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Electric resistor which has low resistance and serves particularly for protecting an electric consumer against electric overload, and method for the manufacture thereof
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1983-02-04
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Granted: 1984-12-04
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Expires: 2003-02-04
Abstract
Abstract Electric resistor, including a PTC body being formed of ceramic material and having opposite poles, two opposite outer side surfaces being parallel to the longitudinal axis of the PTC body and two opposite end faces perpendicular to the outer side surfaces, the PTC body having rows of mutually parallel depressions formed in the end faces defining inner surfaces and leaving partitions therebetween, metal coatings disposed on the inner surfaces at the opposite poles and partitions, metal layers disposed on the outer side surfaces, and metal strips being disposed on the end faces interleaved in comb-fashion and being connected to the metal layers, defining current flow paths from the metal layers and metal strips through the partitions being perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of the depressions and electrically connecting the pole coatings of a respective row of depressions to each other, and a method for the manufacture thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Gunter Ott
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-30 09:39
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01C; H01C1/00; H01C1/14; H01C1/1406; H01C7/00; H01C7/02; H01C7/022; H01C7/023; H01C7/025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
Electric resistor, comprising a PTC body being formed of ceramic material and having opposite poles, two opposite outer side surfaces being parallel to the longitudinal axis of said PTC body and two opposite end faces perpendicular to said outer side surfaces, said PTC body having rows of mutually parallel depressions formed in said end faces defining inner surfaces and leaving partitions therebetween, metal coatings disposed on said inner surfaces at said opposite poles and partitions, metal layers disposed on said outer side surfaces, and metal strips being disposed on said end faces interleaved in comb-fashion and being connected to said metal coatings and to said metal layers, defining current flow paths from said metal layers and metal strips through said partitions being perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of said depressions and electrically connecting said pole coatings of a respective row of depressions to each other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
Electric resistor, comprising a PTC body being formed of ceramic material and having opposite poles, two opposite outer side surfaces being parallel to the longitudinal axis of said PTC body and two opposite end faces perpendicular to said outer side surfaces, said PTC body having rows of mutually parallel depressions formed in said end faces defining inner surfaces and leaving partitions therebetween, metal coatings disposed on said inner surfaces at said opposite poles and partitions, metal layers disposed on said outer side surfaces, and metal strips being disposed on said end faces interleaved in comb-fashion and being connected to said metal coatings and to said metal layers, defining current flow paths from said metal layers and metal strips through said partitions being perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of said depressions and electrically connecting said pole coatings of a respective row of depressions to each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
Electric resistor according to claim 1, wherein said depressions are open at both of said end faces.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
Electric resistor according to claim 1, wherein said PTC body is formed of ceramic perovskite material made semi-conducting by doping on the basis of BaTiO 3 , with a Curie temperature being at least equal to 120° C. and an electric resistivity of between 5 and 30 ohm.cm at 25° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
Electric resistor according to claim 2, wherein said PTC body is formed of ceramic perovskite material made semi-conducting by doping on the basis of BaTiO 3 , with a Curie temperature being at least equal to 120° C. and an electric resistivity of between 5 and 30 ohm.cm at 25° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
Electric resistor according to claim 1, wherein said PTC body is formed of ceramic perovskite material made semi-conducting by doping on the basis of (Ba 1-x Pb x )TiO 3 , wherein x>0 up to 0.5, with a Curie temperature at least equal to 120° C. and an electric resistivity of between 5 and 30 ohm.cm at 25° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
59 words
Electric resistor according to claim 2, wherein said PTC body is formed of ceramic perovskite material made semi-conducting by doping on the basis of (Ba 1-x Pb x )TiO 3 , wherein x>0 up to 0.5, with a Curie temperature at least equal to 120° C. and an electric resistivity of between 5 and 30 ohm.cm at 25° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
93 words
Electric resistor, comprising a PTC body being formed of ceramic material and having opposite poles and first and second opposite end faces, said PTC body having mutually parallel blind depressions formed in said first and second end faces interleaved in chessboard fashion defining inner surfaces and leaving partitions therebetween, and metal coatings disposed on said inner surfaces at said opposite poles, defining current flow paths through said partitions being perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of said depressions and connecting said pole coatings on said opposite end faces to each other for supplying current.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
93 words
Electric resistor, comprising a PTC body being formed of ceramic material and having opposite poles and first and second opposite end faces, said PTC body having mutually parallel blind depressions formed in said first and second end faces interleaved in chessboard fashion defining inner surfaces and leaving partitions therebetween, and metal coatings disposed on said inner surfaces at said opposite poles, defining current flow paths through said partitions being perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of said depressions and connecting said pole coatings on said opposite end faces to each other for supplying current.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
Electric resistor according to claim 7, wherein said depressions formed in said first end face do not extend to said second end face, and said depressions formed in said second end face do not extend to said first end face.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
51 words
Electric resistor according to claim 7, wherein said PTC body is formed of ceramic perovskite material made semi-conducting by doping on the basis of BaTiO 3 , with a Curie temperature being at least equal to 120° C. and an electric resistivity of between 5 and 30 ohm.cm at 25° C.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
46 words
Electric resistor according to claim 7, wherein said PTC body is formed of ceramic perovskite material made semi-conducting by doping on the basis of (Ba 1-x Pb x )TiO 3 , wherein x>0 up to 0.5, resistivity of between 5 and 30 ohm.cm at 25° C.
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