| US 7,358,845 B2 | ||
| Cable limiter and crab limiter employing replaceable fusible element | ||
| John R. Moffat, Greenwood, S.C. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 15, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/464,578. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0042796 A1, Feb. 21, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01H 85/30 (2006.01); H01H 85/143 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 337—237 [337/206; 337/241; 337/244] | 18 Claims |
| 1. A cable limiter comprising:
a main body including a cavity;
a replaceable fusible element, the cavity of said main body being structured to receive said replaceable fusible element;
and
an annunciator housed by said main body, said annunciator structured to annunciate status of said replaceable fusible element,
wherein said annunciator comprises a piezoelectric transducer and a voltage sense circuit structured to power said piezoelectric
transducer responsive to voltage across said replaceable fusible element said replaceable fusible element includes a predetermined
current rating and a member sized as a function of said predetermined current rating; wherein said cavity includes an aperture
sized to receive therein only said member of said replaceable fusible element having said predetermined current rating; wherein
said main body includes a first conductive end member and a second conductive end member, said first and second conductive
end members removably mounting said replaceable fusible element; and wherein the member of said replaceable fusible element
is between and offset from said first and second conductive end members, which mount said replaceable fusible element.
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