Patent ID: 8314413

Claim:
An optoelectronic device for transmission of an electrical signal from an input electrical current circuit to an output electrical current circuit galvanically isolated from the input electrical current circuit, comprising: a housing; the input electrical current circuit contains, for producing an optical signal, an optical transmitting unit, which is arranged in said housing; the output electrical current circuit contains, for receiving the optical signal, an optical receiving unit, which is arranged in said housing; at least one fuse mechanism in said housing, which interrupts transmission of the electrical signal in the case of an electrical current flow, which lies above a predetermined electrical current level; at least two electrical terminals on said housing for establishing a first electrical connection with the input electrical current circuit; and at least two other electrical terminals on said housing for establishing a second electrical connection with the output electrical current circuit, wherein: said housing is composed at least partially of a potting compound; and said optical transmitting unit, said optical receiving unit and/or said fuse mechanism is embedded at least partially in the potting compound.