Patent ID: 11862412
Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION SWITZERLAND GMBH
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 15:
16. A switching device for industrial equipment having at least one pair of contacts, the switching device comprising:
a transfer member mounted in the switching device, wherein the transfer member is configured to receive a first force applied to the switching device in a first direction and to receive a second force applied to the switching device in a second direction;
a rocker arm rotatably mounted in the switching device, wherein:
the rocker arm engages the transfer member to receive the first force over a first angle of rotation,
the rocker arm receives the second force over a second angle of rotation, and
the second angle of rotation is less than the first angle of rotation;

a plunger actuated to selectively open and close at least one pair of contacts in the switching device when the switching device is moved between the Off position and the On position; and
a mechanical linkage operatively connected between the rocker arm and the plunger, wherein the mechanical linkage engages the plunger to selectively close the at least one pair of contacts as the rocker arm moves over the first angle of rotation and the mechanical linkage engages the plunger to selectively open the at least one pair of contacts as the rocker arm moves over the second angle of rotation.