CONTACT BLOCK FOR MIDGET-SIZE BLADE-TYPE FUSE LINKS Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: motor vehicle electrical equipment. SUBSTANCE: block has sectionalized shroud with slots for holding contact members assembled of contact strips and contact pins. Each contact member has U-shaped current-conducting section formed by elongated middle part of contact strip bent out through 180 deg. which turns into contact pins perpendicular to its circuits. Plate-type locking heat sink is installed inside each U- shaped section. One end of plate is bent out and held in slot. Bent-out end may be elongated in parallel with its plane and may jut beyond slot to ensure easy separation of contact members. EFFECT: reduced metal input and overheating probability of contact members and block. 2 cl, 11 dwg