Patent ID: 6025771
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: H01C

Abstract:
A PTC thermistor device comprising:an insulating casing;a PTC thermistor element comprising first and second electrodes;first and second terminals attached to said insulating casing, said first and second terminals being conductive and elastic and having respectively a first contact section and a second contact section, said first and second contact sections being configured to contact said first and second electrodes, respectively; andfirst and second insulating guide sections protruding from said insulating casing, opposing each other and positioned so that said PTC thermistor element is between said first and second insulating guide sections and so that said PTC thermistor element is in contact with only one of said first and second insulating guide sections,said PTC thermistor element being held in position inside said insulating casing by only three contact points.