EP2183752B1 - Dispositif de protection électrique - Google Patents

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EP2183752B1
EP2183752B1 EP08786953A EP08786953A EP2183752B1 EP 2183752 B1 EP2183752 B1 EP 2183752B1 EP 08786953 A EP08786953 A EP 08786953A EP 08786953 A EP08786953 A EP 08786953A EP 2183752 B1 EP2183752 B1 EP 2183752B1
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01C—RESISTORS
    • H01C1/00—Details
    • H01C1/02—Housing; Enclosing; Embedding; Filling the housing or enclosure
    • H01C1/022—Housing; Enclosing; Embedding; Filling the housing or enclosure the housing or enclosure being openable or separable from the resistive element
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    • H01C—RESISTORS
    • H01C7/00—Non-adjustable resistors formed as one or more layers or coatings; Non-adjustable resistors made from powdered conducting material or powdered semi-conducting material with or without insulating material
    • H01C7/008—Thermistors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01C—RESISTORS
    • H01C7/00—Non-adjustable resistors formed as one or more layers or coatings; Non-adjustable resistors made from powdered conducting material or powdered semi-conducting material with or without insulating material
    • H01C7/02—Non-adjustable resistors formed as one or more layers or coatings; Non-adjustable resistors made from powdered conducting material or powdered semi-conducting material with or without insulating material having positive temperature coefficient

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  • the invention relates to an electrical protection device.
  • An object to be solved is to provide a protective device that can be produced inexpensively and meets the requirements for telecommunications equipment.
  • the invention relates to a protective device which has two disk-shaped PTC components, wherein the PTC components are arranged in a common housing.
  • the housing has two opposite sides in each case a cylindrical opening, wherein the size of the openings corresponds to the dimensions of the PTC components such that the PTC components are inserted through the openings in the housing.
  • the PTC components are arranged in the housing electrically isolated from each other.
  • the two PTC thermistors each have two connecting wires by means of which the PTC components are locked in the housing.
  • the PTC components are arranged in the housing with the end faces to each other.
  • the PTC thermistors preferably have a round base, they can However, also have a rectangular or any other conceivable shape as a base.
  • the PTC thermistors are inserted through the openings in the housing, so that the PTC components are fixed in the housing.
  • the housing is integrally formed.
  • the protection device consists of only one housing and two PTC thermistors, which are inserted into the openings of the housing. As a result, a cost-effective production of the protective device is possible in which only a few manufacturing steps are required.
  • the housing is preferably made of an electrically insulating and temperature-resistant plastic.
  • the outer dimensions of the housing project beyond the dimensions of the PTC components by only a few tenths of a millimeter. This is an economical and over the prior art, a low height feasible. With a disk diameter of the PTC thermistor components of, for example, 8 mm results in a height of about 8.5 mm.
  • the protective device has a one-piece housing, which is provided with no additional cover.
  • the protective device can be produced inexpensively.
  • the PTC thermistors are laterally inserted into the openings of the protective device, wherein the ends of the leads of the PTC elements after insertion only need to be bent so that a sufficient fixation of the PTC thermistor components is ensured in the housing.
  • a time-consuming and costly threading of the connecting wires in specially provided bushings in the housing is eliminated here, with required distances of the terminals are achieved by the special design of the housing.
  • the size of the openings in the housing is variable according to the PTC components used or adapted to the particular PTC thermistor components used.
  • the PTC components are provided on opposite faces with connecting wires and electrically contacted.
  • the connecting wires of the PTC components preferably run parallel to their Strinclair.
  • the PTC thermistors preferably each have at the opposite end faces two offset by 90 ° arranged connecting wires.
  • the connecting wires are attached to the vertical at an angle of about 135 ° down to the end faces of the PTC components.
  • the connecting wires of the PTC components are angled in the region of the wire center preferably at 135 ° parallel to the end faces of the PTC components.
  • the ends of the connecting wires is an area that is bent by about 90 °.
  • the ends of the connecting wires bent by 90 ° serve to lock the PTC components in the housing of the protective device.
  • the connecting wires of the PTC components thus serve both for contacting to the outside and at the same time by your special wire guide for additional fixation of the PTC components in the housing.
  • the PTC components are not only locked by the clamp in the openings of the housing, but also by means of their connecting wires preferably on the underside of the housing.
  • the housing has recesses on the bottom for receiving the connecting wires of the PTC components.
  • the housing In the region of the openings provided for the PTC elements, the housing has areas which serve as a stop for the connecting wires of the PTC components which are arranged on the front side in the direction of the housing interior as well as on the outwardly facing end faces of the PTC thermistor components when the PTC elements are inserted into the openings.
  • the cylindrical openings in the housing which serve to accommodate the PTC components, have at the downwardly facing region recesses, which serve as a free space for the insertion of the connecting wires during insertion of the PTC components.
  • the PTC thermistors can be inserted with the leads, the connecting wires then come to rest on the attacks, the ends of the leads of PTC thermistor elements, which then bent by 90 ° be used to additionally lock the PTC thermistors in the housing. Furthermore, the angled ends of the PTC components of the connecting wires serve to make electrical contact with the protective device. The angled ends of the leads of the two PTC elements are preferably arranged to be aligned to a pitch of SMD terminals.
  • the protection device can be integrated into any electrical circuit.
  • the protection device is used as a so-called Weg Pair Protector, in which the protection device protects telecommunications equipment from defects or a line failure caused by disturbances on the telephone line. Potential interference may be caused by injected surges or currents due to external events such as a lightning strike on the telephone line or induced overvoltages due to adjacent line-carrying conductors or due to line contact
  • the attachment of the PTC thermistors in the opening of the housing is effected by a clamping, wherein the opening of the housing may have clamping ribs.
  • the opening of the housing is provided in the outer region with a conical projection or an insertion bevel, which facilitate the insertion of the PTC thermistor elements in the opening, wherein at the same time provided for a sufficient clamping of the PTC thermistors in the opening.
  • the protection device is especially suitable for use in telecommunications equipment as a telecom pair protector.
  • the protection device complies with the ITU (International Telecommunication Union) safety regulations in accordance with the ITU T-K20 and K21 telephone equipment safety regulations, whereby the protective device is therefore suitable for the specifications and for the protective elements in use.
  • ITU International Telecommunication Union
  • the electrical dimensioning of the PTC ceramics takes place on an occasion-related basis, with all the properties required for the telecommunication protection devices being adjustable. If necessary, the installation space size must be adjusted if different disc diameters are used.
  • FIG. 1 a first embodiment of the protection device is shown in a three-dimensional view from the front, in which two PTC components 1 are arranged in a common one-piece housing 2.
  • the PTC thermistor components 1 are arranged in openings 3 of the housing 2.
  • the openings 3 of the housing 2 preferably have a size which corresponds to the diameter of the PTC thermistor components 1.
  • the opening 3 additional clamping ribs 6, which serve to clamp the PTC thermistor components 1 in the opening 3 of the housing 1.
  • the connecting wires 4 of the PTC thermistor components 1 are each electrically contacted at the end faces 11 of the PTC thermistor components 1.
  • the two connecting wires 4 of a PTC thermistor device 1 are each arranged parallel to the end faces 11 and offset by 90 ° to each other.
  • the connecting wires 4 In the middle region 41, the connecting wires 4 have a 135 ° angle, wherein the connecting wires 4 extend parallel to the end faces 11 of the PTC thermistor components 1.
  • the Ends 42 of the leads 4 are bent by 90 ° and locked to the bottom 21 of the housing.
  • FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional view of the protection device shown in which the view is directed to the bottom.
  • the housing 2 two PTC thermistors 1 are arranged.
  • the connecting wires 4 of the PTC thermistor components 1 are guided on the underside 21 of the housing 2 to the outside.
  • the openings 3 On the underside of the housing 2, the openings 3 have a downwardly open area.
  • the open area has step-like recesses 5, in which the connecting wires 4 of the PTC thermistor components 1 are led to the outside.
  • the ends 42 of the connecting wires 4 are angled at 90 ° on the underside and serve to lock the PTC thermistor components 1 in the housing 2.
  • the ends 42 of the connecting wires 4 preferably have a predetermined distance, which corresponds to a predetermined SMD pitch.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the underside of a protective device shown.
  • the underside 21 of the housing 2 has two openings 3 on two opposite sides.
  • a PTC thermistor device 1 is arranged in each case, which has been inserted into the openings 3.
  • the connecting wires 4 of the PTC thermistor components 1 point in the direction of the lower side 21 of the housing 2.
  • the open region 5 has step-like recesses 5 in which the connecting wires 4 of the PTC thermistor components 1 are led to the outside.
  • the openings 3 have recesses 5, which are shaped such that when inserting the PTC thermistor elements 1, the angled connecting wires 4 with the ends 42 in the two lateral recesses 5 come to rest.
  • the ends 42 of the connecting wires 4 abut against the lower edge of the housing 2, so that the ends 42 of the connecting wires 4 provide for an additional locking of the PTC thermistor components 1 in the housing 2.
  • the recesses 5 preferably have a plurality of steps, wherein a first 51 and a second 52 of the steps of the recesses 5 serve for the ends 42 of the connecting wires 4 as a lateral boundary. Due to the position of the first 51 and second 52 stages of the recesses 5, the positioning of the external contact of the protective device is ensured at predetermined SMD contacts simultaneously.
  • the ends 42 of the connecting wires 4 thus preferably have the predetermined distance, which would correspond to the SMD grid.
  • the protective device is thus adapted to a required SMD grid size.
  • the ends 42 of the connecting wires 4 are bent at the bottom by 90 ° and are used in addition to the contacting of the PTC thermistor components 1 to the outside for locking the PTC thermistor components 1 in the housing. 2
  • FIG. 4 shows a schematic view of a protective device from the front.
  • a housing 2 which has two openings 3, of which only one opening 3 is visible, in the openings 3 of the housing 2, preferably each a PTC thermistor device 1 are arranged.
  • the openings 3 of the housing 2 preferably have a size which corresponds to the diameter of the PTC thermistor components 1.
  • the opening 3 additional clamping ribs 6, which is for clamping the PTC components 1 in the opening 3 of the housing 1 serve.
  • the connecting wires 4 of the PTC thermistor components 1 are each electrically contacted at the end faces 11 of the PTC thermistor components 1.
  • the two connecting wires 4 of a PTC thermistor device 1 are each arranged parallel to the end faces 11 and offset by 90 ° to each other. In the central region 41, the connecting wires 4 have a 135 ° angle parallel to the end faces 11 of the PTC thermistor components 1.
  • the ends 42 of the connecting wires 4 are bent by 90 ° and locked to the bottom 21 of the housing.
  • the invention is not limited to the number of elements shown.

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  1. Dispositif de protection électrique qui présente
    - deux résistances CTP (1) en forme de disque,
    - les résistances CTP (1) étant disposées dans un boîtier (2) commun,
    - le boîtier (2) présentant à chaque fois une ouverture (3) sur deux côtés opposés,
    - la taille des ouvertures (3) correspondant aux dimensions des résistances CTP (1) de telle sorte que les résistances CTP (1) peuvent être insérées dans le boîtier à travers les ouvertures (3) et sont bloquées dans le boîtier (2),
    - les deux résistances CTP (1) étant isolées électriquement l'une de l'autre dans le boîtier (2),
    - et les résistances CTP (1) présentant respectivement au moins deux fils de raccordement (4) au moyen desquels les résistances CTP (1) sont bloquées contre le boîtier (2).
  2. Dispositif de protection selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le boîtier (2) est en une seule partie.
  3. Dispositif de protection selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le boîtier (2) se compose de matière plastique.
  4. Dispositif de protection selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les dimensions extérieures du boîtier (2) ne dépassent des dimensions extérieures des résistances CTP (1) que de quelques millimètres.
  5. Dispositif de protection selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les résistances CTP (1) sont mises en contact avec des fils de raccordement (4) au niveau de deux surfaces de base opposées.
  6. Dispositif de protection selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les résistances CTP (1) présentent à chaque fois sur les côtés frontaux (11) opposés deux fils de raccordement (4) disposés parallèlement aux côtés frontaux (11), les fils de raccordement (4) étant disposés décalés de 90° l'un par rapport à l'autre.
  7. Dispositif de protection selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les fils de raccordement (4) sont coudés de 135° et parallèlement aux surfaces frontales (11) des résistances CTP (1) dans la zone centrale (41).
  8. Dispositif de protection selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les fils de raccordement (4) des résistances CTP (1) sont coudés de 90° aux extrémités (42).
  9. Dispositif de protection selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les extrémités (42) coudées de 90° des fils de raccordement (4) servent à bloquer les résistances CTP (1) contre le boîtier (2).
  10. Dispositif de protection selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le boîtier (2) présente sur son côté inférieur (21) plusieurs évidements (5) pour accueillir les fils de raccordement des résistances CTP.
  11. Dispositif de protection selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la fixation des résistances CTP (1) dans les ouvertures (3) du boîtier (2) s'effectue par serrage.
  12. Dispositif de protection selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les ouvertures (3) du boîtier présentent des nervures de serrage (6).
  13. Dispositif de protection selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les ouvertures (3) du boîtier (2) présentent un épaulement conique dans la zone extérieure.
  14. Dispositif de protection selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les résistances CTP (1) présentent une surface de base ronde ou rectangulaire.
  15. Dispositif de protection selon l'une des revendications précédentes, lequel convient pour être utilisé dans les équipements de télécommunication.
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