Patent ID: 6031447
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A switch, havinga first and a second external terminal;a housing comprising a cover part having an inner base, and a base part closing off said cover part, a first electrode being arranged on said inner base and connected to said first external terminal, said base part comprising a second electrode connected to said second external terminal;a temperature-dependent switching mechanism arranged within said housing and making as a function of temperature an electrically conducting connection between said first and second electrodes; anda parallel resistor arranged within said housing and geometrically and electrically between said first and second electrodes,wherein the cover part is produced from insulating material in which the first electrode is held in lossproof fashion; and there is provided in the cover part a pass-through opening which extends from the first to the second electrode and receives a PTC module which is connected to both electrodes and functions as said parallel resistor.