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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1993
Jurgen Boy, Berlin, DE;
Axel Hahndorff, Berlin, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A gas-filled three-electrode overvoltage arrester may be developed in such a manner that it has dependable 'fail-safe' and 'vent-safe' behavior. For this purpose, a two-arm spring clip (10) is fastened to the center electrode (1). The ends of the two-arm spring clip (10) rest, with the interpositioning of a spacer (20, 21; 22, 23), against the ends of the end electrodes (2, 3). The end of each arm of the spring clip bears a cap (14, 15) which is provided with a flange-like edge (16, 17). One end of the connecting wire (6, 7) of each end electrode has the shape of a ring (61, 71) which is fastened at the end side to the end electrode. The ring of the connecting wire and the flange-like edge of the cap are opposite each other and are held apart by a disk-shaped fusible pellet (20, 22) and a cylindrical part (21, 23) having insulating properties. The cylindrical part consists either of a temperature-resistant insulating material or of a metal-oxide varistor.