Patent ID: 9558902
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: H01H

Claim:
1. A trigger device for a power switch, the device comprising: a bimetal, arranged near to a current path of a power switch, in a configuration so as to control triggering of the power switch; and a bimetal mounting device into which the bimetal is inserted, wherein the bimetal mounting device encloses the bimetal in an arrangement substantially parallel to a current path of the power switch such that heat radiated by the current path can heat the bimetal almost across a whole length of the bimetal, and such that the bimetal is shielded from one or more ambient influences, wherein the bimetal mounting device fully encloses the current path and the bimetal, wherein the current path and bimetal is accommodated in a common housing formed by the bimetal mounting device, and wherein the bimetal mounting device includes a base and the bimetal includes a foot, the bimetal being attached directly to the base by the foot.