Littelfuse, Inc.

Edwin Nery Silvederio

Albert V Enriquez

Edwin Canido Aberin

Fernando Isip Arce, Jr

Francisco Rivera De Guia, Jr

Jerico Caliboso

Mark Joseph Lian

Ronald Auza

A fuse including a fuse body having first and second end faces at opposing first and second longitudinal ends thereof, each of the first and second end faces having at least one notch formed therein, a fusible element extending through the fuse body and having a first end bent over the first end face and disposed within the at least one notch in the first end face and a second end bent over the second end face and disposed within the at least one notch in the second end face, and a first endcap disposed on the first longitudinal end of the fuse body and a second endcap disposed on the second longitudinal end of the fuse body, wherein the first and second endcaps flatly abut the first and second end faces without interference from the fusible element.

Fuse body with notched ends

A configuration for fuses and a method of manufacturing is disclosed. A fuse body is made with slots on the ends, allowing solder a greater surface area to grip the body and form an excellent bond. The slots communicate with a central cavity in the fuse body. The improvements relate primarily to surface mount fuses because of the great volume of such fuses in commerce, but may be applied to fuses of any size.

Fuses with slotted fuse bodies

Growing community of inventors

Batangas, Philippines

Edwin Nery Silvederio