A contact element which, on account of its low installation depth, is suitable for use in switch panels of low overall height and can be combined with various keys. The contact element has a main body, two connection terminals, which are obliquely mounted in the main body, for electrical conductors, two busbars which are in each case electrically connected to one of the connection terminals and run from the respective connection terminal to a bearing arranged centrally in the main body. A tappet which is spring-mounted in the central bearing can be moved between a first and a second position and is fitted with a contact bridge which electrically short-circuits the two busbars in one of the two positions, wherein a portion of the tappet, which portion projects out of the main body, is designed to be coupled to a key.

A contact device (15) of a starter contactor (1) comprising: a contact rod (17) made of an electrically insulating material, a contact strip (19) made of an electrically conducting material comprising a hole (19a) in which is mounted the contact rod (17), a squashing spring (25), a restoring spring (27), the contact device (15) also comprises a closure clip (33) of radial width greater than or equal to the diameter of the squashing spring (25), a radial notch (33a) being made in the closure clip (33), the radial notch (33a) receiving a portion of the contact rod (17), the squashing spring (25) being mounted compressed between the closure clip (33) and the contact strip (19) which is in abutment on a retaining collar (17a) of the contact rod (17).

A contact slide unit for a switch unit, where the contact slide unit includes a contact slide with a switching piece displaceably guided therein, and method for mounting the contact slide unit, where the displaceable switching piece is protected on the contact slide against twisting via a separately formed anti-twist stop.

A contact bridge arrangement for an electrical switch is disclosed that has a contact bridge holder and a contact bridge. The contact bridge holder is monolithically formed with a spring. The contact bridge is held on the contact bridge holder and movable along an actuating direction. The contact bridge is pressed against the contact bridge holder by the spring.

A contact bridge arrangement for an electrical switch, such as a contactor or a relay, is disclosed. The contact bridge arrangement comprises a contact bridge having a contact bridge body, an actuating member on which the contact bridge is held that is movable with respect to the contact bridge along an actuating direction, the actuating member having a stop and a spring base, and a spring disposed between the spring base and the contact bridge body pressing the stop against the contact bridge.

A contactor device includes a movable contact configured to selectively open/close an electrical circuit. The contactor device includes an actuator assembly having a shaft, a movable contact retention member, and a coupler coupling the shaft to the movable contact retention member. The movable contact retention member may be a single piece comprising a central portion, a first side portion, and a second side portion, and the first side portion and the second side portion are angled relative to the central portion.