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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2007
Applicants:
Markus Meier, Rieden, DE;
Bertrand Viala, Keilsruhe, DE;
Stephan Jonas, Neunburg, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/02 (2006.01); H02B 1/00 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor switching module including a housing having openings to remove pressure which occurs during a short circuit. The housing openings, which can be sealed by thin walls dimensioned so that so that parts which carry current cannot be touched from outside and the walls can be destroyed or removed by the pressure which occurs during a short circuit.