Switching Apparatus

Abstract

A switching apparatus includes a switching contact member, a common contact member, a movable contact member configured to electrically connect the switching contact member and the common contact member to each other, and a holding member that holds the movable contact member. The movable contact member includes a switching-side sliding-contact portion configured to come into sliding-contact with the switching contact member and a common-side elastic contact portion that is in elastic-contact with the common contact member. The holding member is rotatable about a rotation axis extending along a direction crossing an extending direction of the movable contact member. Rotation of the holding member allows switching between a first connection state and a second connection state. The rotation axis of the holding member passes through the common contact member, thereby enhancing the stability of conductivity at the operating fulcrum of the movable contact member.

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