Switching component for detecting contact erosion

摘要

PCT No. PCT/DE94/00244 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 22, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 22, 1995 PCT Filed Mar. 10, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO94/22153 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 29, 1994Switching components with contact parts that are mounted on a contact carrier in a switch housing may include devices for monitoring the contact erosion. The contact carrier may be split (sub-divided) and contact parts can be slotted at the rear and mounted on the sub-divided contact carrier. Thus, the oscillation response (vibration response) of the contact carrier in particular can be used as a measure of the erosion of the contact parts.