Contactor with Anti-Levitation Mechanism

Abstract

A contactor assembly having a housing defining an interior compartment. Current carrying contacts are disposed in the interior compartment of the housing. A coupling member is positioned in the interior compartment of the housing, the coupling member has conductive areas for engaging the current carrying contacts. A contact bridge extends from a first end of the coupling member to a second of the coupling member. The contact bridge has a wedge engaging opening extending therethrough. A contact bridge engaging wedge is positioned in the wedge engaging opening. An actuator assembly extends through the wedge engaging opening to spread the contact bridge engaging wedge. The actuator assembly moves the coupling member between a closed position in which the conductive areas of the coupling member engage the current carrying contacts and an open position in which the conductive areas of the coupling member are disengaged from the current carrying contacts.

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