Surge voltage protector with an external short-circuiting device

U.S. Patent Number: 6424514

Abstract: In order to give an external short-circuit device of a surge voltage protector a current carrying capacity that is as large as possible, a device is made up of a two-armed flexible short-circuit clip whose contact regions are arranged axially to end electrodes. The contact region is formed by two brackets that release a center region of the respective end electrode, and that stand opposite an edge region. An insulating spacer is arranged between a common base of the contact brackets and the edge region of the respective.

Inventors: Boy; Jurgen (Berlin, DE), Norbert; Krost (Berlin, DE)

Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (Munich, DE)

Application Number: 09/462,753

Issued: 2002-07-23

Expired: 2006-07-23

Classes: 361/119 ; 361/120; 361/124; 361/129

Field of search: 361/118,119,120,124,126,127,128,129 337/28,31,32,33

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