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Wire protecting apparatus for automobiles

US5606483A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 20, 1994
Grant dateFeb 25, 1997
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R16/03
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wire-protecting apparatus for automobiles in which at least one power-supplying lead for supplying an electric power to a load has at least one PTC element inserted in series with the power-supplying lead. The PTC element exhibits a high resistance at temperatures higher than a predetermined value when an overcurrent greater than a predetermined value flows through the load, thereby substantially shutting off the electric power to the load.

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