a passage (21) associated with the body and adapted to receive a fuse wire (22) held under tension therein. The body can be installed in such insulating unit as a replacement to an existing dropout fuse element (5) and itself provides contacts enabling such a conventional dropout fuse element to be installed in the fuse holder body from which it can drop out when the fuse is blown. A switch arrangement is provided for maintaining a fuse in the passage in an inoperative condition whilst a dropout fuse element is functional and for automatically closing an electrical circuit through a fuse installed in said passage when the dropout fuse becomes blown and drops out of the fuse holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Lukas Marthinus Fick
    Inventor: Anton Van Heerden
  • Publication number: 20090322463
    Abstract: A fuse holder (20) is provided that can be installed in the place of a dropout fuse element in an electrical insulating unit (1). The fuse holder has an elongate electrically insulating body providing at least one electrically insulated elongate fuse housing in the form of a passage (21) associated with the body and adapted to receive a fuse wire (22) held under tension therein. The body can be installed in such insulating unit as a replacement to an existing dropout fuse element (5) and itself provides contacts enabling such a conventional dropout fuse element to be installed in the fuse holder body from which it can drop out when the fuse is blown. A switch arrangement is provided for maintaining a fuse in the passage in an inoperative condition whilst a dropout fuse element is functional and for automatically closing an electrical circuit through a fuse installed in said passage when the dropout fuse becomes blown and drops out of the fuse holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventor: Anton Van Heerden
  • Publication number: 20080242150
    Abstract: A power circuit breaker having a simple structure with a small number of components is provided. The power circuit breaker includes: a circuit receiver which receives a pair of circuit terminals connected to an end of an opened power circuit; and a plug body having a fuse to be mounted on the circuit receiver to close the power circuit. In the fuse, a pair of terminals extending from a housing, which receives a fuse element of the fuse, is bent approximately at right angles at the middle of the terminal. The bent part is provided with a notch. A cross section of the terminal exposed within the notch is pressed by a jig, which fits with the notch, so that the fuse is press-fit into the plug body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yasukazu Chikamatsu, Masahiro Deno, Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Yasuyoshi Fukao
  • Patent number: 7403372
    Abstract: A multiple fused junction with blown fuse indication which generally includes a main body, a fuse connected to the main body and a switch disposed within the main body. The main body has multiple cable ports extending outwardly therefrom. At least one of the ports is adapted for electrical connection with a feeder cable and another of the ports is adapted to receive a fuse. The fuse is removably connected to the fuse port of the main body and has an indicator rod movably disposed therein, which protrudes from an axial end of the fuse into the main body upon electrical interruption of the fuse. The switch is disposed within the main body adjacent the fuse port and is activated by the indicator rod of the fuse upon protrusion of the rod from the fuse to provide indication of electrical interruption of the fuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Reed, Larry Siebens, Frank M. Stepniak, Timothy Taylor
  • Patent number: 7358845
    Abstract: A cable limiter includes a main body having a cavity. The cavity of the main body is structured to receive a replaceable fusible element. An annunciator is housed by the main body. The annunciator is structured to annunciate status of the replaceable fusible element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventor: John R. Moffat
  • Publication number: 20080042796
    Abstract: A cable limiter includes a main body having a cavity. The cavity of the main body is structured to receive a replaceable fusible element. An annunciator is housed by the main body. The annunciator is structured to annunciate status of the replaceable fusible element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventor: JOHN R. MOFFAT
  • Patent number: 4508412
    Abstract: A panel mountable fuse holder for cartridge-type electrical fuses features a one-piece side terminal connection and a one-piece rear terminal connection. Both are configured for radial snap-in engagement with the fuse holder body. A novel capture mechanism in a sleeve disposed within an insertion knob assembly provides electrical contact to the forward fuse terminal without unduly stressing substantially misaligned caps. The capture mechanism also provides moderate rotational torque to the fuse during insertion, whereby the fuse is partially rotated to provide improved electrical contact to a planar ring structure integral with the rear terminal connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1985
    Assignee: Littelfuse, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles W. Daggett
  • Patent number: 4492945
    Abstract: A safety socket with easy fuse replacement device, specifically it covers a socket body and a cylinder used to house a number of protection fuses, the cylinder may be inserted into the annular guidance as provided on the socket body and used to shroud the cylinder whose center abound in insertion holes, characterized in that the center of the insertion hole is provided with a push-on switch such that it may be pressed to conduction once the socket is inserted into the insertion hole, in the event that a fuse is burnt and broken due to overloading, by giving a grip-turn to the cylinder the conserved fuse will replace the function of the broken fuse, and in this manner time and labor are saved, in the meantime, dangers due to replacement of a fuse and a fuse in use are eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1985
    Inventors: W. F. Jou, C. N. Chen
  • Patent number: 4370639
    Abstract: A high capacity change-over power supply fuse has an elongate fuse element holder, with fuse element mounting positions at each end. Sliding of the holder move one or the other of the fuse elements into contact with contact members mounted on the supply buses. The fuse element not in contact with the contact members is accessed through an aperture in a cover over the holder and contact members, a clip in cover fitting in the aperture. An aperture, is provided at each end of the cover for access to each fuse element when in a non-active position. Only the contact members need be silver plated, reducing the cost relative to conventional rotary change-over units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1983
    Assignee: Northern Telecom Limited
    Inventor: Guy Vallee
  • Patent number: 4157486
    Abstract: An electroluminescent display device includes at least two conductive leads spaced from each other with a light-emitting element electrically coupled between such leads. A transparent, insulating base is formed about and between the leads. The base encapsulates both the leads and the light-emitting element.At least one lateral portion of each lead extends beyond the base and substantially conforms to the configuration of the base. In conforming such lateral portions, they are preferably wrapped around the base and fixed to it. These lateral portions are arranged so that light from the light-emitting element may pass axially through the base and out of its ends. In addition, light may pass laterally out of the base.The device may also be used for circuit protection purposes. To so use the device, a protective element is electrically coupled between the leads so that upon the occurrence of an overload condition in an external circuit coupled to the lateral portions, the protective element decouples the leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 5, 1979
    Assignee: Western Electric Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles R. Fegley
  • Patent number: 4121186
    Abstract: An indicating sectional two-part fuse is provided having a high-current current-limiting section, and a low-current expulsion section, mechanically connected together, and in electrical series, the low-current section utilizing a standard-type fuse-link, which may be replaced. The high-current current-limiting section may contain one or more current-limiting type fuse elements, supported by an interrupter rod within an enclosed casing filled with an arc-extinguishing granular material, and the low-current expulsion section of the fusible device may comprise an open-ended fuse tube, through which the standard fuse-link may extend, with the cable of the fuse-link extending out of the open end of the fuse tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1978
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventor: James N. Santilli
  • Patent number: 4114128
    Abstract: An indicating composite sectionalized fuse is provided having a high-current interrupting section, and a mechanically-connected detachable low-current interrupting section in series therewith, with the low-current interrupting section including a pull-away indicating fuse-link cable, which indicates externally a blown condition of the fuse. The low-current interrupting section is replaceable, following a low-current interruption, which has no effect upon the high-current interrupting section, the latter remaining intact and may be further used. During high-current interruption, both sections are fused, and collectively contribute together to a quick interruption of the connected electrical circuit, again there being an external indicated condition of the blown condition of the fuse by an ejection of the fuse-link cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1978
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventor: Frank L. Cameron