Thermal protector

A thermal protector comprising:

• a first terminal and a second terminal that are provided at both ends in a longitudinal direction and connected to an external circuit;
• an insulation block that holds the first terminal and the second terminal;
• a fixed contact and a movable contact capable of coming into contact with each other;
• a movable plate having the movable contact provided at a leading end;
• and
• a bimetal engaged with the movable plate, wherein:
• each of the first terminal and the second terminal has a main body, an extension, and a slit extending between the main body and the extension in a width direction of the thermal protector, the slit extending from an edge of the main body and an edge of the extension to a leading end, the main body bent downward relative to the extension with reference to a line passing through the leading end and parallel to the longitudinal direction;
• the fixed contact is provided in a fixed contact support part of the extension of the first terminal;
• a base end of the movable plate is secured to a movable plate support part of the extension of the second terminal;
• the main body of the first terminal and the main body of the second terminal lie in a first plane;
• the fixed contact support part and the movable plate support part lie in a second plane;
• and
• an angle formed by the first plane and the second plane is an acute angle.