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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 04, 2002
Applicants:
Hermann Grünbichler, Graz, AT;
Martin Schwingenschuh, Graz, AT;
Inventors:
Hermann Grünbichler, Graz, AT;
Martin Schwingenschuh, Graz, AT;
Assignee:
EPCOS AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 85/05 (2006.01); H01H 85/048 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electric component includes a first base body that connects to a first contact, and an ally conducting element positioned along a current path between the first contact and a second contact. The electrically conducting element melts when an operating voltage of the electric component is exceeded. The electric component also includes an electrically insulating material that substantially surrounds the electrically conducting element and that is arranged so as to prevent an electric flashover between regions of the current path that are bridged by the electrically conducting element.