Patent ID: 6091316
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A switch, havinga first and a second external terminal for connecting said switch to an electrical circuit;a housing comprising a cover part and a base part, closing off said cover part, said cover part having an inner base, a first electrode being provided at said inner base and connected to said first external terminal, said base part comprising a second electrode connected to said second external terminal; anda temperature-dependent switching mechanism arranged within said housing for making, as a function of temperature, an electrically conducting connection between said first and second electrode,wherein a series resistor is arranged within said housing geometrically and electrically between said switching mechanism and one of said first and second electrode,said switch comprising a ceramic support arranged on one of said first and second electrode, facing toward the switching mechanism and carrying the series resistor, the series resistor having a first end connected to said one of said first and second electrode, and a second end connected to a counter contact cooperating with said switching mechanism.