Temperature-dependent switch

A temperature-dependent switch, comprising a housing and a temperature-dependent switching mechanism arranged in the housing,

• wherein the temperature-dependent switching mechanism is configured to switch, depending on its temperature, between a closed position, in which the temperature-dependent switching mechanism establishes an electrically conductive connection between a first electrode and a second electrode, and an open position, in which the temperature-dependent switching mechanism disconnects the electrically conductive connection,
• wherein the housing comprises an insulating material carrier, which forms part of the housing and carries the first and the second electrode and keeps the first and the second electrode at a distance from each other along a height direction,
• wherein the first electrode is electrically connected to a first external terminal, and wherein the second electrode is electrically connected to a second external terminal,
• wherein the first electrode is electrically connected to the first external terminal by a connection element that is aligned transversely to the first and the second electrode and that is arranged in the housing between the first electrode and the first external terminal such that a first end of the connection element is electrically connected to the first electrode and a second end of the connection element, which is spaced apart from the first end along the height direction, is electrically connected to the first external terminal, and
• wherein the first external terminal and the second external terminal are led through the insulating material carrier in a common connection plane that is aligned transversely to the height direction.