Thermal response switch and a surge absorbing circuit using...

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H01H 71/58 (2006.01) H01H 37/70 (2006.01) H01H 71/16 (2006.01) H02H 9/04 (2006.01)

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CA 2072419

A surge-absorbing element is parallel-connected to an electronic device via a pair of communication lines. A normally-closed thermal-response switch is serially-connected between the electronic device and the signal sourceon the input side of the surge-absorbing element. When a surge voltage is instantaneously applied to the communication lines, the thermal-response switch remains in the closed position and the surge-absorbing element acts to suppress the surge voltage. When an overvoltage or overcurrent is continuously applied to the communication lines, thermal-response pieces of the thermal-response switch open to release the movable body. The electronic device is thereby disconnected from the signal source, thus stopping the overvoltage or overcurrent from continuing to flow to the electronic device and the surge-absorbing element. Simultaneously, a reset pin is projected through the casing. After the temperature of the switch decreases, the switch is reset to the closed position by pushing the reset pin, which reconnects the electronicdevice to the communication lines.

Elément limiteur de surtension monté en parallèle avec un dispositif électronique au moyen d'une paire de lignes de communication. Un contact thermique fermé au repos est monté en série avec le dispositif électronique et la source du signal du côté entrée de l'élément limiteur de surtension. Lorsqu'une surtension est appliquée momentanément aux lignes de communication, le contact thermique demeure fermé, et l'élément limiteur de surtension agit de façon à limiter la surtension. Lorsqu'une surtension ou une surintensité est appliquée aux lignes de communication de façon continue, les éléments thermiques du contact s'ouvrent et libèrent simultanément le corps mobile. En conséquence, le dispositif électronique est débranché de la source du signal, ce qui empêche la surtension ou la surintensité d'atteindre le dispositif électronique et l'élément limiteur de surtension. En même temps, une goupille de réenclenchement sort du boîtier. Après que le contact thermique s'est refroidi, on le referme en appuyant sur la goupille de réenclenchement, ce qui reconnecte le dispositif électronique aux lignes de communication.

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