EP0201002A3 - Thermally controlled electrical switch element, in particular a thermostat or temperature limiter - Google Patents

Thermally controlled electrical switch element, in particular a thermostat or temperature limiter Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0201002A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: thermostat; switch element; electrical switch; temperature limiter; controlled electrical
Prior art date: 1985-05-04
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP86105697A

Other languages

German (de)

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EP0201002B1 (en

EP0201002A2 (en

Inventor

Walter Hollweck

Karlheinz Eberl

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

INTER CONTROL Hermann Koehler Electrik GmbH and Co KG

Original Assignee

INTER CONTROL Hermann Koehler Electrik GmbH and Co KG

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1985-05-04

Filing date

1986-04-24

Publication date

1989-06-14

1985-05-04 Priority claimed from DE19853516041 external-priority patent/DE3516041C1/en

1985-07-13 Priority claimed from DE19853525093 external-priority patent/DE3525093A1/en

1986-04-24 Application filed by INTER CONTROL Hermann Koehler Electrik GmbH and Co KG filed Critical INTER CONTROL Hermann Koehler Electrik GmbH and Co KG

1986-04-24 Priority to AT86105697T priority Critical patent/ATE66090T1/en

1986-11-12 Publication of EP0201002A2 publication Critical patent/EP0201002A2/en

1989-06-14 Publication of EP0201002A3 publication Critical patent/EP0201002A3/en

1991-08-07 Application granted granted Critical

1991-08-07 Publication of EP0201002B1 publication Critical patent/EP0201002B1/en

2006-04-24 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H37/00—Thermally-actuated switches
- H01H37/02—Details
- H01H37/32—Thermally-sensitive members
- H01H37/52—Thermally-sensitive members actuated due to deflection of bimetallic element
- H01H37/54—Thermally-sensitive members actuated due to deflection of bimetallic element wherein the bimetallic element is inherently snap acting
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H37/00—Thermally-actuated switches
- H01H37/002—Thermally-actuated switches combined with protective means
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H37/00—Thermally-actuated switches
- H01H37/02—Details
- H01H37/60—Means for producing snap action
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H37/00—Thermally-actuated switches
- H01H37/02—Details
- H01H37/64—Contacts
- H01H37/70—Resetting means
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H89/00—Combinations of two or more different basic types of electric switches, relays, selectors and emergency protective devices, not covered by any single one of the other main groups of this subclass
- H01H89/04—Combination of a thermally actuated switch with a manually operated switch

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Thermal Sciences (AREA)
Thermally Actuated Switches (AREA)
Control Of Temperature (AREA)

EP86105697A 1985-05-04 1986-04-24 Thermally controlled electrical switch element, in particular a thermostat or temperature limiter Expired - Lifetime EP0201002B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
AT86105697T ATE66090T1 (en)	1985-05-04	1986-04-24	THERMALLY CONTROLLED ELECTRICAL SWITCHING ELEMENT, IN PARTICULAR TEMPERATURE REGULATOR OR TEMPERATURE LIMITER.

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE19853516041 DE3516041C1 (en)	1985-05-04	1985-05-04	Temperature limiter
DE3516041		1985-05-04
DE19853525093 DE3525093A1 (en)	1985-07-13	1985-07-13	Temperature regulator
DE3525093		1985-07-13

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0201002A2 EP0201002A2 (en)	1986-11-12
EP0201002A3 true EP0201002A3 (en)	1989-06-14
EP0201002B1 EP0201002B1 (en)	1991-08-07

Family

ID=25831967

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP86105697A Expired - Lifetime EP0201002B1 (en)	1985-05-04	1986-04-24	Thermally controlled electrical switch element, in particular a thermostat or temperature limiter

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
US (1)	US4703301A (en)
EP (1)	EP0201002B1 (en)
CA (1)	CA1257895A (en)
DE (1)	DE3680702D1 (en)

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DE3843950C1 (en) *	1988-12-24	1990-03-29	Inter Control Hermann Koehler Elektrik Gmbh & Co Kg, 8500 Nuernberg, De	Thermally controllable switching device
DE4104212A1 (en) *	1991-02-12	1992-08-13	Braun Ag	HAIR CARE DEVICE WITH TEMPERATURE READY INDICATOR
DE9406806U1 (en) *	1994-04-23	1995-06-01	Thermik Gerätebau GmbH, 75181 Pforzheim	Bimetal switch, in particular current-dependent switch
US7021963B2 (en) *	2002-08-15	2006-04-04	3M Innovative Properties Company	Electrical contact
US7060938B1 (en)	2005-02-22	2006-06-13	Casco Products Corporation	Double-disk assembly for a cigar or cigarette lighter
US7479868B2 (en) *	2005-06-08	2009-01-20	Therm-O-Disc, Incorporated	Trip-free manual reset thermostat
CN104882330B (en) *	2015-05-27	2017-04-26	徐冠忠	Dual-control temperature controller

Citations (5)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US2361162A (en) *	1942-08-26	1944-10-24	Westinghouse Electric & Mfg Co	Circuit interrupter
FR1150119A (en) *	1956-04-28	1958-01-08	Electro Mecaniques Soc Et	Switch-circuit breaker
US3087033A (en) *	1959-05-04	1963-04-23	Dales George Franklin	Snap thermostat
GB956775A (en) *	1960-05-18	1964-04-29	Texas Instruments Inc	Thermally actuated electric switch
DE2544201A1 (en) *	1975-10-03	1977-04-07	Inter Control Koehler Hermann	RESETTABLE TEMPERATURE LIMITER

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3885222A (en) *	1972-06-06	1975-05-20	Robertshaw Controls Co	Thermostat construction

1986
- 1986-04-24 EP EP86105697A patent/EP0201002B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1986-04-24 DE DE8686105697T patent/DE3680702D1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1986-05-01 US US06/858,207 patent/US4703301A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1986-05-02 CA CA000508285A patent/CA1257895A/en not_active Expired

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US2361162A (en) *	1942-08-26	1944-10-24	Westinghouse Electric & Mfg Co	Circuit interrupter
FR1150119A (en) *	1956-04-28	1958-01-08	Electro Mecaniques Soc Et	Switch-circuit breaker
US3087033A (en) *	1959-05-04	1963-04-23	Dales George Franklin	Snap thermostat
GB956775A (en) *	1960-05-18	1964-04-29	Texas Instruments Inc	Thermally actuated electric switch
DE2544201A1 (en) *	1975-10-03	1977-04-07	Inter Control Koehler Hermann	RESETTABLE TEMPERATURE LIMITER

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
CA1257895A (en)	1989-07-25
US4703301A (en)	1987-10-27
DE3680702D1 (en)	1991-09-12
EP0201002B1 (en)	1991-08-07
EP0201002A2 (en)	1986-11-12

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