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Thermal cutout

US4673909A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 2, 1986
Grant dateJun 16, 1987
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2037/768
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The thermal cutout comprises a casing (1) in which at least a portion of casing (3) is of heat-conducting material, two terminals (5) carried by an electrically insulating plug (4) and an electrically conductive moving element (6) maintained in contact with each terminal (5) by a member (8) which is deformable under the action of heat and which is in turn in contact with the heat-conducting portion of casing (3). The cutout essentially comprises a translationally displaceable electrically insulating member (7) forming a separation between on the one hand the heat-deformable member (8) and on the other hand the terminals (5) and the electrically conductive element (6).

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