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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2000
Noboru Yamaguchi, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Hideo Takahashi, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A circuit breaker includes: a heating portion charged with heating agent and having a conductivity which is arranged between a first connecting terminal connected to a power source side and a second connecting terminal connected to a load side; an ignition portion for causing the heating agent charged in the heating portion to generate heat by igniting an ignition agent; an expandable/contractable elastic member arranged near the heating portion or in contact with the heating portion and pressing the heating portion; an outer container receiving the elastic member, the ignition portion and the heating portion; a pressing operation restricting member preventing the elastic member from being pressed to the heating portion which is melted due to heat of the heating agent; and a heat conduction member bringing any one of the first connecting terminal and the second connecting terminal into contact with the ignition portion.