Patent ID: 8835786

Claim:
A switch, comprising: an actuator configured to turn the switch on and off; an actuating device, located on an actuator side on the switch, configured to at least turn the switch on, the actuating device including a motor drive configured to, by way of a gear that actuates a mechanical system, tension at least one spring held in the tensioned state and being capable of unlatching to actuate the actuator, and the actuator being capable of being swiveled by the at least one spring as the at least one spring is released from the tensioned state; two spring pairs, one of the two spring pairs configured to turn on the switch and the other of the two spring pairs configured to turn off the switch, each of the two spring pairs being connected via a bridge and each of the two spring pairs further being supported on a respective side of the respective bridge facing away from each other, the two bridges being arranged displaceably relative to each other and the bridges being capable of being pushed apart to tension the spring pairs; a first actuating element configured to turn the switch on, arranged on one of the two bridges; and and a second actuating element configured to turn the switch off, arranged on the other of the two bridges.