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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2002
Hideki Enomoto, Osaka, JP;
Riichi Uotome, Osaka, JP;
Narutoshi Hoshino, Osaka, JP;
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd., Kadoma, JP;
Abstract
A shunt resistor of the present invention has a configuration including a substantially planar resistor () having a predetermined resistance value; a first fixed terminal plate () that has one end portion () connected to an edge of the resistor (); and a second fixed terminal plate () that has one end portion () connected to the other edge of the resistor (), that has a portion in the vicinity of the end portion () which is bent substantially in the shape of the letter 'U', and that opposes at least a portion of the first fixed terminal plate (), wherein a plurality of terminal tabs () for taking a voltage drop in the resistor () as a voltage signal is provided protrusive from a side edge of the resistor (), and lead wires () are connected to the terminal tabs (). This configuration eliminates a conventional structural restriction requiring portions in the direction of to the sidewall of the resistorto be open, and consequently, enables the degree of freedom in design to be enhanced.