Fuse Holder Clip Structure for Secure Attachment and Easy Release

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing solutions for storing and attaching containers with fuses to surfaces or fuse boxes lack effective mechanisms for secure and versatile attachment, leading to potential instability and ease of disconnection.

Innovation Solution

A fuse holder with a back panel featuring hooks and protrusions that connect to a base clip, allowing for secure attachment through a flexible member and concave portions, enabling stable positioning and easy detachment.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If existing attachment mechanisms are used, then the fuse holder can be attached to surfaces, but the attachment is unstable and prone to disconnection

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveattachment stabilityVSAvoidattachment mechanism complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The attachment mechanism is divided into separate components: hooks on the fuse holder, corresponding receptacles on the base clip, and a flexible member with concave portions. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function while working together to provide stable attachment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The attachment mechanism uses a nested structure where hooks engage with receptacles, and the flexible member with concave portions integrates with these elements. The fuse holder attaches to the base clip through this nested arrangement of interconnected components.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

2Reliability

If simple attachment methods are used, then the device complexity is low, but the fuse holder becomes easily disconnected

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconnection securityVSAvoiddetachment difficulty

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The flexible member is designed to be dynamically adjustable, allowing it to bend and flex during attachment and detachment operations. This flexibility enables secure engagement during normal use while permitting easy removal when needed, resolving the contradiction between connection security and ease of detachment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Reliability

If multiple attachment components are added, then the attachment stability improves, but the manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveattachment securityVSAvoidmanufacturing complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple attachment functions are merged into integrated components. The fuse holder combines hooks and protrusions in a single structure, while the base clip integrates receptacles and concave portions. This merging reduces the number of separate parts that need to be manufactured and assembled.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The attachment mechanism components serve multiple functions: hooks provide both attachment and positioning, while the flexible member with concave portions provides both structural support and attachment security. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional specialized components.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS12033824B2Fuse holder

Publication Date: 2024.07.09 XENON CORP

AI summary

Systems and methods are provided for a fuse holder that can store containers that have fuses stored therein. The fuse holder may include a plurality of ledges disposed therein to house one or more fuses. The fuse holder may include an attachment mechanism to a base clip. The base clip may include additional attachment mechanisms to attach both the fuse holder and the base clip to other components in a fuse box, such as various rails, ledges, or slots.