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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1991
Yoshiyuki Tanaka, Saitama, JP;
Takaaki Itoh, Saitama, JP;
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A microgap type surge absorber comprises a columnar insulator element being covered with a conductive material and provided with a microgap around the center thereof, a pair of conductive caps being fixed on the both ends of the element, first and second electrodes being attached to the both caps, first and second glass tubes adhering to the periphery of the first and second electrodes and surrounding the end parts of the element, and a cylindrical third electrode being held between the both glass tubes and adjacently surrounding the element containing the microgap. The first, second, and third electrodes and glass tubes are charged with inert gas. When a glow discharge started from near the microgap extends to the conductive coating and arrives at the caps, an arc discharge is formed between caps through the third electrode. The third electrode protects the microgap from arc discharge current.