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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2013
Pfisterer Kontaktsysteme Gmbh, Winterbach, DE;
Thomas Klein, Dettingen-Teck, DE;
Michael Zerrer, Zell u. A., DE;
Gottfried Leonhardt, Oftersheim, DE;
PFISTERER KONTAKTSYSTEME GBMH, Winterbach, DE;
Abstract
A device () for discharging an electrical overvoltage includes an overvoltage discharge unit () having a non-linear current/voltage characteristic at least in sections. A first terminal electrode () of the overvoltage discharge unit () is connected to a high-voltage terminal () of the device (). A second terminal electrode () of the overvoltage discharge unit () is connected to a low-voltage or ground terminal () of the device (). The overvoltage discharge unit () is surrounded, at least in sections, by an insulating body (). A cutting element () is connected to the low-voltage or ground terminal () and is disposed close to a high-voltage section of the overvoltage discharge unit (). The cutting element cuts into the insulating body () when the insulating body () distends as a result of an electrical overload, enabling an are to be sparked and stabilized between the high-voltage section and the cutting element ().