Thermal protector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10431971-B2
Application number	US-201715397812-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 4, 2017
Priority date	Jan 4, 2017
Publication date	Oct 1, 2019
Grant date	Oct 1, 2019

Abstract

A thermal protector including a body integrally connected to a magnet wire terminating feature.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A thermal protector comprising:
a body integrally connected to a magnet wire terminating feature;
the body and the magnet wire terminating feature are together formed in a unitary construction;
the magnet wire terminating feature having discontinuities wherein when the discontinuities of the magnet wire terminating feature are brought into contact with a magnet wire, the magnet wire terminating feature provides an electrical connection between the magnet wire terminating feature and the magnet wire.

2. The thermal protector of claim 1 , wherein the magnet wire terminating feature is an insulation displacement connector.

3. A thermally protected bobbin comprising:
a magnet wire having opposed ends wound onto a spindle, the spindle having a splice opening for receiving the magnet wire between the opposed ends; and
a thermal protector comprising a body integrally connected to a magnet wire terminating feature, the body and the magnet wire terminating feature are together formed in a unitary construction, the magnet wire terminating feature having discontinuities;
wherein each magnet wire terminating feature is received by a corresponding splice opening, each magnet wire terminating feature is brought into contact with the magnet wire, discontinuities of the magnet wire terminating feature and provides an electrical connection between the magnet wire terminating feature and the magnet wire.

4. The thermally protected bobbin of claim 3 , wherein the splice opening having a post for receiving the magnet wire subsequent to the magnet wire extending through the splice opening, the post being removed during or subsequent to the magnet wire terminating feature forming a connection with the magnet wire.

5. The thermally protected bobbin of claim 4 , wherein a magnet wire segment extending between each magnet wire terminating feature is removed from the spindle.

Assignees

• Tyco Electronics Corp
• Te Connectivity Corp

Inventors

• Randolph Kurt Allan

Classifications

• H01F2007/062

  Details of terminals or connectors for electromagnets · CPC title

• H02K11/25

  Devices for sensing temperature, or actuated thereby · CPC title

• H01F27/402 Primary

  Association of measuring or protective means · CPC title

• H01F27/29

  Terminals; Tapping arrangements {for signal inductances} · CPC title

• H02K2203/12

  Machines characterised by the bobbins for supporting the windings · CPC title