Patent ID: 8823474
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A contact switching mechanism comprising: a fixed contact piece with a fixed contact; a movable contact piece with a movable contact that faces the fixed contact in a contactable manner and; a magnet that extends an arc generated between the fixed contact and the movable contact to an extension, wherein: the fixed contact piece includes a first fixed portion that is configured to fix to a base and a first main body portion that is configured to protrude from the base and includes the fixed contact, the movable contact piece includes a second fixed portion fixed to the base and a second main body portion that protrudes from the base and includes the movable contact, at least one of the fixed contact piece and the movable contact piece includes the extension that extends toward the other contact piece and the extension is at the end of at least one of the fixed contact piece and movable contact piece opposite to the first or second fixed portion so that the fixed or movable contact is positioned between the first or second fixed portion, and the extension.