摘要 |
A THERMALLY RESPONSIVE SWITCH INCLUDES A HERMETIC CONTAINER (2) INCLUDING A METAL HOUSING (3) AND A HEADER PLATE (4) , AT LEAST ONE CONDUCTIVE TERMINAL PIN (10A, 10B) HERMETICALLY FIXED IN THE THROUGH HOLE (4A, 4B) , A FIXED CONTACT (8) FIXED TO THE TERMINAL PIN (10A, 10B) IN THE CONTAINER (2) , A THERMALLY RESPONSIVE PLATE (6) HAVING ONE END CONNECTED AND FIXED TO AN INNER SURFACE OF THE CONTAINER (2) AND REVERSING A DIRECTION OF CURVATURE AT A PREDETERMINED TEMPERATURE, AND AT LEAST ONE MOVABLE CONTACT (7) SECURED TO THE OTHER END OF THE THERMALLY RESPONSIVE PLATE (6) . EACH OF THE F IXED CONTACT (8) AND THE MOVABLE CONTACT (7) INCLUDES A SILVEL-CADMIUM OXIDE SYSTEM CONTACT, AND THE CONTAINER (2) IS FILLED WITH A GAS CONTAINING HELIUM RANGING FROM 50% TO 95% SO THAT AN INTERNAL PRESSURE OF THE CONTAINER (2) RANGES FROM 0.38 TO 0.68 ATM. AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. |