Latching apparatus and an operating mechanism with such a latching apparatus

A latching apparatus for an operating mechanism for an electrical switching apparatus, the operating mechanism being operatively connectable to the switching apparatus, the latching apparatus comprising

• a first member movable between at least one first position and at least one second position, in the first position the first member being adapted to lock a drive member of the operating mechanism in a locked position and a force of the drive member being applied to the first member, and in the second position the first member is adapted to release the drive member from the locked position,
• a counter roller defining a first axis, at least in the first position the first member being adapted to bear against the counter roller,
• guiding means for guiding the movement of the first member, the guiding means being adapted to guide the movement of the first member in relation to the counter roller, and
• a trip member movable between at least one third position and at least one fourth position, in the third position the trip member being adapted to lock the first member in the first position, and in the fourth position the trip member is adapted to release the first member from the first position, and
• in the first position the first member is adapted to distribute the force of the drive member, applied to the first member, to a first force component applied to the counter roller and a second force component applied to the trip member, characterized in that when guiding the first member from the first position to the second position, the guiding means are adapted to guide at least a first portion of the first member in a first direction toward the counter roller.