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(11) EP 0 182 487 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
17.11.1988 Bulletin 1988/46

(43) Date of publication A2:
28.05.1986 Bulletin 1986/22

(21) Application number: 85307253

(22) Date of filing: 10.10.1985
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT NL SE

(30) Priority: 24.10.1984 IT 4905984
24.06.1985 IT 4827385

(71) Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
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(72) Inventors:
  • De Filippis, Pietro
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  • Calenda, Ciro
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  • Notaro, Giuseppe
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  • Boulanger, Henry
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(54) Thermostat


(57) A thermostat equipped with a bimetallic element sensitive to a given temperature comprises a monolithic base open at one end in which two terminals connectable to an electric circuit are inserted and precisely located, each having one end bent at a right angle and each carrying a stationary contact, an element carrying movable contacts for connecting the stationary contacts with one another, a spring housed in a seat on said base biasing the movable contact element to engage the stationary contacts, a sliding element for moving and guiding said movable contact-carrying element, a bimetallic element suitably spaced from the said sliding element for initiating movement of the sliding element in response to temperature change, and a lid which fastens the said bimetallic element to the said base with said spacing from the sliding element.







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