Fire protection device for domestic appliances

US8958191B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8958191-B2
Application numberUS-72159010-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 11, 2010
Priority dateJun 26, 2001
Publication dateFeb 17, 2015
Grant dateFeb 17, 2015

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A fire protection device for preventing damage to a domestic appliance from a malfunction which occurs in the appliance. The fire protection device includes at least one fault current circuit breaker, which disconnects the electrical supply from the appliance when a fault current is sensed. The fire protection device also includes at least one gas sensor which also disconnects the electrical supply from the appliance when a predetermined quantity of a control gas is sensed in the appliance.

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What is claimed is: 1. A fire protection device for a domestic appliance, the fire protection device comprising: a fault current detector to detect a fault current in the domestic appliance and to generate a fault current signal upon detection of the fault current; a fault current switch arranged inside the domestic appliance, the fault current switch to receive the fault current signal from the fault current detector and to disconnect power supply to the domestic appliance from…

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    Human Necessities · mapped topic

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What does patent US8958191B2 cover?
A fire protection device for preventing damage to a domestic appliance from a malfunction which occurs in the appliance. The fire protection device includes at least one fault current circuit breaker, which disconnects the electrical supply from the appliance when a fault current is sensed. The fire protection device also includes at least one gas sensor which also disconnects the electrical su…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Jerg Helmut, Staedel Stefan A, Bsh Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A62C3/16. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).