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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2003
Applicants:
Atsushi Kono, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Senda, Fukui, JP;
Tatsuya Wada, Miyazaki, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 85/06 (2006.01); H01H 85/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A thermal fuse includes a fusible alloy including tin, a couple of lead conductors connected to both ends of the fusible alloy, respectively, and a surface layer on the lead conductors, respectively. The surface layer is made of tin or alloy including tin as main substance, and has a thickness not greater than 14 μm. The thermal fuse has a stable fusing temperature.