Electric current knife switch

An electric current switch comprising:

• a housing;
• a contact lever having a proximal end and a distal end, the contact lever is rotatable at a pivot point at the distal end, the contact lever including a lever main contact area and a lever arcing contact at the proximal end;
• a fixed contact assembly configured to receive the contact lever in a closed position of the contact lever, the fixed contact assembly including a fixed main contact and a fixed arcing contact, the fixed contact assembly being fixed relative to the housing accommodating the fixed contact assembly;
• the contact lever is configured to rotate about the pivot point between the closed position and an open position,
• the electric current switch further including a nozzle fixedly arranged to surround a position of the fixed arcing contact, the nozzle having at least two outlets to cooperatively provide a flow of cooling gas in a proximal direction towards the fixed arcing contact of the fixed contact assembly, the two outlets are arranged on opposite sides of an opening of the nozzle adapted to receive the contact lever so that the outlets are arranged on opposite sides of the contact lever in the closed position, the flow of cooling gas being in the proximal direction of the contact lever when the contact lever is in the closed position, wherein the contact lever is a knife contact, and the electric current switch is a knife switch.