(19)
(11) EP 0 162 694 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
30.12.1986 Bulletin 1986/52

(43) Date of publication A2:
27.11.1985 Bulletin 1985/48

(21) Application number: 85303547

(22) Date of filing: 20.05.1985
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 25.05.1984 GB 8413414

(71) Applicant: LUCAS INDUSTRIES public limited company
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(72) Inventor:
  • Pearce, David Andrew 2 Lily Street
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(54) Fusebox


(57) A fusebox including an electrically insulating housing (11), a plurality of fuse clips (14) supported by the housing (11) for receiving and making electrical connection to fuses, and a plurality of terminals (15) accessible at the exterior of the housing (11). Electrical connecting components (16) electrically connecting the fuse clips (14) to appropriate terminals (15), said fuse clips (14) and terminals (15) being positioned generally parallel and transversely adjacent one another, and each fuse clip (14) is secured to its respective connecting component (16) by means including at least one resilient finger (23) pressed-out from a limb (18) of the clip (14). Each of said connecting components (16) includes a portion (16b) which is gripped between the finger (23) and the limb (18) of the respective clip (14), and each component (16) and its respective clip (14) includes alignment means (16d,23) positioning the clip (18) relative to the component (16) when the clip (14) is secured to the component (16) by engagement of said portion (16b) between said limb (18) and said finger (23).







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