Patent ID: 6940052

Claim:
A thermal fuse mechanism for a heating device, with a support and a heating element, said heating element being provided with two contacts and an electrically conductive connection bridge connecting said heating device to a power supply, said connection bridge being mechanically fastened in electrically conductive manner to both said contacts by fastening means and said mechanical fastening of said fastening means is released above a certain melting temperature, said thermal fuse mechanism being positioned on said heating device in such a way that said fastening means are in heat conducting connection with said heating device, wherein said connection bridge by said mechanical fastening to said contacts by means of said fastening means is secured against moving away due to gravity, wherein said connection bridge is constructed in such a way that on releasing said fastening at said contacts, there is a tilting moment with respect to at least one of said contacts, wherein said connection bridge has a centre of gravity, which is located outside a connection line between said two contacts, and wherein the centre of gravity of said connection bridge is in a horizontal direction outside and laterally alongside said connection line between said two contacts.