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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
May. 17, 2010
Applicants:
Rainer Morczinek, Kleinmachnow, DE;
Gero Zimmermann, Berlin, DE;
Peter Bobert, Falkensee, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
EPCOS AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surge arrester is described which includes at least two electrodes. At least one of the electrodes includes a ventilation channel. The internal area of the surge arrester is connected to an external area of the surge arrester via the ventilation channel, wherein the ventilation channel is closed by means of a fusible element. The fusible element is preferably arranged at that end of the ventilation channel which faces the external area of the surge element.