Automobile compact fuse holder

• US 20050130491A1
• Filed: 12/12/2003
• Published: 06/16/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Norberto Julio Chirkes
• Original Assignee: Norberto Julio Chirkes
• Inventors: Chirkes, Norberto Julio
• Application Number:
  US10/734,519
• Publication Number:
  US 20050130491A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/488
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 81/02 electrothermally operated
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 85/20 Bases for supporting the fuse; Separate parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 85/32 Indicating lamp structurally associated with the protective device

Abstract

An automobile compact fuse holder comprising: a small plate including at least two protective circuits, each one of them comprising a resettable fuse consisting in a positive temperature coefficient element (PTC) connected to two terminals, being each pair of terminals of each protective device connected to a light signal generating element, wherein each protective circuit has two input and output connectors, and said each pair of terminals are additionally connected to a sole second light signal disposed on the small plate. Additionally, said each pair of terminals are connected to an audible signal generating circuit. The positive temperature element (PTC) is one of a polymeric, ceramic, thermistor, bimetallic type. The light signal generating element is selected from an electric bulb or lamp, a diode and a biode, and the input and output connectors of each protective circuit, may be all male, all female or male-female.

Claims

1. A compact fuse holder for an automobile which comprises:

a small plate including at least two protective circuits, each one of them comprises a resettable fuse consisting in a positive temperature coefficient element (PTC) connected to two terminals, being each pair of terminals of each of the protective devices connected to a light signal generating circuit, wherein each protective circuit presents two input and output connectors, and such each pair of terminals are additionally connected to a sole second light signal.

2. The compact fuse holder in accordance with claim 1, wherein such sole second light signal is located on the small plate.

3. The compact fuse holder in accordance with claim 1, wherein such sole second light signal is installed in the vehicle dashboard.

4. The compact fuse holder in accordance with claim 2, wherein additionally such each pair of terminals are connected to an audible signal generating circuit.

5. The compact fuse holder in accordance with claim 4, wherein such. audible signal generating circuit is a buzzer.

6. The compact fuse holder in accordance with any of the claims 4 or 5, wherein such audible signal generating circuit is located on the small plate.

7. The compact fuse holder in accordance with any of the claims 4 o 5, wherein such audible signal generating circuit is installed in the vehicle dashboard.

8. The compact fuse holder in accordance with claim 1, wherein the positive temperature element (PTC) is selected among one of a polymeric, ceramic, thermistor bimetallic type.

9. The compact fuse holder in accordance with claim 1, wherein the light signal generating element is selected between an electric bulb or lamp, a diode and a biode.

10. The compact fuse holder in accordance with claim 1, wherein the input and output connectors of each protective circuit are all male, all female, or male for the input and female for the output, or viceversa.