Patent ID: 8400240

Claim:
A magnetic switching apparatus, comprising: a first switching device and a second switching device, said first switching device including a movable first magnet connected to a contact bridge, said second switching device including a second magnet which is connected to a movable switching element which is embodied as a switching tappet, said first magnet and said second magnet having respective end faces that face one another and have the same polarity, and wherein a separating plate made of ferromagnetic material, which is smaller than said end faces, is positioned between said first magnet and said second magnet, and wherein said movable first magnet and said separating plate are separable from one another by a distance which is adjustable, said first switching device and said second switching device being arranged in a housing from which said switching element projects, said housing having a side facing away from said first switching device, said switching element projecting from said side of said housing, said switching tappet being provided with a driver element which an activation element engages with play.