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Thermal circuit breaker

US10283293B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbH

Inventors

Wolfgang Ullermann · Schwabach, DE
Ewald Schneider · Hersbruck, DE
Dietmar Koops · Wendelstein, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 21, 2016
Grant date	May 7, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 5, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01H2235/01
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A thermally activated safety switch for safeguarding a consumer of a power supply network of a vehicle, having a switch housing in a temperature-independent switching unit, which subject to the temperature thereof establishes an electrically conductive connection between two external terminals fed out of the switch housing, wherein the external terminals are fed out at opposite housing sides of the switch housing. On the one hand, the external terminals are provided for an electrical and mechanical terminal connection to the cable connection ends of a consumer to be protected, and on the other hand to a cable portion leading to an on-board power supply electronics, and are configured accordingly.

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