Patent ID: 6753753
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A fuse device, comprising:at least one fusing mounting portion, said mounting portion comprising: a plurality of guide walls, and at least two fuse mating terminals positioned at an inner position with respect to said guide walls, and a fuse positioned within said mounting portion, said fuse comprising: a fuse element including: a pair of parallel flat-plate terminal portions, each of said flat-plate terminal portions having an upper end edge, an inner side edge and an outer side edge, said outer side edge positioned laterally with respect to said inner side edge; and a fusible portion formed between said inner side edges of the flat plate-plate terminal portions; and an insulating housing covering the fusible portion, said upper end edges and at least portions of said inner side edges of the flat-plate terminal portions, wherein at least portions of said outer side edges of said terminal portions, laterally across from said covered portions of said inner side edges, are exposed, and wherein a middle portion of each of the flat-plate terminal portions in a mounting direction of the fuse can be fixedly gripped between the gripping portions of each mating terminal of said fuse mounting portion in a plate thickness direction of the flat-plate terminal portions, so that the flat-plate terminal portions are electrically connected respectively to the mating terminals.