SWITCHING DEVICE SUITABLE FOR DIRECT CURRENT OPERATION

摘要

A switching device includes at least a first current path and a second current path, each of which have a first connection and a second connection, whereby the first connections are arranged on the first side of the switching device and the second connections on the second side of the switching device, each current path has at least one contact pair, that has a first contact and a second contact, whereby at least the second contact is arranged on a contact member that is movable to the first contact and whereby in the switched-on status of the switching device, both the contacts are in contact with each other, each contact pair has at least one extinguishing device, whereby the extinguishing devices of both the current paths are arranged in a direction from the first connections to the second connections, behind one another and at least partly covering each other.

主权项

1. A switching device suitable for direct current operation, the device comprising:
a first current path; and a second current path, wherein each of the first and second current paths includes a respective first connection and a respective second connection, wherein the first connections are arranged on a first side of the switching device and the second connections are arranged on a second side of the switching device, wherein each current path includes a respective contact pair, having a first and a second contact, wherein each of the second contacts is arranged on a respective moveable contact member, wherein, in a switched-on status of the switching device, both the first and the second contacts are in contact with each other, wherein each contact pair includes a respective extinguishing device configured to extinguish an arc forming between the first and the second contacts, and wherein the extinguishing devices of both current paths are arranged in a direction from the respective first connections to the respective second connections behind one another and at least partly covering each other.