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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2012
Nec Schott Components Corporation, Koka-shi, Shiga, JP;
Tokihiro Yoshikawa, Koka, JP;
NEC SCHOTT Components Corporation, Koka-shi, JP;
Abstract
A temperature fuse includes a cylindrical metal case, a sliding electrode slidable over an inner surface of the metal case, and a terminal electrically connected to the metal case while the sliding electrode is in contact therewith, during activation, the sliding electrode moving away from the terminal so that electrical connection between the metal case and the terminal is cut off, the sliding electrode being formed by working a thin metal plate, the sliding electrode including at least a base material layer composed of copper or a copper alloy and a first surface layer composed of silver or a silver alloy, and a site of contact with the terminal being the first surface layer having a thickness not smaller than 5 μm.