CURRENT PASSING DEVICE AND CURRENT PASSING METHOD

摘要

A current passing device passes current through bodies. The current passing device includes a first current receiving element having an electrical resistance, a second current receiving element having a contact resistance greater than the electrical resistance of the first current receiving element in a state in which the second current receiving element has been brought into direct contact with the first current receiving element without pressing the second current receiving element, a pressing mechanism arranged to press the first current receiving element and the second current receiving element closer together, and an electrically conductive intervening member disposed between the first current receiving element and the second current receiving element. The intervening member has a degree of deformation greater than degrees of deformation of both the first and second current receiving elements in a case where the intervening member has been pressed due to the pressing mechanism.