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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7365277 | Buffer assembly for a pressure sensitive switch A buffer assembly includes a housing adapted to sealingly connected to the pressure switch and defining therein a chamber and an airway defined in a bottom face of the housing to communicate with an interior of the housing so as to communicate with an inlet of the p... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7256361 | Pressure switch A pressure switch includes a body, a lower cap and an upper cap respectively mounted to two opposite ends of the body. A casing is airtightly sleeved on an outer periphery of each of the lower cap and the upper cap. There are two electrodes disposed in the body and ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7218200 | Manual-reset thermostat A movable operating member 5 is swingably borne by the base 1, and its distal end is moved upward by allowing its proximal end 5b to be pressed downward. The movable contact 3 is separated from the stationary contact 2 upwar... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7087866 | Radiant heater in a cooking hob with a thermal switch The electric radiant heater (1) adapted to a cooking hob is attached to the cooking plate (2a) forming with it an air cavity (13) inside which the extended heating resistor (5) is housed on an insulating base (4). A peripher... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7040543 | Air temperature control assembly for infrared remote An air temperature control assembly has an air temperature control unit with an optical receiver. A cover houses the air temperature control unit and the optical receiver. A light guide reflects light signals to the optical receiver. The light guide may be a reflect... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7009153 | Thermal fixing device and image forming apparatus A heat roller with which a pressure roller is brought into press contact is rotatably supported by a bearing member made of a material which is softened when heated above a thermal fixation temperature, a thermostat in which a bimetal is exposed toward the heat roll... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6914514 | Switch for water boiling appliance such as a kettle A steam-responsive switch for use in an electrical water boiling appliance comprises a main body (12) from which extends a tubular portion (13) having at or near its leading end a heat responsive bimetal (16) extending across the mouth thereof w... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6507266 | Thermal relay provided with a spring blade mechanism The invention concerns an electromechanical protective relay comprising deformable bimetal switches in the event of overload in power lines. A triggering mechanism acts on a flexible blistering segment (20) which can pivot by means of a support (30) on a ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6154117 | Thermal switch A thermal switch includes a metal header plate having two through holes, two terminals inserted through and airtightly fixed in the through holes of the header plate, a metal housing including a cylindrical portion having an open end and a generally shall... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5576683 | Thermostat with thermal insulator for protection against overheating An electrical resistance heater is positioned adjacent to a bimetal disc in a thermostat for depressing the temperatures at which the disc snaps between oppositely bowed positions to open and close a switch. A thermal insulator interposed between the heat... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5420398 | Temperature detection device A device (1f), which is e.g. provided as an overheating protection means for detecting the temperature on a heating device (4f), apart from a temperature sensor (3f), also has an insulating connecting piece (20f) with all the connecting elements (23f) nec... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5296834 | Thermostatic switch and bimetallic disc assembly therefor A bimetallic disc assembly for a bimetallic disc-actuated thermostatic switch includes a disc retainer, a bimetallic disc received in assembled position on the disc retainer and a metallic retainer cap for retaining the disc in assembled position on the d... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5285183 | Temperature switch a temperature switch is disclosed which has a bimetal disc being inversely deformed between a concave shape and a convex shape according to a temperature change. A bottom portion including the outer periphery of a casing of the temperature switch is in a ... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5270799 | Manual reset thermostat switch Upper and lower flexible blades carry normally closed contacts that are opened by upward movement of the upper blade responsive to snapping of a bimetal disc. The disc is reset by a pushbutton movable from a rest position to a depressed reset position. In... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5243315 | Thermostatic switch assembly A thermostatic switch assembly having three individual switches vertically stacked one above the other on a base containing temperature responsive bimetal discs that operate the individual switches through actuating rods.... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5229740 | Thermally responsive switch A thermal protector includes a metal housing having open and closed ends, a header plate secured to the housing so as to close its open end and having two through-apertures, first and second terminal pins hermetically secured in the respective apertures o... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5181005 | Thermal switch Thermal switch having a thermal bimetallic snap-over disc temperature sensor which interacts via a transmission component with a contact system which has at least one contact carrier carrying or forming a movable contact, the movable contact resting again... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5159309 | Solder pellet An improved temperature fuse is provided for electrical equipment having a heat transmission plate for holding a solder pellet and a control rod supported on, and prestressed against, the solder pellet. The improvement includes a solder pellet having a me... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5159308 | Thermostatic switch and contact arm therefor A thermostatic switch has a contact arm which is adapted for reducing contact pressure and maximizing wiping action between fixed and movable contacts. The switch includes a housing, a pair of terminals mounted in the housing, a resilient contact arm conn... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5157370 | Trip free thermostat A manually resettable trip free thermostat that has simple construction and a pivotable stationary contact arm that enables the thermostat to be reset while maintaining the contacts in an open condition.... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5138297 | Fused electrical switchgear Electrical switchgear apparatus comprises a base, a switching circuit element supported by the base and including at least one movable circuit element part, a thermal trip supported by the base for tripping motion in a given direction with respect to the ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5121095 | Thermally responsive switch A thermal motor protector includes a cylindrical metal housing having an open end and a bimetal disposed in the housing so that its one side is opposite to an housing inner bottom. The bimetal has a shallow dish-shaped portion so that it inverts its curva... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5121094 | Dual condition responsive switch apparatus An electric switch is shown which is responsive separately to two different conditions, i.e. temperature and pressure. The switch includes a temperature sensing disc and a pressure sensing disc both coupled through several alternate motion transfer arrang... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5089800 | Structure of thermostatic switch A thermostatic switch comprised of a casing having fastened therein a beryllium plate, which is connected to a first conductor, and a contact plate, which is connected to a second conductor, a cap attached to said casing at the top, which has a ceramic ro... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5059937 | Switch assembly A thermostatic switch having a switch case and disc cup cooperatively shaped for assembly in selective aligned relationship against relative rotation.... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5043691 | Ambient compensated thermostat A temperature responsive electric switch is shown having an operating bimetallic member adapted to sense the temperature of a heat source coupled to an over-center switch mechanism and an ambient temperature bimetallic member to maintain a predetermined t... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4998087 | Pressure or temperature responsive switch having temperature gradient between sensor and electrical output A pressure or temperature responsive switch wherein the high temperature environment at the measuring portion of the switch is thermally isolated from other portions of the switch which are incapable of operation at such high temperatures, thereby providi... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4970485 | Snap action thermal actuator A snap action thermal actuator utilizes a pair of mechanically coupled bimetallic members having different temperature characteristics to provide a fast and positive snap action thermal actuator even when a low temperature differential is required. The ac... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4952901 | Bimetallic disc assembly for thermostatic switch and disc retainer therefor A disc assembly for a bimetallic disc-actuated thermostatic switch is adapted to minimize response time. The switch includes a disc assembly comprising a disc retainer, and a bimetallic disc and a cap on the disc retainer. The disc retainer includes a cen... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4942381 | Driving element with a thin part, deformable in the direction of its thickness Driving element (1) comprising a thin part (2) provided with a zone, ductile in the direction of its thickness in such a way as to occupy at least two positions, in at least one of which said zone is arc-shaped, at least one tab (3, 4) fixed at one end to... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4914415 | Driving element with a thin part, deformable in the direction of its thickness Driving element (1) comprising a thin part (2) provided with a zone, ductile in the direction of its thickness in such a way as to occupy at least two positions, in at least one of which said zone is arc-shaped, at least one tab (3,4) fixed at one end to ... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4908596 | Thermostat assembly A thermostat assembly includes a spring washer interposed between a switch case and a bimetal disc for biasing such disc into firm engagement with the disc housing to enhance heat transfer and dampen bouncing of the disc.... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4847587 | Bimetal thermoswitch The bimetal thermoswitch consists of an electrically insulating, flat carrier (1), at least two electric terminals (3, 4) which are secured to the carrier (1) and are respectively connected to a fixed contact (10), which is mounted on the carrier, and to ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4843364 | Thermostatic electric switch An electric switch, particularly a thermostatic switch, includes contacts connected to at least three terminal members having connector terminals aligned along a common axis.... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4829280 | Thermal control units An element protector control for protecting the electrically powered heating element of a kettle against overheating has primary and secondary (or back-up) modes of operation. The primary protection mode utilizes a dished, snap-acting bimetal which is ori... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4827239 | Heat collector A heat collector for thermostatic fire detectors comprises a one-piece circular metal member having a closed central depression that forms the bottom of a bimetal snap disc chamber in a thermostatic switch.... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4825186 | Process for the adjustment of a thermal switch A transfer element (8) is provided in a thermal switch (1) with a housing (2), power supply lines (4) and contacts (5) and (7), with a contact spring (6) and a thermostatic bimetal plate (3). The transfer element is moved up by the snap action of the ther... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4794364 | Thermostat A thermostat comprises a generally circular supporting frame; a disk mounted on the frame movable between two stable positions in response to changes in the temperature of the disk, a pin slidable mounted in the frame for movement in response to movement ... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4791397 | Thermostatic switch construction In a snap disc thermostat, a stationary contact support, a moveable contact support, an actuator translated by the disc and a case housing those elements, interior side walls of the case have guide channels outboard of the stationary and moveable contact ... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4703301 | Thermally-controlled electrical switching element, particularly temperature regulator or temperature limiter A thermically controlled electrical switching element which is in the form of a temperature regulator or a temperature limiter. On a socket are arranged, in parallel orientation, a bimetallic spring plate, and a steel plate deflectable to both sides. The ... | 10/27/1987 |
