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Surge absorber

US5386335A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 17, 1992
Grant dateJan 31, 1995
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Expiry dateJul 17, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01C7/102
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a surge absorber, capable of suppressing a voltage surge and a current surge together without interrupting a signal transmission, an input electrode and an output electrode are spaced apart on the surface of a varistor substrate, and a resistance element is connected between the electrodes. A ground electrode is provided on the reverse side of the varistor substrate so as to face the input electrode with the varistor element therebetween. Thereby, a varistor element is formed by the input electrode and the ground electrode where a voltage surge and a current surge can be suppressed by the resistance element, and where a signal waveform is not weakened by capacitance of the varistor element, and ordinary signal transmission is not interrupted.

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