Patent ID: 6143998
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: B23K,H01H,Y10T

Abstract:
An electric switch having a contact system with a contact including a contact body and a contact surface, the contact system being arranged in a recess on a contact carrier in such a way that the contact surface is exposed on the contact carrier, and the contact body projects on one side of the contact carrier, the contact body being fastened on the contact carrier, wherein a region along an edge of the recess, of the projecting contact body (7) is embossed with the side of the contact carrier, and at least one spot weld, produced by means of a laser beam and forming a resultant weld zone, is arranged at least partially on the embossed region of the contact body in such a way that the resultant weld zone of the at least one spot weld includes at least partially a region bordering the contact carrier and the embossed region.