Overcurrent protective wire wound resistor

• US 8,314,677 B1
• Filed: 11/21/2011
• Issued: 11/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ty-ohm Electronic Works Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Ty-ohm Electronic Works Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kuo, Samuel
• Primary Examiner(s): LEE, KYUNG S
• Application Number:
  US13/300,864
• Time in Patent Office: 365 Days
• Field of Search: 338/322, 338/333, 338/296, 338/259, 338/264
• US Class Current: 338/332
• CPC Class Codes: H01C 1/14 Terminals or tapping points or electrodes specially adapted for resistors in general H01R; Arrangements of terminals or tapping points or electrodes on resistors
• CPC Class Codes: H01C 3/20 wound on cylindrical or prismatic base H01C3/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01C 7/13 current responsive

Abstract

An overcurrent protective wire wound resistor has a core, a second contact cap and a resistance wire. A first contact cap and a resistor connection seat are respectively mounted on two ends of a rod of the core. A low melting-point conductive layer is mounted around the rod and connected with the first contact cap and the resistor connection seat. A high-temperature contractive insulation layer is mounted around the low melting-point conductive layer and the first contact cap. The second contact cap is mounted around the contractive insulation layer. The resistance wire is connected to the resistor connection seat and the second contact cap. When current through the resistance wire abnormally increases, high temperature of the resistance wire melts the low melting point conductive layer to shrink the contractive insulation layer and open the low melting-point conductive layer and the resistor, thereby protecting the circuit connected to the resistor.

Claims

1. An overcurrent protective wire wound resistor comprising:

a high-temperature opening core having;

a rod having two opposite ends;

a first contact cap mounted on one of the opposite ends of the rod and having;

two opposite ends; and

a first lead wire mounted thereon, wherein the first lead wire and the rod are respectively mounted on the two opposite ends of the first contact cap;

a resistor connection seat mounted on the other of the opposite ends of the rod;

a low melting point conductive layer mounted around a periphery of the rod and extending longitudinally to the first contact cap and the resistor connection seat;

a high-temperature contractive insulation layer mounted around the low melting point conductive layer, the first contact cap and an end of the first lead wire connected with the first contact cap, wherein a melting point of the low melting point conductive layer is lower than that of the high-temperature contractive insulation layer;

a second contact cap corresponding to the first contact cap of the high-temperature opening core and mounted around the high-temperature contractive insulation layer so that the high-temperature contractive insulation layer is sandwiched between the second contact cap and the first contact cap and the second contact cap is electrically insulated from the first contact cap, and having;

a second lead wire mounted on the second contact cap; and

a through hole formed through the second contact cap to correspond to the first lead wire for the first lead wire to penetrate through the through hole; and

a resistance wire mounted around the rod to correspond to the rod and electrically insulated from the low melting point conductive layer by the intervening high-temperature contractive insulation layer therebetween, wherein two ends of the resistance wire are respectively connected to the resistor connection seat and the second contact cap, and a melting point of the resistance wire is higher than that of the low melting point conductive layer.

2. The overcurrent protective wire wound resistor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the high-temperature contractive insulation layer is fully sheathed around the low melting point conductive layer, the first contact cap and an end of the first lead wire connected with the first contact cap.

3. The overcurrent protective wire wound resistor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the resistance wire is wound around a periphery of the high-temperature contractive insulation layer.

4. The overcurrent protective wire wound resistor as claimed in claim 2, wherein the resistance wire is wound around a periphery of the high-temperature contractive insulation layer.

5. The overcurrent protective wire wound resistor as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a heat-conductive insulation layer mounted around the high-temperature contractive insulation layer, wherein the resistance wire is wound around a periphery of the heat-conductive insulation layer.

6. The overcurrent protective wire wound resistor as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a heat-conductive insulation layer mounted around the high-temperature contractive insulation layer, wherein the resistance wire is wound around a periphery of the heat-conductive insulation layer.

7. The overcurrent protective wire wound resistor as claimed in claim 5, wherein the heat-conductive insulation layer is a ceramic tube or heat-conductive paint.

8. The overcurrent protective wire wound resistor as claimed in claim 6, wherein the heat-conductive insulation layer is a ceramic tube or heat-conductive paint.

9. The overcurrent protective wire wound resistor as claimed in claim 1, wherein two ends of the resistance wire are respectively soldered on the resistor connection seat and the second contact cap.

10. The overcurrent protective wire wound resistor as claimed in claim 2, wherein two ends of the resistance wire are respectively soldered on the resistor connection seat and the second contact cap.

11. The overcurrent protective wire wound resistor as claimed in claim 3, wherein two ends of the resistance wire are respectively soldered on the resistor connection seat and the second contact cap.

12. The overcurrent protective wire wound resistor as claimed in claim 4, wherein two ends of the resistance wire are respectively soldered on the resistor connection seat and the second contact cap.

13. The overcurrent protective wire wound resistor as claimed in claim 7, wherein two ends of the resistance wire are respectively soldered on the resistor connection seat and the second contact cap.

14. The overcurrent protective wire wound resistor as claimed in claim 8, wherein two ends of the resistance wire are respectively soldered on the resistor connection seat and the second contact cap.

15. The overcurrent protective wire wound resistor as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a first protection layer mounted around the resistor connection seat and a portion of the high-temperature contractive insulation layer not covered by the second contact cap.

16. The overcurrent protective wire wound resistor as claimed in claim 4, further comprising a first protection layer mounted around the resistor connection seat and a portion of the high-temperature contractive insulation layer not covered by the second contact cap.

17. The overcurrent protective wire wound resistor as claimed in claim 11, further comprising a first protection layer mounted around the resistor connection seat and a portion of the high-temperature contractive insulation layer not covered by the second contact cap.

18. The overcurrent protective wire wound resistor as claimed in claim 12, further comprising a first protection layer mounted around the resistor connection seat and a portion of the high-temperature contractive insulation layer not covered by the second contact cap.

19. The overcurrent protective wire wound resistor as claimed in claim 15, further comprising a second protection layer fully mounted around the first protection layer, the second contact cap and a portion of the second lead wire connected with the second contact cap.

20. The overcurrent protective wire wound resistor as claimed in claim 16, further comprising a second protection layer fully mounted around the first protection layer, the second contact cap and a portion of the second lead wire connected with the second contact cap.