EP0778597A3 - Switch with a switching mechanism actuated at an excessive temperature - Google Patents

Switch with a switching mechanism actuated at an excessive temperature Download PDF

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EP0778597A3
EP0778597A3 EP96115007A EP96115007A EP0778597A3 EP 0778597 A3 EP0778597 A3 EP 0778597A3 EP 96115007 A EP96115007 A EP 96115007A EP 96115007 A EP96115007 A EP 96115007A EP 0778597 A3 EP0778597 A3 EP 0778597A3
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switching mechanism
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excessive temperature
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Marcel Hofsäss
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/50—Means for increasing contact pressure, preventing vibration of contacts, holding contacts together after engagement, or biasing contacts to the open position
    • H01H1/504—Means for increasing contact pressure, preventing vibration of contacts, holding contacts together after engagement, or biasing contacts to the open position by thermal means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H71/00—Details of the protective switches or relays covered by groups H01H73/00 - H01H83/00
    • H01H71/10—Operating or release mechanisms
    • H01H71/12—Automatic release mechanisms with or without manual release
    • H01H71/14—Electrothermal mechanisms
    • H01H71/16—Electrothermal mechanisms with bimetal element

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Abstract

Ein Schalter (10) weist ein bei Übertemperatur schaltendes Schaltwerk (16) auf, an dem ein bewegliches Kontaktteil (18) angeordnet ist, das mit einem ersten Gegenkontakt (19) zusammenwirkt und mit diesem einen ersten Schaltkontakt (20) bildet. Der erste Schaltkontakt wird in Abhängigkeit von der Temperatur des Schaltwerkes (16) geöffnet oder geschlossen. Ferner ist an dem beweglichen Kontaktteil (18) ein erster Heizwiderstand (35) vorgesehen.

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A switch (10) has a switching mechanism (16) that switches in the event of overtemperature, on which a movable contact part (18) is arranged, which interacts with a first counter contact (19) and forms a first switching contact (20) with the latter. The first switching contact is opened or closed depending on the temperature of the switching mechanism (16). A first heating resistor (35) is also provided on the movable contact part (18).
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EP96115007A 1995-12-09 1996-09-19 Switch with a switching mechanism actuated at an excessive temperature Expired - Lifetime EP0778597B1 (en)

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DE19545998A DE19545998C2 (en) 1995-12-09 1995-12-09 Switch with a switching mechanism that switches in the event of overtemperature
DE19545998 1995-12-09

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EP0778597A2 EP0778597A2 (en) 1997-06-11
EP0778597A3 true EP0778597A3 (en) 1998-05-27
EP0778597B1 EP0778597B1 (en) 2001-07-25

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EP (1) EP0778597B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE203628T1 (en)
DE (2) DE19545998C2 (en)
ES (1) ES2161319T3 (en)
PT (1) PT778597E (en)

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DE19827113C2 (en) 1998-06-18 2001-11-29 Marcel Hofsaes Temperature-dependent switch with current transfer element
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KR100982038B1 (en) * 2009-10-30 2010-09-14 한백디스템(주) Over load protector
DE102012103306B3 (en) 2012-04-17 2013-04-25 Thermik Gerätebau GmbH Temperature-dependent switch with contact part as heating resistor
DE102013108508A1 (en) * 2013-08-07 2015-02-12 Thermik Gerätebau GmbH Temperature-dependent switch
DE102014108518A1 (en) * 2014-06-17 2015-12-17 Thermik Gerätebau GmbH Temperature-dependent switch with spacer ring

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US2300807A (en) * 1939-07-10 1942-11-03 William A Ray Control device
EP0284916A2 (en) * 1987-03-31 1988-10-05 Ulrika Hofsäss Thermostat with a housing

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EP0284916A2 (en) * 1987-03-31 1988-10-05 Ulrika Hofsäss Thermostat with a housing

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DE19545998A1 (en) 1997-06-12
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EP0778597B1 (en) 2001-07-25
DE19545998C2 (en) 1998-05-20
ATE203628T1 (en) 2001-08-15
US5835001A (en) 1998-11-10
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