Patent ID: 11961691
Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A fuse assembly comprising:
a first end cap;
a second end cap;
a casing,
wherein the casing is positioned between the first end cap and the second end cap of the fuse assembly, the first end cap and the second end cap each being an electrical contact that is electrically coupled to a fuse element,
wherein the fuse element being housed at least within an interior region of the casing; and

a displaceable pin assembly,
wherein at least a portion of the displaceable pin assembly being secured within a cap bore of the first end cap,
wherein the displaceable pin assembly comprises:
a plunger that is selectively displaceable along an axis that is non-parallel to a central longitudinal axis of the first end cap, the plunger being selectively displaceable between:
an extended position at which at least a first end of the plunger is outwardly positioned away from an outer surface of the first end cap, and
a recessed position at which the first end of the plunger is recessed within the first end cap or is generally aligned with the outer surface of the first end cap;

wherein the plunger is selectively displaceable in the extended position when the first end cap and the second end cap are in electrical contact to the fuse element.