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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2018
Applicant:
Littelfuse, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Littelfuse, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 69/02 (2006.01); H01H 85/20 (2006.01); H01H 85/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 69/02 (2013.01); H01H 85/041 (2013.01); H01H 85/2045 (2013.01); H01H 2229/016 (2013.01); H01H 2229/056 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of assembly of an open-cavity, wire-in-air fuse which provides improved manufacturing yield and fuse reliability, involving coiling, braiding or twisting a fusible element around a sacrificial member during the manufacturing process to provide support for the fusible element to prevent mechanical breakages and necking problems commonly encountered during manufacture.