| US 7,554,432 B2 | ||
| Fuse element with trigger assistance | ||
| Alfons Graf, Kaufering (Germany); Martin Maerz, Nuremberg (Germany); and Martin Saliternig, Herzogenaurach (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Infineon Technologies AG, Munich (Germany) | ||
| Filed on May 25, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/420,280. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10 2005 024 346 (DE), filed on May 27, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0267721 A1, Nov. 30, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01H 85/04 (2006.01); H01H 85/12 (2006.01); H01L 23/495 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 337—296 [337/290; 337/297; 337/159; 337/416; 361/104] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A discrete fuse element for protecting a current consumer, comprising:
a first terminal point;
a second terminal point;
a fusible material, which melts at a predetermined temperature, between the first and the second terminal points, which is
configured to establish, in the non-molten state, an electrically conductive connection between the first and the second terminal
points; and
an assisting means between the first and the second terminal points, configured to assist in removing the fusible material
in the molten state from an area between the first and the second terminal points, wherein the fusible material is deposited
on a surface of a carrier, and the assisting means includes a layer of solder stop resist which exhibits a property of repelling
the fusible material.
|