Thermo-actuator

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1991-11-04

1992-06-02

Broome, Harold

Electricity: electrothermally or thermally actuated switches

Thermally actuated switches

With longitudinally expansible solid element

236 345, 236100, 374160, 361387, H01H 3746, F01P 702

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051190613

ABSTRACT:
A guide member is slidably mounted on a rod, a resilient seal bag is provided around a first end portion of the rod and secured to the guide member, and a tubular sealing member is slidably mounted on a second end portion of the rod. The rod is inserted in a heat conductive cylinder secured to the guide member, and wax is provided in the heat conductive cylinder. The seal bag has a base portion and a bag portion, and is engaged with the rod only at the base portion to form a gap between the bag portion and the rod. The gap is charged with lubricating oil. The sealing member has a tubular body, a skirt portion, a closed head portion, and a plurality of annular grooves formed in an inner wall of the body. The base portion is secured to the guide member, and the head portion is engaged with an end of the second end portion of the rod.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4948043 (1990-08-01), Kuze

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