Electrical protective devices

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1982-05-28

1984-07-03

Salce, Patrick R.

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Safety and protection of systems and devices

High voltage dissipation

361119, 337 32, 337 34, H02H 906

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044582889

ABSTRACT:
A protector module (30) for protecting tip and ring conductors of a telephone loop includes a pair of protector assemblies (40-40') which are supported within a common housing (32). A voltage protection subassembly (42) of each protector assembly is connected electrially to a grounding subassembly (44) for causing current associated with excessive voltage surges to be conducted to ground. Each protector assembly also includes a current protection subassembly (41) which comprises a dielectric base and a line pin (61) and a central office pin (57) with the line and central office pins being connected together electrically to establish electrical contact between a conductor of the circuit and its protector assembly. A shunting element (62) is disposed concentrically about the line pin and is releasably secured to one end of the line pin in an initial position by a fusible bonding material. A spring (43) between a cup (93) of the voltage protection subassembly and the housing maintains the voltage protection subassembly in engagement with the shunting element. Also, the spring is effective when current flow exceeds a predetermined level that is sufficient to melt the fusible bonding material to cause the shunting element to be moved to a position where it engages a portion (86) of the grounding subassembly to establish a fault current path to ground. For a prolonged voltagesurge, heat energy is transferred from the voltage protection subassembly to the shunting element and melts the fusible bonding material to allow the shunting element to be moved as in a current overload mode.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4168515 (1979-09-01), Baumbach
patent: 4307430 (1981-12-01), Montalto et al.
patent: 4327393 (1982-04-01), Hines et al.
patent: 4335416 (1982-06-01), Hollfelder et al.

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