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(11) EP 1 111 634 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/22

(43) Date of publication A2:
27.06.2001 Bulletin 2001/26

(21) Application number: 00127799.5

(22) Date of filing: 19.12.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01H 9/08, H01H 1/36
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 20.12.1999 JP 36152399

(71) Applicants:
  • Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi (JP)
  • SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, Ltd.
    Yokkaichi-shi, Mie (JP)
  • SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Osaka-shi, Osaka 541 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Konda, Kazumoto, AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd.
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi (JP)
  • Muta, Junji
    1-14 Nishisuehiro-cho Yokkaichi-ken, Mie (JP)
  • Sumida, Tatsuya
    1-14 Nishisuehiro-cho Yokkaichi-ken, Mie (JP)
  • Oka, Yoshito
    1-14 Nishisuehiro-cho Yokkaichi-ken, Mie (JP)
  • Sano, Ichiaki, AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd.
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi (JP)

(74) Representative: Kuhnen & Wacker 
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Postfach 19 64
85319 Freising
85319 Freising (DE)

   


(54) Breaker apparatus


(57) The breaker apparatus is disclosed which comprises a projecting wall standing upright from the base of a breaker body; a pair of plate-shaped fixed electrodes laid on the front and back surfaces of the projecting wall; a recessed plug to be fitted on the projecting wall; a U-shaped movable electrode to be stored in the plug for bringing the both fixed electrodes into conduction by clamping the projecting wall on the front and back surfaces thereof; a fuse storage section for storing a fuse connected to one of the fixed electrodes in the surrounding wall standing upright from the base in parallel with the projecting wall; a cover for covering the opening of the fuse storage section and being fittable to the surrounding wall; an engaging surface formed on the plug and facing in the fitting direction of the plug; and a cover motion stopper provided on the cover for engaging with the engaging surface of the plug with the plug fitted to the projecting wall.






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