Patent ID: 8766126
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. An electrical switch comprising: a switch case; an actuating member movably arranged relative to said switch case, and adapted to be manually operated; a fixed contact secured in said switch case; a movable contact; a spring arrangement including a fixed portion that is secured in said switch case, a movable portion on which said movable contact is arranged, and a first flexibly deflectable portion between said movable portion and said fixed portion, wherein said movable contact is movable between a closed position in which said movable contact is in contact with said fixed contact and an open position in which said movable contact is spaced away from and out of contact with said fixed contact, and wherein said spring arrangement exerts a spring bias that biases said movable contact away from said closed position toward said open position; and a closing press member and an opening press member that are movably arranged in said switch case and operatively coupled to said actuating member so as to move in response to a manually operated motion of said actuating member, wherein said closing press member is arranged, configured and operable to press against said spring arrangement and move said movable contact to said closed position in a first motion direction, and wherein said opening press member is arranged, configured and operable to press against said spring arrangement and move said movable contact to said open position in a second motion direction.