Patent ID: 6064295
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A temperature-dependent switch, comprising:a housing having a first housing part made of insulating material, and a second housing part,a bimetallic switching mechanism arranged in said housing and including a spring element, a holding extension laterally provided at said spring element, a movable contact carried by said spring element, and a bimetallic disk;a first electrode provided for external connection and arranged at one of said first and second housing parts;a second electrode for external connection and provided at the other of said first and second housing parts, the second electrode being a sheet-metal part which is retained internally on the second housing part and to which is connected a connecting lead, leading outward, for which there is provided in the housing an insulation channel which extends partly into the first housing part and partly into the second housing part;said spring element working against said bimetallic disk, said movable contact coacting with said second electrode, and said holding extension being attached to said first electrode.