Fuse holder and associated method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10049846-B2
Application number	US-201715440226-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 23, 2017
Priority date	Aug 19, 2014
Publication date	Aug 14, 2018
Grant date	Aug 14, 2018

Abstract

A holder for receiving fuses is provided. The holder includes a housing and a fuse shuttle. The fuse shuttle is slidably cooperable with the housing in a first portion of the housing and pivotally cooperable with the housing in a second portion of the housing. The fuse shuttle and the housing define a fuse loading position and a fuse operational position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A holder for receiving an electrical fuse having first and second ends, said holder comprising:
a housing;
electrical contacts secured to said housing; and
a fuse shuttle, said fuse shuttle slidably fitted to said housing and defining an opening for receiving the electrical fuse, said fuse shuttle having a fuse loading position relative to said housing and a fuse operational position relative to said housing, the fuse loading position spaced from the fuse operational position, said electrical contacts spaced from the electrical fuse when the electrical fuse is positioned in the opening and said fuse shuttle is in the fuse loading position and said electrical contacts engaging the electrical fuse when the electrical fuse is positioned in the receptacle and said fuse shuttle is in the fuse operational position, wherein said housing includes spaced apart first and second housing features, wherein said fuse shuttle includes spaced apart first and second shuttle features; having first and second receptacles, respectively, for receiving the first and second ends, respectively; and wherein each of the first and second shuttle features further includes a cooperation feature for cooperation with the first and second housing features, respectively, the cooperation features and the housing features slidably guide said fuse shuttle in the first portion of said housing.

2. The holder in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the fuse includes opposed first and second generally cylindrical ends.

3. The holder in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said fuse shuttle includes spaced apart first and second arms.

4. The holder in accordance with claim 3 , wherein the first and second receptacles are positioned on the first and second arms, respectively, of said fuse shuttle.

5. The holder in accordance with claim 4 , wherein each of the first and second arms include one of the cooperation features for cooperation with the first and second housing features.

6. The holder in accordance with claim 5 , wherein the fuse includes opposed first and second generally cylindrical ends.

Assignees

• Regal Beloit America Inc

Inventors

• Brakefield Timothy Joseph

Classifications

• H01H85/22 Primary

  Intermediate or auxiliary parts for carrying, holding, or retaining fuse, co-operating with base or fixed holder, and removable therefrom for renewing the fuse · CPC title

• H01H85/547

  with sliding fuse carrier · CPC title

• H01H85/143

  Electrical contacts; Fastening fusible members to such contacts · CPC title

• H01H85/545

  with pivoting fuse carrier (tumbler switch with built-in fuse H01H23/10) · CPC title

• H01H85/157

  Ferrule-end contacts · CPC title