The invention provides an
overvoltage protection device, in particular for
information technology and / or communication technology devices, which is equipped with a housing (ST, BT; GT), a first input terminal (E1) for applying a first external
voltage signal, a second input terminal (E2) for applying a second external
voltage signal, a first output terminal (A1) for outputting the first external
voltage signal, a second output terminal (A2) for outputting the second external voltage signal, an
overvoltage protection circuit arrangement (G1, R1, Z1; G1, G2, R1, R2, Z1; G1, G2, R1, R2, Z1, Z2), which is at least partially arranged on a circuit board (P) arranged in the housing (ST, BT; G), a first current path (ST1) for guiding the first external voltage signal from the first input terminal (E1) to the first output terminal (A1) in the event of a bypassing of the
overvoltage protection circuit arrangement (G1, R1, Z1; G1, G2, R1, R2, Z1; G1, G2, R1, R2, Z1, Z2), a second current path (ST2) for guiding the second external voltage signal from the second input terminal (E2) to the second output terminal (A2) in the event of a bypassing of the overvoltage protection circuit arrangement (G1, R1, Z1; G1, G2, R1, R2, Z1; G1, G2, R1, R2, Z1, Z2), a third current path (ST3) for guiding the first external voltage signal from the first input terminal (E1) to the first output terminal (A1) via the overvoltage protection circuit arrangement (G1, R1, Z1; G1, G2, R1, R2, Z1; G1, G2, R1, R2, Z1, Z2), a first switching contact arrangement (F1) for opening and closing the first current path (ST1), a first electrical overvoltage protection component (G1) connected between the first and second current paths (ST1, ST2), and a mechanical
triggering device (AU; B, S, EF, SL) for opening the first switching contact arrangement (F1) in an untriggered state and for closing the first switching contact arrangement (F1) in a triggered state in the event of a triggering current in the overvoltage protection circuit arrangement (G1, R1, Z1; G1, G2, R1, R2, Z1; G1, G2, R1, R2, Z1, Z2) due to an exceeding of nominal parameters and / or due to component degradation for interrupting the third current path (ST3).