FUSE WITH CAVITY FORMING ENCLOSURE
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1. A surface mount fuse comprising:
- a substrate;
a fuse element applied to the substrate;
first and second terminals applied to substrate;
first and second conductors connecting the fuse element electrically with the first and second terminals; and
an enclosure coupled to the substrate, the enclosure covering the first and second conductors and defining a cavity overlying at least a portion of the fuse element, the cavity allowing for distortion of the fuse element upon its opening.
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Abstract
A surface mount fuse includes a substrate, a fuse element applied to the substrate, first and second terminals applied to substrate, first and second conductors connecting the fuse element electrically with the first and second terminals, and an enclosure coupled to the substrate, the enclosure covering the first and second conductors and defining a cavity overlying at least a portion of the fuse element, the cavity allowing for distortion of the fuse element upon its opening.
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1. A surface mount fuse comprising:
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a substrate;
a fuse element applied to the substrate;
first and second terminals applied to substrate;
first and second conductors connecting the fuse element electrically with the first and second terminals; and
an enclosure coupled to the substrate, the enclosure covering the first and second conductors and defining a cavity overlying at least a portion of the fuse element, the cavity allowing for distortion of the fuse element upon its opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A surface mount fuse comprising:
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a substrate;
a fuse element applied to the substrate;
first and second terminals applied to substrate and first and second conductors connecting the fuse element electrically with the first and second terminals; and
an enclosure coupled to the substrate, the enclosure having a different footprint that the substrate and defining a cavity overlying at least a portion of the fuse element, the cavity allowing for mechanical distortion of the fuse element upon its opening. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A surface mount fuse comprising:
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a substrate;
a fuse element applied to the substrate;
first and second terminals applied to substrate;
first and second conductors connecting the fuse element electrically with the first and second terminals;
an enclosure coupled to the substrate, the enclosure defining a cavity overlying at least a portion of the fuse element, the cavity (i) allowing for mechanical distortion of the fuse element upon its opening and (ii) at least partially filled with an arc-quenching, mechanically complaint material. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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