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(11) EP 0 339 846 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
26.09.1990 Bulletin 1990/39

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.11.1989 Bulletin 1989/44

(21) Application number: 89303763.0

(22) Date of filing: 17.04.1989
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4H01H 85/20
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE ES FR GB

(30) Priority: 23.04.1988 GB 8809663

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

(72) Inventor:
  • Adams, Melvyn
    Newcastle Staffs (GB)

(74) Representative: Carpenter, David et al
MARKS & CLERK, Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street Queensway
Birmingham B1 1TT
Birmingham B1 1TT (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Fuse box


    (57) A fuse box comprising a housing (11) defining a row of equally spaced, parallel, fuse clip receiving passages (13), and, a pair of fuse clip units (18a 18b) the fuse clips (19) of which are received within respective passages (13) of said row, each of said fuse clip units (18) comprising a busbar (20) and a plurality of integral, spaced fuse clips (19), the spacing between adjacent fuse clips (19) of each fuse clip unit (18) being double the spacing between adjacent passages (15) of the row, and, said fuse clip units (18) being staggered longitudinally relative to one another by a distance equal to the spacing beween adjacent passages (13) such that the first fuse clip of the first unit (18a) is engaged in the first passage of said row, the second clip of the first unit (18a) is engaged in the third passage of the row, the first clip of the other unit (18b) is engaged in the second passage of the row, the second clip of the other unit (18b) is engaged in the fourth passage of the row, and so on.







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