IP Library Granted Patent US 7,420,453
Granted Patent B2
US 7,420,453 · App. 11/017,765 · Granted Sep 2, 2008

Fusible link unit

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Patent No.
US 7,420,453
App. No.
11/017,765
Granted
Sep 2, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fusible link unit is provided with a first alternator terminal including a screw hole configured to be connected with an opposite terminal with a screw, a second alternator terminal including a connector configured to be connected with an opposite connector, a battery terminal one or more load terminals respectively including one or more fuse links, wherein the first alternator terminal, the second alternator terminal, the battery terminal, the load terminals and the fuse links are mutually connected and unitized in a fuse unit.

Claims (17)

1. A fusible link unit, comprising:

a first alternator terminal including a screw hole configured to be connected with an opposite terminal with a screw;

a second alternator terminal formed in a male terminal shape connectable with a female connector;

a battery terminal;

one or more fuse links; and

one or more load terminals;

wherein each of the load terminals connects to the battery terminal through each of the fuse links,

wherein the first alternator terminal connects directly to the second alternator terminal,

wherein the first and second alternator terminals connect to one of the load terminals, and

wherein the first alternator terminal and the battery terminal extend in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the female connector engages the second alternator terminal.

2. The fusible link unit of claim 1 , wherein the battery terminal is configured to link with a battery without a cable.

3. The fusible link unit of claim 1 , wherein:

the first alternator terminal is configured to be connected to an alternator having a large current capacity; and

the second alternator terminal is configured to be connected to an alternator having a small current capacity.

4. The fusible link unit of claim 1 , wherein the fuse links are made of a low-melting metal.

5. The fusible link unit of claim 1 , wherein each of the fuse links is crimped on a respective line connecting the load terminal and the battery terminal.

6. The fusible link unit of claim 5 , wherein each respective line is shaped in a narrow cranked shape.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
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