EP0920044A3 - Switch with a temperature sensitive switching mechanism - Google Patents

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EP0920044A3
EP0920044A3 EP98116171A EP98116171A EP0920044A3 EP 0920044 A3 EP0920044 A3 EP 0920044A3 EP 98116171 A EP98116171 A EP 98116171A EP 98116171 A EP98116171 A EP 98116171A EP 0920044 A3 EP0920044 A3 EP 0920044A3
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H37/00—Thermally-actuated switches
    • H01H37/02—Details
    • H01H37/32—Thermally-sensitive members
    • H01H37/52—Thermally-sensitive members actuated due to deflection of bimetallic element
    • H01H37/54—Thermally-sensitive members actuated due to deflection of bimetallic element wherein the bimetallic element is inherently snap acting
    • H01H37/5427—Thermally-sensitive members actuated due to deflection of bimetallic element wherein the bimetallic element is inherently snap acting encapsulated in sealed miniaturised housing
    • 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

Abstract

Beschrieben wird ein Schalter (10) mit einem ein temperaturabhängiges Schaltwerk (11) aufnehmenden Gehäuse (12), das ein erstes Gehäuseteil (15), an dessen innerem Boden (25) eine mit einem ersten Außenanschluß (23) verbundene erste Elektrode (24) angeordnet ist, sowie ein das erste Gehäuseteil (15) verschließendes zweites Gehäuseteil (14) aufweist, das eine mit einem zweiten Außenanschluß (22) verbundene zweite Elektrode umfaßt. Das Schaltwerk (11) stellt in Abhängigkeit von seiner Temperatur eine elektrisch leitende Verbindung zwischen der ersten und der zweiten Elektrode (24, 20) her. In dem Gehäuse (12) ist geometrisch und elektrisch zwischen den beiden Elektroden (20, 24) ein Parallelwiderstand (33) angeordnet.

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A switch (10) is described with a housing (12) which accommodates a temperature-dependent switching mechanism (11), which has a first housing part (15), on the inner bottom (25) of which a first electrode (24) connected to a first external connection (23). is arranged, and has a second housing part (14) which closes the first housing part (15) and which comprises a second electrode connected to a second outer connection (22). Depending on its temperature, the switching mechanism (11) establishes an electrically conductive connection between the first and the second electrode (24, 20). A parallel resistor (33) is arranged geometrically and electrically in the housing (12) between the two electrodes (20, 24).
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EP98116171A 1997-11-27 1998-08-27 Switch with a temperature sensitive switching mechanism Expired - Lifetime EP0920044B1 (en)

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DE19752581 1997-11-27
DE19752581A DE19752581C2 (en) 1997-11-27 1997-11-27 Switch with a temperature-dependent switching mechanism

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EP0920044A2 EP0920044A2 (en) 1999-06-02
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EP (1) EP0920044B1 (en)
JP (1) JP3640814B2 (en)
CN (1) CN1124629C (en)
AT (1) ATE269584T1 (en)
AU (1) AU739580B2 (en)
DE (2) DE19752581C2 (en)
ES (1) ES2222540T3 (en)
HK (1) HK1019116A1 (en)
PT (1) PT920044E (en)

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ATE269584T1 (en) 2004-07-15
ES2222540T3 (en) 2005-02-01
DE19752581A1 (en) 1999-06-10
EP0920044B1 (en) 2004-06-16
US6031447A (en) 2000-02-29
JPH11195364A (en) 1999-07-21
DE19752581C2 (en) 1999-12-23
HK1019116A1 (en) 2000-01-21
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