Global Patent Index - EP 0708470 A1

EP 0708470 A1 19960424 - A thermal protection unit for an automatic circuit breaker

Title (en)

A thermal protection unit for an automatic circuit breaker

Title (de)

Thermoschutzbauteil für einen Selbstschalter

Title (fr)

Unité de protection thermique pour un disjoncteur automatique

Publication

EP 0708470 A1 19960424 (EN)

Application

EP 95202803 A 19951017

Priority

IT MI942125 A 19941018

Abstract (en)

A thermal protection unit for an automatic circuit breaker with a minimum number of components and welded electrical connections between the components comprises a terminal (20) for clamping ends of external leads having an integral conducting appendage (33) forming a cantilevered support for a bimetal plate (42) which is welded electrically to the end (35) of the appendage (33) and jointly to the end (43) of an arc-switching electrode (44). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H01H 71/08; H01H 71/16

IPC 8 full level

H01H 71/08 (2006.01); H01H 71/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 71/08 (2013.01); H01H 71/16 (2013.01); H01H 2001/5861 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0708470 A1 19960424; EP 0708470 B1 19990127; AT E176358 T1 19990215; DE 69507566 D1 19990311; DE 69507566 T2 19990826; ES 2129750 T3 19990616; GR 3029906 T3 19990730; IT 1275641 B1 19971017; IT MI942125 A0 19941018; IT MI942125 A1 19960418; SI 0708470 T1 19990831

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 95202803 A 19951017; AT 95202803 T 19951017; DE 69507566 T 19951017; ES 95202803 T 19951017; GR 990400997 T 19990407; IT MI942125 A 19941018; SI 9530242 T 19951017