Texas Instruments Corporation

Ciro Calenda

Giuseppe Notaro

Amedeo Salvatore

Pietro De Filippis

Henry J Boulanger

Pietro DeFilippis

Fiorentino Imbimbo

A thermal protective device for semiconductor devices and the like comprises a housing of electrically insulative plastic material made in cup form having at the open end a seat for lodging a bimetallic disc and means for applying the cup to the semiconductor device with the bimetallic disc in direct heat exchange relation therewith. One or more electric terminals is incorporated in the housing at the time of molding and is connected in power supply circuits of the semiconductor device and/or alarm and signaling circuits. The bimetallic disc acts on said electric terminals so as to interrupt or modify the power supply to the semiconductor device or to actuate an alarm signal.

Thermal protective device with bimetal for semiconductor devices and the

A motor protector having a thermostat metal element thermally coupled to an electrical motor in a refrigerator compressor motor system has a heater responsive to motor current thermally coupled to the thermostat metal element and has an improved component arrangement to provide locked rotor and ultimate trip protection for the motor without requiring calibration of the operating temperature for the protector after assembly or after incorporation in the motor system.

Protected refrigerator compressor motor systems and motor protectors

A thermostat equipped with a bimetallic element sensitive to a given temperature comprises a monolithic base open at one end in which two terminals connectable to an electric circuit are inserted and precisely located, each having one end bent at a right angle and each carrying a stationary contact, an element carrying movable contacts for connecting the stationary contacts with one another, a spring housed in a seat on said base biasing the movable contact element to engage the stationary contacts, a sliding element for moving and guiding said movable contact-carrying element, a bimetallic element suitably spaced from the said sliding element for initiating movement of the sliding element in response to temperature change, and a lid which fastens the said bimetallic element to the said base with said spacing from the sliding element.

Thermostat

A thermostat has a cup-shaped insulating base open at one end, a pair of terminals ultrasonically secured in the bottom of the base precisely locating respective stationary contacts within the base and having portions thereof extending outside the base, a flat metal element carrying movable contacts for engaging the stationary contacts, a flat metal motion transfer element secured to the movable contact element and having an extending portion precisely located adjacent the open end of the cup-shaped base, a spring mounted in the base biasing the movable contact element to engage and interconnect the stationary contacts, a dished thermostat metal element disposed in the open end of the base and movable with snap action in response to selected temperature change to engage and move the extending portion of the motion transfer element to move the movable contact element against the spring bias to disengage the stationary contacts, a thin electrically insulating film disposed over the thermostat metal element, and a lid secured over the open end of the base mounting the thermostat metal element in the open base end, the motion transfer element having a slit therein permitting compression of the extending portion thereof to adjust its spacing from the thermostat element for calibrating the thermostat.

A delayed-action thermal relay, particularly for starting single-phase induction motors, comprises a case of insulating material, a first, a second, and a third terminal within the case, an actuator unit consisting of a heating element of a material with positive temperature coefficient and of a bimetal member, and first and second contacts that are normally closed carried by the bimetal and by the third terminal respectively, said actuator unit being forcibly and adjustably inserted between the first and second terminals.

Delayed-action thermal relay

An electric switch or commutator actuated by bimetals for one or several temperatures of response comprises a cap support for one or several bimetallic disks of a well known type which cooperates with a base made of one piece, the base comprising a substantially cylindrical part disposed to join with the cap support for mounting the bimetallic disks and having rivets extending through the cylindrical base part into an integral part of the base which mounts fixed and movable contacts of the switch and which is disposed to support also the connecting terminals and a covering and protecting element with snap-action insertion.

Electric switches actuated by bimetals for one or several temperatures

An improved electromagnetic relay having a wafer of material with positive temperature coefficient of resistivity (PTC) mounted inside the relay combines a sturdy construction with low manufacturing costs adapting the relay for use as a starting relay for electric motors of compressors. For this purpose, the magnetic members of the relay are incorporated in the electrical relay circuit and are provided with attachments for plug-on connections of the relay to circuit pins of motor-compressor units.

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