(19)
(11) EP 0 349 154 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.10.1990 Bulletin 1990/40

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.01.1990 Bulletin 1990/01

(21) Application number: 89306022.8

(22) Date of filing: 14.06.1989
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: H01H 85/20
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 29.06.1988 US 213193

(71) Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATED
Lisle Illinois 60532 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Colleran, Stephen A.
    Lisle Illinois 60532 (US)
  • Gugellmeyer, Robert J.
    Aurora Illinois 60504 (US)
  • Wilson, Bill B.
    Montgomery Illinois 60538 (US)

(74) Representative: Slight, Geoffrey Charles et al
Graham Watt & Co. Riverhead
Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2BN
Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2BN (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Electrical terminal and connector for bladed fuse


    (57) A terminal (10) comprises first and second U-shaped contact structures (12, 14) disposed in spaced relationship to define a blade receiving slot (38) for a contact blade (74, 76) (Fig. 5) of an automotive fuse (72) therebetween. The contact structures (12, 14) have first and second contact arms (16, 18, 22, 24) and a connecting portion (20, 26) and each contact arm has a generally convex arcuate contact edge (42, 43, 44, 45) extending into the blade receiving slot (38) to make contact with the blade (74, 76). The terminal further comprise mounting bases (28, 30). A pair or pairs of the terminals (10, 10A) are mounted in a dielectric housing (62) (Fig. 5) with their blade receiving slots (38) in line to receive the respective contact blades (74, 76) of the fuse (72). Solder tails (36) on the terminal bases (28) makc electrical contact with conductors of a printed circuit board (70).







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