Switches (100, 200) for closing and opening an electrical circuit, comprising: - a first
electrical current-carrying element (109a, 209a) and a second
electrical current-carrying element (109b, 209b); - a plastic insulating housing (108a, 108b, 208) that holds the first
electrical current-carrying element (109a, 209a) and the second electrical current-carrying element (109b, 209b); - an electric magnetic drive; and - a first electrical contact bridge (106a, 206a) and a second electrical contact bridge (106b, 206b) which are adjustable by the magnetic drive such that they electrically connect the first current-carrying element (109a, 209a) and the second current-carrying element (109b, 209b) and exert a
contact force on the first current-carrying element (109a, 209a) and the second current-carrying element (109b, 209b) respectively; wherein the first electrical current-carrying element (109a, 209a) and the second electrical current-carrying element (109b, 209b) are designed and arranged such that a force flow of the contact forces generated by the first and second contact bridge (106a, 106b, 206a, 206b) runs via the first electrical current-carrying element (109a, 209a) and the second electrical current-carrying element (109b, 209b), and the contact forces generated by the first and second contact bridge (106a, 106b, 206a, 206b) cancel each other out, wherein the first and second contact bridges (106a, 106b, 206a, 206b) are each connected to an anchor (103a, 103b, 203a, 203b) via a connecting element (105a, 105b, 205a, 205b), preferably a connecting pin; and The electric magnetic drive includes a magnetic coil (101, 201) which is configured to attract the armature (103a, 203a) connected to the first contact bridge (106a, 206a) and the armature (103b, 203b) connected to the second contact bridge (106b, 206b) in opposite directions such that the first and second contact bridges (106a, 106b, 206a, 206b) are displaced by equal deflections, and wherein the first and second contact bridge (106a, 106b, 206a, 206b) as well as the armature (103a, 203a) connected to the first contact bridge (106a, 206a) and the armature (103b, 203b) connected to the second contact bridge (106b, 206b) are arranged symmetrically to a
central plane which passes through the center of the
magnet coil (101, 201) and perpendicular to its coil axis.