Surge protective device modules and DIN rail device systems including same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10734176
APP PUB NO 20190252142A1
SERIAL NO

16394123

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A surge protective device (SPD) module includes a module housing, first and second module electrical terminals mounted on the module housing, a gas discharge tube (GDT) mounted in the module housing, and a fail-safe mechanism mounted in the module housing. The GDT includes a first GDT terminal electrically connected to the first module electrical terminal and a second GDT terminal electrically connected to the second module electrical terminal. The fail-safe mechanism includes: an electrically conductive shorting bar positioned in a ready position and repositionable to a shorting position; a biasing member applying a biasing load to the shorting bar to direct the shorting bar from the ready position to the shorting position; and a meltable member. The meltable member maintains the shorting bar in the ready position and melts in response to a prescribed temperature to permit the shorting bar to transition from the ready position to the shorting position under the biasing load of the biasing member. In the shorting position, the shorting bar forms an electrical short circuit between the first and second GDT terminals to bypass the GDT.

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RAYCAP SURGE PROTECTIVE DEVICES LTD1218 KOMENDA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Juri{hacek, over (c)}ev Igor Izola, SI 7 29
Kamen{hacek, over (s)}ek Sebastjan {hacek over (S)}kofja Loka, SI 10 32
Knez, Tadej Grosuplje, SI 7 116
Politis, Zafiris G Athens, GR 21 235
Tsovilis, Thomas Ljubljana, SI 15 246
Vukotić, Milenko Ljubljana, SI 4 13

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