Electrical mains plug
AssigneeTmc Sensortechnik GmbH
InventorsBruno GENGENBACH, Michael BUCHER
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Abstract
An electrical mains plug having a body formed of an electrically insulating material is described. Two contact pins are arranged parallel to one another and which project out of the body at a first side thereof, and inside the body are connected or can be connected in each case to an electrical conductor which leads out or can be led out of the body at a second side thereof. The thermal bimetallic element is provided as a temperature sensor, said thermal bimetallic element being a constituent part of the thermal bimetallic switch which is associated with at least one of two contact pins. An electrical connection cable suitable therefor and an electrical device connected thereto are also described.
Claims32
An electrical mains plug having a body formed from an electrically insulating material,
- two contact pins being arranged parallel to each other, each of which projects out of the body at a first side thereof,
- a sensor provided in association with said plug,
- sensor being a temperature sensor, having at least one thermal bimetallic switch, said thermal bimetallic switch having a thermal bimetallic element,
- said sensor being associated with at least one of said two contact pins.
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An electrical mains plug having a body formed from an electrically insulating material,
- two contact pins being arranged parallel to each other, each of which projects out of the body at a first side thereof,
- a sensor provided inside of said plug,
- said sensor being a temperature sensor having at least one thermal bimetallic switch, said thermal bimetallic switch having a thermal bimetallic element,
- said sensor being thermally associated with at least one of said two contact pins,
- at least one mount arranged and constructed to hold said at least one thermal bimetallic switch,
- and an electrically insulating cover being provided inside the body of the plug.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.