Patent ID: 7528690

Claim:
An electrical switching device, comprising: a thermal release; an electromagnetic release; a switching mechanism with a latching point and at least one contact point which is continuously opened or closed by means of the switching mechanism; an operating handle which is connected to one end of a lug by a coupling element and another end of the lug of which is coupled to a contact base carrying the moving contact member; and a latching lever which, together with a release lever, forms the latching point, wherein the contact base for the moving contact member is located between the thermal release and the electromagnetic release, wherein the latching lever, together with a rotatably supported release lever interacting with the electromagnetic release and the thermal release forms the latching point, wherein the thermal release is coupled to the release lever by a connecting rod passing over the contact base, so that both the thermal release and the electromagnetic release open the latching point in an event of an overcurrent and/or short-circuit current and wherein a striking lever is provided, which is mounted such that it rotates or pivots by one of the thermal release or the electromagnetic release to unlatch the latching point, wherein the striking lever is a double-armed lever whose axis of rotation is arranged between the latching point and the electrical electromagnetic release, with the striking lever having a first arm interacting with the latching lever, and a second arm interacting with the thermal release and electromagnetic release, and wherein the second arm of the striking lever covers the electromagnetic release.