Patent ID: 9558901
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: H01H,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of manufacturing a bus bar using a bus bar forming die, the bus bar forming die including: an upstream-side die block configured to shape an upstream-side fuse-element portion including paired conductive members of a bus bar and an upstream fuse-element connecting the paired conductive members together; a downstream-side die block configured to shape a downstream-side fuse-element portion including a plurality of downstream fuse-elements connecting the paired conductive members of the bus bar to a plurality of terminal portions; and a fixation portion die block configured to shape fixation portions provided integrally with the paired conductive members of the bus bar and including connecting holes, the method comprising: selecting the upstream-side die block, the downstream-side die block, and the fixation portion die block in accordance with an intended shape of the bus bar; placing the upstream-side die block, the downstream-side die block, and the fixation portion die block as selected in respective predetermined positions; and placing material of the bus bar toward the upstream-side die block, the downstream-side die block, and the fixation portion die block as placed to shape the bus bar.