US 12,444,564 B2
Glass rods fuse assembly and methods of manufacture
Robert S. Douglass, Wildwood, MO (US)
Assigned to Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin (IE)
Filed by Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin (IE)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/188,245.
Prior Publication US 2024/0321541 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. H01H 85/165 (2006.01); H01H 85/06 (2006.01); H01H 85/18 (2006.01)
CPC H01H 85/06 (2013.01) [H01H 85/165 (2013.01); H01H 85/185 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
6. A method of manufacturing a fuse assembly, the method comprising:
configuring each of two end plates with a plurality of anchor points;
positioning a plurality of rods between the two end plates, wherein, for each of the plurality of rods, a first end of the rod is coupled to one of the anchor points of a first end plate of the two end plates and a second end of the rod is coupled to another of the anchor points of a second end plate of the two end plates, wherein each of the plurality of rods is detached and spaced from each of the other rods, and wherein the plurality of rods includes a first set of rods configured in an outer portion of the fuse assembly and a second set of rods configured in an inner portion of the fuse assembly;
positioning one or more rod support spacers within the fuse assembly to support a radial structure of the plurality of rods, wherein the one or more rod support spacers are configured to support the first set of rods and the second set of rods; and
winding a first fuse element around the first set of rods in a helical fashion and a second fuse element around the second set of rods in a helical fashion, wherein the first fuse element and the second fuse element each is conductively coupled to the two end plates.