Patent ID: 9633806
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: H01H

Claim:
1. A switching configuration, comprising: a first switching contact set having a rated current contact piece and an arcing contact piece being movable relative to one another; said rated current contact piece having a contact carrier with a cavity having an orifice opening, said arcing contact piece protruding into said cavity; a supporting element supporting said arcing contact piece on said contact carrier; and a transmission mechanism generating a relative movement between said arcing contact piece and said rated current contact piece, said transmission mechanism having a transmission mechanism chassis supported on said contact carrier; said transmission mechanism chassis having at least one bearing flank supported directly on and fixed to said contact carrier, said at least one bearing flank spanning said supporting element at a spacing, and said at least one bearing flank including a transverse crosspiece spanning and extending over said orifice opening.