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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7955133 | Flexible power distribution module A power distribution module for a vehicle includes an insulating housing including a component grid, the component grid defining a plurality of circuit protection footprints, the housing further including at least one connector mount or terminal mating location; a p... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7753735 | Fuse block A fuse block is provided. The fuse block includes a fuse box and a plurality of fusible links. The fuse box includes a bottom wall; a plurality of side walls, each side wall extending perpendicular to the bottom wall to define a continuous recess space; and a plural... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7727022 | On harness PCB electrical center An electrical center is mounted on a wiring harness. The electrical center comprises an upper insulator housing having a plurality of upper terminal receiving cavities, a circuit board assembly disposed in the upper housing below the upper terminal receiving cavitie... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7708596 | Automotive electrical connector system and method of assembling same Different configurations of power distribution boxes are assembled from a common set of components. A housing may receive any of several bus assemblies having taps of differing configurations. A fuse holder that protects portions of a bus assembly inserted into the ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7670184 | Electrical junction box An electrical junction box including a box main body and a wiring block. The box main body includes a cassette block. The wiring block includes a first bus bar, a second bus bar, and a fuse. Each bus bar includes an electric parts connecting part and the power sourc... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7637781 | Fusible link unit with hinge section A hinge section including bending sections at both side edges of a band plate section is provided in center of a busbar. On both sides of the hinge section, two fuse circuit constituting plate sections are integrally formed to be linked thereto. Two resin housings a... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7452240 | Dual-clamp fuse block A fuse block which provides for holding a plurality of fuses in parallel in order to reduce fuse block size and to maximize the surface area of electrical contact in order to reduce electrical resistance in the electrical contact. The block holds the fuse electrical... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7396262 | Sealed compact power distribution module A sealed power distribution module includes a nonconductive body defining a terminal receptacle, a barrier seal engaged to and surrounding the body adjacent the receptacle on an exterior surface of the body, a terminal element grid fitted within the receptacle, and ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7357676 | Fuse holder for flat fuses A fuse holder for use in motor vehicles. The fuse holder comprises an elongated box-shaped housing having flat-fuse type slots accessible from the upper side of the housing and contact chambers arranged beneath the slots within the housing. The chambers can receive ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357649 | Electrical junction box for motor vehicle An electrical junction box including a casing assembly including an upper casing and a lower casing, a laminated body contained in the casing assembly and layering bus bars and insulation plates alternately, and an electrical current sensor attached to a predetermin... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347733 | Electric junction box An electric junction box including a case, an input bus bar, an output bus bar and a fuse which are accommodated within the case, wherein an input electric wire and an output electric wire are electrically connected to the input bus bar and the output bus bar, respe... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344415 | Fuse block There is provided a fuse block 3 having an insertion port 7 into which a dark current fuse 11 is inserted and adapted to hold the dark current fuse 11 in a mount position, and the fuse block includes a guide surface 8 which is form... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7324005 | Modular surge protection A power protection system for protection against an electrical transient surge and/or interference. Such a system can be useful in the dispensing of fuel at gas stations, convenience stores, truck stops, and other such locations, for protection of the low voltage si... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321286 | Electrical junction box In order to readily remove a fusible link fastened by a bolt from an electrical junction box, an electrical junction box includes a bus bar made of an electrical conductive metallic plate and that has an input terminal section, a plurality of output terminal section... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7264511 | Electrical junction box having a spare fuse containing section A spare fuse containing section includes side walls which each include a pair of pinch pieces. The pair of pinch pieces on the side walls clamp an input terminal and output terminal of a low-height fuse. A stopper portion 25 having an H-shaped cross section m... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258584 | Sealed compact power distribution module A sealed power distribution module includes a nonconductive body defining a terminal receptacle, a barrier seal engaged to and surrounding the body adjacent the receptacle on an exterior surface of the body, a terminal element grid fitted within the receptacle, and ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7175488 | Electrical connector assembly and system An electrical connector system having one or more electrical connector assemblies. The electrical connector assembly includes a blade and a spring clip. The spring clip is positioned around the blade and includes first and second portions. The first and second porti... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7176780 | Fuse unit A fuse unit includes first and second fuse devices. Each of the fuse devices includes a attaching portion to be attached to a battery terminal of a battery, a housing provided on the attaching portion and having a cavity which is opened forward and backward of the h... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172436 | Circuit board assembling structure A first board, on which electric wires are wired, includes a first part having a first thickness and a second part continued from the first part and having a second thickness smaller than the first thickness. A second board, on which bus bars are arranged, is dispos... | 02/06/2007 |
| 4820195 | Sneak current protector with fuse A sneak current protector comprises a block of non-conductive, preferably plastic material having at least two slots extending therethrough which are sized to receive adjacent terminals extending from a terminal block, such as 66 type terminals. An openin... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4815993 | Fuse carrier particularly for vehicles A fuse carrier comprises a plurality of sockets for reed-type fuses, each socket being provided with a pair of electrode clips adapted to provide support and electrical connection for each fuse. The electrode clips configured to accommodate a microlamp wh... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4806118 | Fuse package A fuse package for a row of plug-in type fuses comprises a cover, a fuse retainer and an insulator block. The fuses are initially held within the cover by the fuse retainer which maintains the cover and fuses as a unitary assembly that is separately handl... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4555638 | Fuse and distribution arrangement box for motor vehicles A fuse and distribution box arrangement for motor vehicles includes a printed circuit board with wiring in the form of a printed circuit, electrical fuses and spring-biased contacts for directly connecting consumers of power. The fuses include first and s... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4385282 | Fused plug containing spare fuses having spare fuse elements A fused plug has a fuse cavity containing active and spare fuses which can be alternated between active and inactive positions. The fuses in turn preferably each have multiple fuse elements which can be alternatively placed in active position by changing ... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4372638 | Electrical connector for tapping into a fuse block An electrical connector for vehicle fuse blocks having recesses with fuse blade connectors to removably receive blades of fuses lying in the upper portions and above said recesses wherein the electrical connector comprises a strip of conductive metal bent... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4281888 | Apparatus for testing leads of fuse holders A fuse holder tester (50) is arranged with a plurality of conductive, resiliently mounted contact fingers (51, 52), for making electrical contact with leads (11, 12) embedded in the walls of the fuse holder (10). The tester also includes a spring-loaded p... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4221455 | Fuse terminal block with alternative means for connection to fuse blade contacts This specification discloses an automobile fuse terminal block for receiving fuses and electrical connections to various electrical components of the automobile. The terminal block has a passage for receiving the blade contacts of a fuse. Electrical conta... | 09/09/1980 |