Patent ID: 8222981
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. An electrical switching device comprising: first and second circuit assemblies, each of the first and second circuit assemblies comprising a base terminal and a moveable terminal movable between an open state and a closed state, the movable terminal being electrically connected to the base terminal in the closed state; and an actuator assembly being electromechanically controlled by a motor, the actuator assembly comprising: a pivot member rotated by the motor, the pivot member having a post extending outward from a pivot body; an actuator moved by the pivot, the actuator being movable between a first position and a second position, the actuator being operatively coupled to the moveable terminals of the first and second circuit assemblies, the actuator moving the movable terminals to the closed state as the actuator is moved from the first position to the second position, the actuator having a pocket; and a compression spring received in the pocket, the compression spring extending between a first end and a second end, the first end engaging the actuator, the second end engaging the post, the compression spring providing a force on the actuator to push the movable terminals toward the base terminals wherein the actuator extends along a longitudinal axis, the actuator being split along the longitudinal axis into an upper actuator and a lower actuator independently movable with respect to one another.