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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2008
Applicant:
Joachim Wosgien, Löhne, DE;
Inventor:
Joachim Wosgien, Löhne, DE;
Assignee:
Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG, Blomberg, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 7/10 (2006.01); H01C 7/108 (2006.01); H01C 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An overvoltage protection element () includes a housing (), two terminals () for electrical connection of the overvoltage protection element () to current or signal paths to be protected, and an arrester (), including a varistor, located within the housing (). In addition to providing a simple structure and installation, the overvoltage protection element () is especially well adapted to thermal and dynamic loads, so that no damage to the overvoltage protection element () occurs to the outside, wherein the housing () includes two metal shells () electrically connected to a terminal region () of the arrester ().