Patent ID: 9679707
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: H01H

Claim:
1. A contact device comprising: a pair of fixed contacts aligned in a first direction; a movable contactor configured to come into or out of contact with the pair of fixed contacts by movement in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; a contactor holder that holds the movable contactor; a movable shaft which moves the contactor holder in the second direction so that the movable contactor comes into or out of contact with the pair of fixed contacts and twists about the movable shaft; and a base that accommodates the pair of fixed contacts, the movable contactor, and the contactor holder, the base having a projection projecting from a position opposing the contactor holder in a third direction orthogonal to both the first direction and the second direction, wherein the contactor holder comes into contact with the projection along the third direction when the movable contactor and the contactor holder twist around the movable shaft.