Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bimetal thermal element and the manufacturing method thereof
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Application No.: US14236680Application Date: 2012-03-06
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Publication No.: US10368398B2Publication Date: 2019-07-30
- Inventor: Bernard Bizard
- Applicant: Bernard Bizard
- Applicant Address: FR Rueil Maimaison
- Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
- Current Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
- Current Assignee Address: FR Rueil Maimaison
- Agency: Locke Lord LLP
- Priority: CN201110221464 20110803
- International Application: PCT/EP2012/053814 WO 20120306
- International Announcement: WO2013/017294 WO 20130207
- Main IPC: H05B3/02
- IPC: H05B3/02 ; H01H69/00 ; H01H71/16 ; H01H61/013

Abstract:
A bimetal thermal element adapted to assembling into a support. The bimetal thermal element includes: a bimetal strip having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, and a notch formed at the first end; a heater made of a resistant strip including a linear portion and a wound portion, wherein the linear portion is straight and extending from a first position near the second end of the bimetal strip in a direction parallel to the bimetal strip and the wound portion is wound around the bimetal strip and the linear portion; and an insulating device to insulate the bimetal strip from the heater. With this design, there is also no current within the bimetal strip and its support, so the deflection of the bimetal strip is generated only by the temperature-rise coming from the resistant strip, therefore, it can realize a long tripping time.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140166639A1 BIMETAL THERMAL ELEMENT AND THE MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Public/Granted day:2014-06-19
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