Patent ID: 6104105
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: H01H,H02K,Y10S

Abstract:
An electrical switch comprising:a housing having first and second input connections for electrical connection to a voltage source and further having first and second output connections for electrical connection to an electrical device, said second input connection having an electrical connecting part for connection to said second output connection;an operating element which can be moved manually;a first contact system which includes a fixed contact and a contact rocker, said contact rocker having first and second lever arms and a rotating bearing, said first lever arm in communication with said fixed contact, said fixed contact being directly connected to said first input connection, and wherein said first lever arm is biased by a spring force in a closing direction toward said fixed contact and said operating element during its movement acts upon said second lever arm in such a way that said first lever arm can be placed against said fixed contact in order to close an electrical connection of the contact system; anda current-carrying rail arranged in a central region of said housing, said current-carrying rail establishing an electrical connection to said first output connection, said rotating bearing of said contact rocker being arranged on said current-carrying rail in a region near said first and second input connections;wherein said current-carrying rail extends from a region between the first and second input connections to a region of said first output connection and passes through the housing in a transverse direction approximately at right angles to the direction of movement of the operating element.