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(11) EP 0 300 768 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.03.1990 Bulletin 1990/12

(43) Date of publication A2:
25.01.1989 Bulletin 1989/04

(21) Application number: 88306667.2

(22) Date of filing: 20.07.1988
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4: H01H 85/20, H01R 13/11
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 21.07.1987 GB 8717202

(71) Applicant: LUCAS INDUSTRIES public limited company
Birmingham, B19 2XF West Midlands (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Crinson, Andrew Lee
    Newcastle Staffordshire ST5 0NG (GB)

(74) Representative: Stringer, David Hiram et al
W.P. THOMPSON & CO Coopers Building Church Street
Liverpool L1 3AB
Liverpool L1 3AB (GB)


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    (54) Fuse clip assembly


    (57) The present specification discloses a fuse clip assembly (11,12) for use primarily but not exclusively in a vehicle electrical system fuse box. The assembly comprises a bus bar (11) with a number of terminals (14) to which an electrical connection is made by a clip arrangement (22,24). The clip arrangements in known bus bars (11) are formed by stamping and folding the material of the bus bars (11) and this therefore limits the minimum spacing between the terminals (14) and limits the minimum overall size of the assembly.
    The present invention provides a fuse clip assembly comprising an elongate bus bar (11) having integral therewith a plurality of juxtaposed parallel blade terminals (14) extending transverse to the length of the bus bar (11), and a plurality of fuse clips (12). Each fuse clip (12) has a fuse engaging portion (21) and an integral socket terminal portion (22), each fuse clip (12) being carried by and electrically connected to the bus bar (11) by engagement of a respective blade terminal (14) in a socket terminal portion (22). Thus, as the bus bar (11) only has blade terminals, the length of the assembly can be more readily minimised.







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