Contact system
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsWerner Puri, Joachim Seidl
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Abstract
A contact system is disclosed for use in electromechanical switchgear. In at least one embodiment of the invention, a contact system is provided which has a simple constructive design and allows for an especially reliable contact. For this purpose, at least one embodiment of the contact system includes a spring support, an actuating element, and a contact element. The contact element includes a spring area, supported on the spring support, for providing a jump function, an actuator area, actuated by the actuating element, for initiating the jump function, and a contacting area for simultaneously establishing electrical contact with the stationary contact pieces.
Claims15
A contact system, comprising:
- fixed contact pieces;
- a spring holder;
- an actuating element having a pair of symmetrical arms extending from a base portion and an aperture in each arm;
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- a moving contact element, including a spring region mounted on the spring holder to provide a jump function, an actuating region that passes through the apertures, actuatable by the actuating element to initiate the jump function, and a contact-making region for the simultaneous production of an electric contact with the fixed contact pieces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.