Patent ID: 6486428
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A fast-action make-and-break switch comprising:a casing fitted with a first pair of electrical contacts and a second pair of electrical contacts, said first pair of electrical contacts facing said second pair of electrical contacts; moving equipment disposed inside said casing and carrying along at each end of a movement a rear conducting element and a front conducting element, said rear conducting element being brought alternately into contact with each of said first pair of electrical contacts, and said front conducting element being brought alternatively into contact with each of said second pair of electrical contacts; a set of compression springs resting against the moving equipment and against one end of a plunger for operating the switch; a rocking control connected mechanically to the plunger and configured to exert positive action on the front conducting element when the plunger is in a pushed forward position; a set of compensating springs inserted between the moving equipment and one of the front and rear conducting elements; and a housing in a plane of the moving equipment to accommodate the set of compensating springs; wherein the housing is located on a same side as the front conducting element.