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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Epcos Ag, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TDK Electronics AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 7/12 (2006.01); H01H 37/76 (2006.01); H01T 4/08 (2006.01); H01T 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 7/126 (2013.01); H01H 37/761 (2013.01); H01T 1/14 (2013.01); H01T 4/08 (2013.01); H01H 2037/762 (2013.01);
Abstract
A varistor component and a method for securing a varistor component are disclosed. In an embodiment a varistor component includes a first external contact, a second external contact, a varistor electrically connected to the first external contact, a path between the varistor and the second external contact and an active releasing device having a shutter and a heat sensitive element, wherein, under abnormal operation conditions, the heat sensitive element releases the shutter, and the shutter moves along a straight line and closes the path between the varistor and the second external contact.