Anodic protection of electrical contacts

Details Anodic protection of electrical contacts Anodic protection of electrical contacts

2006-08-29

2006-08-29

Bell, Bruce F. (Department: 1746)

Chemistry: electrical and wave energy

Apparatus

Electrolytic

C204S196240, C204S196250, C205S730000, C205S731000, C205S732000, C205S733000, C381S330000, C381S322000, C381S323000, C381S324000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07097746

ABSTRACT:
An anode protection device and method are provided. The method includes placing a sacrificial anode in proximity to the positive and negative contacts to shield or distort the field therebetween which provides preferential corrosion of the sacrificial anode, instead of the anode. The protection device is a sacrificial anode having various forms and placed in different configurations. In one form the sacrificial anode is a plate. In another form the sacrificial anode is a ring placed around either the positive contact or negative contact to provide a shield between the negative and positive contacts. In a further device embodiment, the sacrificial anodic plate can be welded to the aluminum case of a rechargeable battery of a behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing device.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5260146 (1993-11-01), Savovic et al.
patent: 6019877 (2000-02-01), Dupelle et al.
patent: 6703272 (2004-03-01), Taylor et al.

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