THERMAL CIRCUIT BREAKER

摘要

A thermally activated safety switch for safeguarding a consumer of a power supply network of a vehicle, having a switch housing in a temperature-independent switching unit, which subject to the temperature thereof establishes an electrically conductive connection between two external terminals fed out of the switch housing, wherein the external terminals are fed out at opposite housing sides of the switch housing. On the one hand, the external terminals are provided for an electrical and mechanical terminal connection to the cable connection ends of a consumer to be protected, and on the other hand to a cable portion leading to an on-board power supply electronics, and are configured accordingly.

主权项

1. A thermally actuated circuit breaker for protecting a load, the circuit breaker comprising:
a switch housing; a temperature-dependent switching mechanism arranged in the switch housing that subject to a temperature establishes an electrically conductive connection between two external terminals positioned on opposite sides of the housing and fed out of the switch housing; wherein the switch housing has a middle housing section surrounding the switching mechanism and an external housing section arranged on both sides for receiving the respective terminal connection, and wherein the two external terminals are arranged for electrical and mechanical connection with cable connection ends of a cable portion leading to a load of a vehicle power supply system to be protected and a cable portion leading to onboard electronics.