Patent ID: 8758061

Claim:
A supply module for supplying electric current to a drive module, the supply module comprising a first connecting contact and a second connecting contact, the first connecting contact being configured to connect the supply module to the drive module, and the second connecting contact being configured to provide a connection to a power supply, wherein at least one fuse element is arranged between the first connecting contact and the second connecting contact, the fuse element being connected to the two connecting contacts and being configured to limit a current flow between the first connecting contact and the second connecting contact; wherein the first connecting contact is arranged on a first circuit board and the second connecting contact is arranged at a second circuit board, the fuse element which is connected to the circuit boards being arranged between the first and the second circuit board; wherein the fuse element is connected to a bus bar which is connected to one of the two circuit boards and provides an electric connection to one of the two circuit boards; wherein the bus bar has a Z-shaped configuration and is configured to connect a plate to one of the two circuit boards; and wherein the fuse element comprises a fuse body and a fuse holder, the fuse holder being arranged at the plate and connected to the bus bar and the fuse holder fixing the fuse body in the housing of the supply module.