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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 1999
Filed:
May. 28, 1998
Thomas Schaller, Wuppertal, DE;
Bernd Scholz, Leichlingen, DE;
Stefan Kriegesmann, Dortmund, DE;
Holger Alksnat, Gevelsberg, DE;
Jurgen Dinger, Remscheid, DE;
Delphi Automotive Systems Deutschland GmbH, Wuppertal, DE;
Abstract
A fuse assembly (10) for mounting on a battery of a motor vehicle comprising a housing (12) of electrically insulating material having a base plate (22); a starter motor cable terminal (18) mounted on the base plate; a number of cable harness terminals (20); a fuse strip (14) secured on the base plate and including a busbar (36), a contact portion (40) adjacent the starter motor cable terminal, contact portions (38) making an electrical connection with each cable harness terminal, and fusible links (42) connecting the contact portions with the busbar; and a battery terminal clamp (16) having a mounting portion (26) positioned inside the housing and making an electrical connection with the busbar of the fuse strip, and a clamp portion (28) positioned outside the housing for making an electrical connection with a terminal post of the battery. Provides a compact fuse assembly for a motor vehicle.