Fuse module with movable fuse holder for fused electrical device
First Claim
1. A power distribution unit for providing power to associated electronic equipment, the power distribution unit comprising:
- a power distribution unit housing having at least one fuse access passage penetrating the housing, the power distribution unit housing being configured to receive at least one power input;
at least one power output displaced along the power distribution housing with the at least one power output electrically couplable to the at least one power input; and
at least one fuse module mounted to the housing and disposed at least partially within the at least one fuse access passage, the at least one fuse module being electrically couplable to the at least one power input and electrically couplable to the at least one power output, wherein the at least one fuse module comprises a base fixed relative to the housing and at least one fuse holder attached to the base and movable between a first position in which a fuse held by the fuse holder is electrically couplable to the at least one power output and a second position in which a fuse held by the fuse holder is not electrically couplable to the at least one power output and is exposed to allow access to the fuse.
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Abstract
Described herein are various embodiments of a fuse module for fused electrical devices. According to one exemplary embodiment, a fuse module is mounted to the housing of a fused electrical device. The fused electrical device can include at least one power output displaced along the power distribution housing with the at least one power output electrically couplable to at least one power input. The fuse module can be electrically coupled to the at least one power input and electrically couplable to the at least one power outputs. Further, the fuse module can comprise at least one fuse holder that is movable between a first position in which a fuse held by the fuse holder is electrically couplable to the at least one power output and a second position in which a fuse held by the fuse holder not electrically couplable to the at least one power output and is exposed to allow access to the fuse.
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32 Claims
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1. A power distribution unit for providing power to associated electronic equipment, the power distribution unit comprising:
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a power distribution unit housing having at least one fuse access passage penetrating the housing, the power distribution unit housing being configured to receive at least one power input; at least one power output displaced along the power distribution housing with the at least one power output electrically couplable to the at least one power input; and at least one fuse module mounted to the housing and disposed at least partially within the at least one fuse access passage, the at least one fuse module being electrically couplable to the at least one power input and electrically couplable to the at least one power output, wherein the at least one fuse module comprises a base fixed relative to the housing and at least one fuse holder attached to the base and movable between a first position in which a fuse held by the fuse holder is electrically couplable to the at least one power output and a second position in which a fuse held by the fuse holder is not electrically couplable to the at least one power output and is exposed to allow access to the fuse. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for accessing fuses in a power distribution unit for receiving at least one power input and having at least one power output to provide power to associated electronic equipment, the power distribution unit having a housing, the method comprising:
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providing at least one fuse module mountable to the housing of the power distribution unit, the at least one fuse module comprising a base fixed relative to the housing and at least one retractable fuse carrier movably secured to the base and configured to removably secure an electrical fuse; and moving the retractable fuse carrier from a first position in which a fuse carried by the retractable fuse carrier is electrically connected to the at least one power input and the at least one output to a second position in which the fuse carried by the retractable fuse carrier is electrically disconnected from the at least one power output by applying a pressure to the fuse carrier. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A fuse module for use with a fused electrical device for receiving at least one power input and having at least one electrical component, the fuse module comprising:
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a base mountable to the fused electrical device; at least one fuse carrier secured to the base and movable relative to the base, the at least one fuse carrier capable of removably securing a fuse and being selectively movable between a first position and a second position; and at least a first fuse terminal capable of being in electrical communication with the at least one power input and at least a second fuse terminal capable of being in electrical communication with the at least one electrical component, the first fuse terminal being fixed relative to the base and in removably retaining communication with a fuse carried by the fuse carrier when the fuse carrier is in the first position to electrically connect the fuse and the first and second fuse terminals; wherein the at least one fuse carrier is movable from the first position to the second position to remove the fuse from retaining communication with the first and second fuse terminals to electrically disconnect the fuse from the first and second fuse terminals. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An electronic equipment rack assembly, comprising:
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an electronic equipment rack for housing electronic equipment; a power distribution unit mounted to the electronic equipment rack, the power distribution unit being in power receiving communication with at least one power source and having at least one power outlet capable of being in power supply communication with electronic equipment, the power distribution unit comprising a housing having at least one fuse access passage; and at least one fuse module mounted to the housing and disposed at least partially within the at least one fuse access passage, the at least one fuse module being electrically coupled to the at least one power source and electrically couplable to the at least one power outlet, wherein the at least one fuse module comprises (i) a base fixed relative to the housing and (ii) at least one fuse holder attached to the base and movable between a first position in which a fuse held by the fuse holder is electrically couplable to the at least one power source and power outlet and a second position in which a fuse held by the fuse holder not electrically couplable to the at least one power source and power outlet. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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Specification