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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bernd Gruhn, Österreich, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Matsushita Components GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 5/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 5/04 ;
Abstract
In order to protect electrical devices against overheating, a thermal fuse is provided which is fitted inside a housing of the electrical device to be protected. The thermal fuse, which consists of low-melting point metal, is provided directly next to a critical element of the electrical device, such as a PTC thermistor, is preferably of U-shaped or V-shaped design, and is arranged such that its vertex is directly next to the critical element.