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US4520338A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Cylindrical fuse

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1983-07-07
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Granted: 1985-05-28
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Expires: 2003-07-07
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Abstract

Abstract Cylindrical fuses in which, when overcurrent flows to an electric circuit, the part of the electric circuit formed by metal having a low melting point is fused to maintain safety of various electric machinery and equipment. The cylindrical fuse includes a cylindrical or bar like insulator formed of glass, porcelain, ceramics, plastics and the like and metals having a low melting point which are adhered to the cylindrical or bar like insulator by means of printing, coating, electroplating and the like, for example, lead or an alloy of lead and tin. A fuse terminal to be formed at both ends or one end of the cylindrical or bar like insulator and a fuse portion formed continuously between and connecting the fuse terminals are formed by the adhesion of the metals of low melting points. Since the cylindrical fuse is formed by adhering a metal having a low melting point on the cylindrical or the bar like insulator, the number of component parts is relatively small, the manufacturing process is shortened and the manufacturing efficiency is tremendously elevated. This results in a large reduction in manufacturing cost when compared with conventional cylindrical fuses. Moreover, the width or the thickness of the metal of low melting point which is adhered to the cylindrical or the bar like insulator is adjusted to manufacture the various kinds of the cylindrical fuses having different allowable electric current values.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yukinobu Watanabe

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 17:44
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H69/00; H01H85/00; H01H85/02; H01H85/04; H01H85/041; H01H85/046

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 103 words
A cylindrical fuse comprising: (a) a tubular cylindrical electrical insulator member formed of glass, porcelain, ceramic or plastic and containing a plurality of longitudinally extending, circumferentially spaced grooves on the inner and outer surfaces thereof, each corresponding inner and outer grooves being connected at one end by a through-hole aperture; (b) fuse portions arranged in the grooves and extending through the through-hole apertures to connect the corresponding inner and outer groove fuse portions, said fuse portions comprising a metal having a low melting point, the outer surfaces of said groove fuse portions being flush with the cylindrical surface of said insulator member, and
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 103 words
A cylindrical fuse comprising: (a) a tubular cylindrical electrical insulator member formed of glass, porcelain, ceramic or plastic and containing a plurality of longitudinally extending, circumferentially spaced grooves on the inner and outer surfaces thereof, each corresponding inner and outer grooves being connected at one end by a through-hole aperture; (b) fuse portions arranged in the grooves and extending through the through-hole apertures to connect the corresponding inner and outer groove fuse portions, said fuse portions comprising a metal having a low melting point, the outer surfaces of said groove fuse portions being flush with the cylindrical surface of said insulator member, and
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 41 words
(c) a plurality of fuse terminals formed in the end of said insulator member adjacent the ends of said groove fuse portions, the outer surfaces of said fuse terminals being flush with the end and cylindrical surfaces of said insulator member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 41 words
(c) a plurality of fuse terminals formed in the end of said insulator member adjacent the ends of said groove fuse portions, the outer surfaces of said fuse terminals being flush with the end and cylindrical surfaces of said insulator member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 55 words
A cylindrical fuse as defined in claim 1 and further comprising lateral fuse portions extending between and connecting adjacent longitudinal groove fuse portions, said lateral fuse portions being arranged in lateral grooves contained in said insulator member, the outer surfaces of said lateral fuse portions being flush with the cylindrical surface of said insulator member.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

GB561578A Cited
DE1513578A1 Cited
US4394639A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1988-05-27 1988-11-26 1989-05-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1992-05-27 1992-11-26 1993-05-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1996-05-27 1996-11-26 1997-05-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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