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EP 0920098 B1 20030917 - Overvoltage protection element

Title (en)

Overvoltage protection element

Title (de)

Überspannungsschutzelement

Title (fr)

Dispositif de protection contre les surtensions

Publication

EP 0920098 B1 20030917 (DE)

Application

EP 99102644 A 19950921

Priority

DE 4435968 A 19941007
DE 4437094 A 19941017
DE 4439730 A 19941109
EP 95114840 A 19950921

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0920098A2] The overvoltage protection element (1) has a housing (5) enclosing a pair of spaced electrodes (2,3) defining a spark path (4). Each electrode has a termination arm (6,7) and a relatively angled spark horn (8,9). The first part of each spark horn extends at right angles to the termination arm, with its outer end curved for providing a curved or angled spark path.

IPC 1-7

H01T 4/14; H01T 4/10

IPC 8 full level

H01T 4/10 (2006.01); H01T 4/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01T 4/10 (2013.01); H01T 4/14 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH ES FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0920098 A2 19990602; EP 0920098 A3 19990721; EP 0920098 B1 20030917

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99102644 A 19950921