Patent ID: 8629749

Claim:
A fuse assembly, comprising: a first casing member having a bottom-open first chamber; a second casing member having a top-open second chamber; and a disconnection member having two electrodes and a fuse element whose two ends are connected to said electrodes, respectively; wherein said electrodes are positioned at two opposing ends of said second casing member, respectively; said first casing member is stacked on said second casing member, thereby forming an enclosed space; said disconnection member is sandwiched between said first and second casing members; and said fuse element is housed in said enclosed space; each electrode contains a first lateral section, a vertical section, and a second lateral section, sequentially connected in this sequence; said fuse element is connected to said first lateral sections; at the junction between each end of said fuse element and said first lateral section of an electrode, two opposing slits are provided, thereby forming a neck section between said fuse element and said first lateral section; inside said first chamber, there are two parallel, opposing, and downward extending pressing pieces; inside said second chamber, there are two parallel, opposing, and upward extending receiving pieces, each having a gap along a top edge; said disconnection member is joined to said second casing member with said neck section at each end of said fuse element received by said gap of a receiving piece; and said pressing pieces fill said gaps and tightly press said neck sections of said fuse element, respectively.