Shrink cap, device comprising a shrink cap, and method of manufacturing a shrink cap
OwnerMarcel P. Hofsaessinventor
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Abstract
A shrink cap for receiving a temperature-dependent switch. The shrink cap includes an open first end for sliding onto the switch and a closed second end which is closed by a welded or embossed seam that extends from an end face arranged in an area of the second end and resulting from the welded or embossed seam. The welded or embossed seam is formed in such a way that a formed section of the welded or embossed seam bears against the end face directly or with an interposed joining agent.
Claims16
A shrink cap that is configured to receive a temperature-dependent switch, comprising:
- an open first end;
- and
- a second end which is closed by a welded or embossed seam;
- wherein the welded or embossed seam extends from an end face of the shrink cap;
- wherein the welded or embossed seam is formed in such a way that a formed section of the welded or embossed seam bears against the end face directly or indirectly with a joining agent interposed between the welded or embossed seam and the end face.
A device comprising a temperature-dependent switch and a shrink cap that receives the temperature-dependent switch, wherein the shrink cap comprises:
- an open first end;
- and
- a second end which is closed by a welded or embossed seam;
- wherein the welded or embossed seam extends from an end face of the shrink cap;
- wherein the welded or embossed seam is formed in such a way that a formed section of the welded or embossed seam bears against the end face directly or indirectly with a joining agent interposed between the welded or embossed seam and the end face.
A method of manufacturing a shrink cap, comprising the steps of:
- providing a heat-shrink tube section comprising a first opening at a first end and a second opening at a second end;
- pressing the heat-shrink tube section together at its second end and producing a welded or embossed seam to close the second opening and create a closed end face;
- and
- forming of a section of the welded or embossed seam such that the formed section of the welded or embossed seam bears against the end face directly or indirectly with a joining agent interposed between the welded or embossed seam and the end face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.