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US 2014/0232511 A1Published application
Thermal overload protection apparatus
AssigneePhoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsRainer Durth, Thomas Meyer
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AssigneePhoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsRainer Durth, Thomas Meyer
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Systems and methods are disclosed relating to a thermal overload protection apparatus and processes for protecting an electrical component. In one illustrative implementation, a thermal overload protection apparatus includes a switching element for short-circuiting connections of the component or for isolating an electrically conductive connection between at least one of the connections and a current-carrying element of the overload protection apparatus, an actuator for switching the switching element into a corresponding short-circuiting position or isolating position, and a tripping element that thermosensitively trips the actuator apparatus. and is formed as a separating element. According to further implementations, various other arrangements and methods for producing devices are disclosed.
A thermal overload protection apparatus for protecting an electrical component, in particular an electronic component, which thermal overload protection apparatus has a switching element for short-circuiting connections of the component or for isolating an electrically conductive connection between at least one of the connections and a current-carrying element of the overload protection apparatus, an actuator apparatus for displacing the switching element into a corresponding short-circuiting position or isolating position, and a tripping element which thermosensitively trips the actuator apparatus and is formed as a separating element,
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