Patent ID: 8274775
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: H01T

Abstract:
1. An electrical protection component with a short-circuiting device, comprising: a surge arrester comprising a plurality of electrodes that are located at end sides of the surge arrester; a short-circuiting link arranged at the surge arrester; and a fusible element having a geometrical form comprising at least one cavity, wherein the fusible element comprises an insulating material, wherein the fusible element is located between one of the electrodes at the end sides and the short circuiting link; wherein the short-circuiting link presses onto the fusible element, and wherein the short-circuiting link is spaced apart from the one of the electrodes by the fusible element, wherein the fusible element has a geometrical form comprising a slotted tube or a hollow cuboid or a planar material that is folded.