Patent Application
20170338073
The present invention relates to a fuse assembly, and more particularly, to a casing replaceable fuse assembly, the casing can be individually replaced relative to the light member.
The conventional fuse assemblies generally comprise a fuse which is made by low-melting material such as Lead-Tin alloy, copper, or Zinc, and the fuse is designed to be burned so as to cut off the circuit to protect the appliances. Therefore are many different shapes and types of fuses, and the fuses can be cataloged into Time-lag, Fast and Medium time-lag fuses so as to meet different requirements of use.
In order to acknowledge the users that the fuse is burned and the circuit is off, a light member is cooperated with the fuse. When an abnormal current is going to pass through the circuit of an appliance, the fuse is burned to protect the appliance and the light member lights on to acknowledge the users. This type of fuse arrangement can be often seen in vehicle fuses.
However, once the fuse is burned, the whole fuse assembly including the light member is replaced, although the light member is not damaged. The discarded light members become a burden of environmental protection.
The present invention intends to provide a fuse assembly wherein only the casing is replaced and the light member can be re-used.
The present invention relates to a fuse assembly and comprises a casing which has two slots defined through the first end thereof. A conductive member is located in the casing and has a first end there extending through a second end of the casing. A cap has an open bottom which is detachably mounted to the first end of the casing. A light member is connected to the cap and has a bulb and a leg portion which is electrically connected to the bulb. The leg portion is electrically connected to a second end of the conductive member.
Preferably, the conductive member includes two blades which are located with a gap formed therebetween. A fuse is connected between the two blades.
Preferably, the casing has a room defined therein which communicates with the two slots. Two protrusions extend from the inside of the room. Each of the two blades has a hole, and the two protrusions are engaged with the two holes of the two blades.
Preferably, the leg portion of the light member has two legs, and the leg portion is electrically connected to the bulb. The two legs extend through the slots and are electrically connected to the two blades.
Preferably, the cap has at least one anti-slip face defined in the outside thereof.
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a fuse assembly wherein the cap with the light member can be reused, and only the casing is replaced. The light member is not discarded and re-used to protect the environment from being polluted by the discarded light members.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a fuse assembly wherein the two blades of the conductive member are well positioned by engaging the protrusions with the holes of the two blades.
The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.
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A conductive member 2 is located in the casing 1 and includes two blades 21 which are located with a gap formed therebetween. A fuse 22 is connected between the two blades 22. The first end of each of the two blades 21 extends through the correspondent second end of the casing 1.
The second end of each of the two blades 21 is located corresponding to the slot 11 corresponding thereto.
A cap 3 has an open bottom 31 and is detachably mounted to the first end of the casing 1. A light member 4 is connected to the cap 3 and has a bulb 41 and a leg portion 42 which is electrically connected to the bulb 41.
The leg portion 42 is an elongate plate which has two legs 421. The two legs 421 extend through the slots 11 and are electrically connected to the two blades 21. Each of the two blades 22 has a hole 211, and the two protrusions 13 are engaged with the two holes 211 of the two blades 22 so as to position the two blades 22 in the room 12. Preferably, the cap 3 has at least one anti-slip face 32 defined in the outside thereof.
The fuse assembly of the present invention is used for electronic parts of vehicles, and when the light member 4 lights on, this means that an abnormal current burns off the fuse 22. The light member 4 acknowledges the users to check and fix the problem. When replacing with a new fuse, the user detaches the cap 3 from the casing 1, and connects the cap 3 to a new casing 1 with a functional fuse 22. The at least one anti-slip face 32 defined in the outside of the cap 3 allows the user to grab the cap 3 easily.
Because the cap 3 with the light member 4 can be reused, and only the casing 1 is replaced, so that the light member 4 is not discarded and re-used to protect the environment from being polluted by the discarded light members. The two blades 21 of the conductive member 2 are well positioned by engaging the protrusions 13 with the holes 211 of the two blades 21, so that the two blades 21 are easily plugged to the parts cooperated with the fuse assembly.
While we have shown and described the embodiment in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
