Contact member actuated by melting of fusible material, actuated due to burning of combustible material or due to explosion of explosive material

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Thermally-actuated switches > Switches in which only the opening movement or only the closing movement of a contact is effected by heating or cooling > Contact member actuated by melting of fusible material, actuated due to burning of combustible material or due to explosion of explosive material

Classification Context

Section:: ELECTRICITY
Class:: ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Subclass:: ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES