Switching apparatus

A switching apparatus for an electrical switching device, comprising:

• a rotor housing, rotatable between an open position and a closed position;
• at least one contact arm with a moving contact, the moving contact, in the closed position of the rotor housing, being in contact with a fixed contact of the switching apparatus in an electrically conducting manner;
• a switching unit including a switching lever, movable between an ON position and an OFF position, and a switching frame, a lever mechanism being in functional contact with the switching frame and the rotor housing such that movement of the switching lever into the ON position allows the rotor housing to be moved into the closed position and movement of the switching lever into the OFF position allows the rotor housing to be moved into the open position, the lever mechanism including at least one stop, configured to prevent movement of the switching lever into the OFF position independently of the movement of the rotor housing when the rotor housing is in the closed position.