Contact device with magnets directing arc away from the central space

A contact device comprising:

• a first fixed terminal extending in a first direction;
• a first fixed contact connected to the first fixed terminal;
• a second fixed terminal extending in the first direction, the second fixed terminal being disposed apart from the first fixed terminal in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
• a second fixed contact connected to the second fixed terminal;
• a first movable contact facing the first fixed contact;
• a first movable piece connected to the first movable contact;
• a second movable contact facing the second fixed contact;
• a second movable piece connected to the second movable contact, the second movable piece being disposed apart from the first movable piece in the second direction;
• a moving mechanism configured to move the first movable piece and the second movable piece;
• a first magnet configured to generate a first magnetic field to apply a first Lorentz force in a first oblique direction to a first arc generated at the first fixed contact and the first movable contact, the first oblique direction being a direction inclined with respect to the first direction and oriented away from the second fixed terminal;
• and
• a second magnet configured to generate a second magnetic field to apply a second Lorentz force in a second oblique direction to a second arc generated at the second fixed contact and the second movable contact, the second oblique direction being a direction inclined with respect to the first direction and oriented away from the first fixed terminal.