Patent ID: 9236201
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: H01H

Claim Text:
1. An electrical snap-action switch, comprising: a contact bridge which can be actuated by a switching plunger and a bistable spring arrangement and which is connectable in a first switch position to at least one first contact pair and in a second switch position to at least one second contact pair, wherein the spring arrangement has at least one spring arm on each of two sides of the switching plunger, by means of which, in addition, the contact bridge is movable transversely with respect to a movement direction of the switching plunger up to a movement end position in the event of breakage of one of the spring arms, wherein a sliding ramp is provided in a movement path of the contact bridge, which sliding ramp spaces apart at least one contact of the contact bridge in the movement end position from the associated contact of the respective contact pair in the event of breakage of one spring arm.