EP 0095315 B1 19870325 - HEAT SENSITIVE CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER
Title (en)
HEAT SENSITIVE CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 8214998 A 19820522
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0095315A1] A heat sensitive circuit interrupter comprising an electrical conductor (6,7) made from a material of predetermined melting temperature and encased in an electrically insulating sheath (1). The sheath is designed to withstand temperatures higher than the melting temperature of the conductor, and the conductor in its molten state flows within the sheath to break the electrical continuity of the conductor. The materials of the conductor and the adjacent portions of the sheath are selected to provide a contact angle for the molten conductor which is sufficiently large for the molten conductor to flow into separated drops. The conductor may be a lead/tin solder incorporating a flux.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H01H 37/76 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H01H 37/761 (2013.01); H01H 2037/768 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0095315 A1 19831130; EP 0095315 B1 19870325; CA 1194907 A 19851008; DE 3370559 D1 19870430; JP S5937625 A 19840301
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 83302817 A 19830518; CA 428557 A 19830520; DE 3370559 T 19830518; JP 8929883 A 19830523