Electrical switching device, in particular compact circuit breaker

An electrical switching device, comprising:

• an arc extinguishing apparatus including an extinguishing chamber;
• a blow-out channel connected to the extinguishing chamber, configured to blow out, through an opening of the blow-out channel, at least one of plasma and gas produced in the extinguishing chamber from the electrical switching device;
• and
• a terminal apparatus, configured to connect an electrical conductor to the electrical switching device, including a metal part electrically conductively connected at a first end to the electrical switching device and, at a second end, a terminal fixing configured to connect the electrical conductor, the metal part being guidable through the blow-out channel so that a portion of the metal part including the second end protrudes beyond a rear side of the electrical switching device to expose the portion to external surroundings of the electrical switching device, wherein,
• the metal part is shrouded at least in the region passing through the blow-out channel by an insulation element such that the insulation element surrounds an entire portion of the metal part that is arranged in the blow-out channel, and
• the insulation element surrounds a part of the portion of the metal part protruding beyond the rear side of the electrical switching device.