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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takashi Shibayama, Saitama, JP;
Takaaki Itoh, Saitama, JP;
Fujio Ikeda, Saitama, JP;
Masatoshi Abe, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ; H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
337 16 ; 337 32 ; 361119 ;
Abstract
A surge absorber including a surge absorbing element for protecting communication equipment from transient surges and a thermal response switch with an automatic restoration function connected in parallel with the surge absorbing element. The inventive surge absorber prevents abnormal and deleterious heating of the surge absorbing element when continuous overvoltages or overcurrents are applied to the surge absorber.