Patent ID: 6262384
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A switching device, comprising:a stationary contact and a moving contact, the stationary contact and the moving contact together forming a contact point; andan arc extinguishing device for extinguishing an arc occurring at the contact point, the arc extinguishing device including an arcing chamber, the arcing chamber including arc splitter plates held parallel to one another and at a distance from one another using an insulating strip, the arcing chamber further including a first and a second arc runner plate, each of the first and second arc runner plates being arranged adjacent to an outer arc splitter plate, respectively, the insulating strip including a wall which forms the arcing chamber termination and at which the arc splitter plates end, a first one of the first and second arc runner plates projecting beyond the wall of the insulating strip into a space located behind the arcing chamber, a second one of the first and second arc runner plates being partitioned off from the space located behind the arcing chamber using the wall of the insulating strip in conjunction with a housing wall.