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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7304561 | Motor overload protector An enclosed motor protector has a housing formed by a base (10) and a cover (12) received on the base and enclosing a recess (10a) formed in the base. A first terminal (14) extends through an opening in the housing and mounts a sta... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7298239 | Thermal protector A thermal protector (1) including two fixed contacts (13A, 13B) provided at the end part of conduction terminal pins (5A, 5B) projecting into a metallic enclosed container (100), a support (6) arranged in a case, an o... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7292129 | Protection device for switches A switch device includes a body with a switch member pivotably engaged with a top opening of the body and a first terminal and a second terminal respectively extend through a bottom of the body. A bi-metallic plate has a first end fixed to the first terminal and inc... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7209337 | Electrical thermal overstress protection device An electrical current overstress protection device for use with a power source and an overload protection switch comprising a main conductor member receiving current from the power source; a parallel conductor member connected to the main conductor member; and an ar... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7135954 | Circuit breaker for electric coupling device An electric coupling device includes a housing having a front socket opening and a rear chamber formed by two side wall. Two prongs are disposed in the socket opening of the housing and each has a free end extended out of the housing, and two conductor terminals are... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7102481 | Low current electric motor protector A low current motor protector (10, 10′) has an oblong metal housing (12) defining a switch chamber and formed with an open end. The housing has opposing flange portions extending transversely from the open end. Spaced apart lid portions (18... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7075403 | Motor protector particularly useful with hermetic electromotive compressors A protector (1) has a metal header (30) that mounts a first terminal (31) and a second terminal (32) electrically isolated from one another. A metallic housing (10) is fixed to the header (30) and forms a chamber. A stationa... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7034234 | Switch assembly A switch assembly held in a support member by a bushing mounted to the support member by a clip carried in an outer groove formed on the bushing. A compressible seal ring is carried in another outer groove formed on the bushing so that the seal ring acts on another ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6995647 | Low current electric motor protector A low current motor protector (10, 10′) has an oblong metal housing (12) defining a switch chamber and formed with an open end. The housing has opposing flange portions extending transversely from the open end. Spaced apart lid portions (18... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6801116 | Overload protector with hermetically sealing structure Disclosed is an overload protector with a hermetically sealed structure, the overload protector comprising a housing that has an outer peripheral flange and an external connecting terminal and that accommodates a bimetal element having a movable contact and a fixed ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6771159 | Contact spring for miniature thermostat A switch comprising a molded housing having a cavity, and a set of electrical terminals formed within said cavity, with a displaceable elongated contact arm selectively forming a circuit between said set of terminals, wherein said displaceable elongated contact arm ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6624354 | Vehicle electrical junction box The junction box according to the invention includes a housing defined by a lower case and an upper case. A busbar substrate disposed within the housing includes a plurality of busbar substrates. The pier assembly is disposed on at least one of the lower ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6590489 | Circuit breaker for protecting electric circuits in road vehicles A circuit breaker for protecting electrical circuits, particularly in motor vehicles, includes a flat housing, which comprises an insulating material and has two adjacent flat plugs. A bimetal that is embodied as a snap-action element and is fixed to a fl... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6570481 | Circuit breaker The invention relates to a circuit breaker having a crossbar (7) that is supported swingably onto a base (1B) to hold swingably movable contacts (4), and has the small reduction of overtravel in the elapsed years, and can reduce its size. The bending modu... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6563414 | Switch having a bimetal plate with two legs A switch device includes a switch case having a passage in a top thereof so as to receive a button therein. A non-conductive plate extends laterally from the button. A first terminal plate and a second terminal plate respectively extend from the casing. A... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6525639 | Power source electrical switch An electrical switch comprises a housing in which at least two power source terminals and a conductive piece are disposed such that the conductive piece is fastened at one end with one of the two power source terminals for electrically conducting or inter... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6525640 | Resistive thermostat for electrical motors protection A resistive thermostat for Motors protection against electrical overcurrents and overtemperature, having a rectangular prismatic body, with a front side cover, and a back side face being provided with a corner lowering having a spherical sector shape, as ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6512441 | Push-button switch of overload protection (II) A push-button switch with overload protection is disclosed. The switch comprises a housing, a conducting unit, and an actuating unit. The conducting unit comprises several terminals, a normal-open first conducting leaf and a thermally deflecting bimetal s... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6509823 | Electrical functional unit, in particular a circuit-breaker, for use in aviation An electrical functional device for use in the field of aviation, for example, a safety switch, is described. The functional device has a housing out of which a cylindrical fixing neck projects. The fixing neck contains, on an outer circumference thereof,... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6445273 | Overload-protection push-button switch with automatic resetting mechanism An overload-protection push-button switch with automatic resetting mechanism is disclosed. The switch is characterized in that a pressing stem actuates a conducting leaf via an enabled rocking lever, and that a wrecking bar is provided to dislocate the po... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6377158 | Push button current cut-off safety switch A push button current cut-off safety switch comprising a housing having an opening; a push button mounted within the housing and being fitted to said opening; a push rod being mounted below said push button and including a triangular passage and an insula... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6377159 | Push button circuit breaker switch A circuit breaker switch essentially comprising a push button switch, an alloy metal having one end connected to a contact of a circuit of the switch and the other end being mounted to the circuit of the switch. If the current to the switch does not excee... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6353380 | Power switch device A power switch device includes a switch body with a switch contact device pivotally connected to a switch cover body. An alloy piece is connected to one of two contact terminals and a second contact joint to which the other contact terminal disengagably c... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6335674 | Circuit breaker with a push button A circuit breaker with a push button includes an electrical breaker having a casing having an opening defined therein with a hole defined in each side near the opening. A first prong and a second prong each attached to and extending through the casing. An... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6326879 | Thermal switch arrangement for electromagnetic coils A thermal switch arrangement for electromagnetic coils of electric motors, including at least one coil, which has a winding (52, 54) and a coil former (30, 48) in the form of a winding core (32), which is enclosed by two end flanges (36, 38; 56, 58, 60, 6... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6307459 | Power switch device A switch structure comprises a control element, which comprises an alloy piece and a swing contact device. The alloy piece includes an actuating piece with a convex part, which has a upper side normally pushing the lower surface of the end part in the swi... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6307460 | Power switch device A power switch device includes a switch box with a button pivotally connected thereto which is pivotally connected to an actuating member. An engaging member is movably connected to the actuating member and removably engaged with a block. A head connected... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6275133 | Switch structure A switch structure comprises a control element, which comprises an alloy piece and a swinging device. The swinging device has an actuating element used to actuate the swinging device when the actuating element is pushed. When the alloy piece is overheated... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6252489 | Switch structure A switch structure which includes an alloy piece, a contact control device, and a push device is disclosed. The contact control device includes an elastic part and connects to an end part so that the end part may reciprocally move with respect to the cont... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6249209 | Switch structure having a current overloading protection mechanism A switch structure comprises a switch case, a switch, a contact reed, a control element, a swinging device, and an alloy piece. The swinging device is assembled with the control element. The switch is coupled with the contact reed. When the alloy piece is... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6154116 | Thermal circuit breaker switch The thermal circuit breaker and switch has fixed and movable contacts, and non-conductive contact and trip actuators. The movable contact is provided on the free end of a lever arm that normally biases the movable contact toward its open position. The con... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6094126 | Thermal circuit breaker switch The thermal circuit breaker and switch has fixed and movable contacts, and non-conductive contact and trip actuators. The movable contact is provided on the free end of a lever arm that normally biases the movable contact toward its open position. The con... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6072381 | Small-sized simple switch for protecting circuit A small-sized simple switch for circuit protection of the present invention is simple in structure and easy to operate, and can be readily switched for safety protection of circuits. An alloy plate of the present invention is highly resilient. When in ove... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5942967 | Compressor plug with internal thermal overload protection The present invention is a compressor plug with internal thermal overload protection. It simplifies and improves the installataion of, and means of conducting electricity to, a compressor such as is used as a refrigeration compressor. It comprises a housi... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5828285 | Holder for a bimetallic switching device A pre-assembled holder (11) for a bimetallic switching device (12) in a temperature-dependent switch (10) comprises a supporting part (13) made of an electrically insulating material and two electrically conductive contact parts (14, 15) which are fastene... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5828284 | Circuit overload protective device A circuit overload protective device includes a body having a button pivotally disposed thereto and a bimetallic strip disposed thereto which has a first contact point disengagably contacting a second contact point on the body. A first member and a second... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5268664 | Low profile thermostat A thermostat having a cup for housing a bimetal blade. A flange extends from the top edge of the cup which receives an insulating layer and cover material on its top surface. The cover is then folded around and under the flange, simultaneously folding the... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5155463 | Thermal protector An electrode mount with a stationary electrode and a movable electrode facing each other, the movable electrode including a snap-acting and thermosensitive element which comes into contact with and out of contact with the stationary electrode, fixed there... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5146199 | Circuit breaker having crimped metal cover An electrical circuit breaker has an insulative rigid base on which a circuit breaker assembly is mounted. The base has two long sides with grooves extending the full lengths thereof. A metal cover is crimped onto the base at and along the full lengths of... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5126510 | Thermal protector housing for lighting fixtures A thermal protector housing, for use in mounting an electrical thermal protector on a surface of a device to be protected against undue temperature rise, comprises a housing body of insulating material with an open end for receiving a thermal protector to... | 06/30/1992 |
