The utility model belongs to the technical field of low-
voltage electric appliances, and discloses an arc extinguishing
system and a switching device. The arc extinguishing
system is used for eliminating electric arcs generated when a moving contact and a static contact in the switching device are disconnected, and comprises an arc extinguishing chamber and an arc striking chamber communicated with the arc extinguishing chamber, a permanent
magnet is arranged on one side, close to the moving contact, of the arc striking chamber in the first direction, and arc blowing plates are arranged on the two opposite sides of the permanent
magnet in the second direction; the two blow-out plates and the permanent
magnet form a first
magnetic field, and the first
magnetic field is used for quickly transferring the arc into the arc extinguish chamber; the two arc blowing plates, the permanent magnet and the moving contact form a second
magnetic field, and the second magnetic field is used for attracting the moving contact, so that the moving contact is far away from the static contact. Wherein the first direction is the moving direction of the moving contact, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. The arc extinguishing
system can drive the arc to rapidly move into the arc extinguishing chamber through the external magnetic field for arc extinguishing, can improve the rapid
breaking capacity between the moving contact and the static contact, reduces the risk of arc breakdown and reignition, and is good in arc extinguishing effect.