Abstract: A contact arrangement for a relay having a high breaking current capacity. A contact spring is split in fork-like fashion so as to form two fork ends at its free end. The contact spring is opposite two cooperating contact elements in the form of a double contact or two contacts to be bridged. The two fork ends of the contact spring are directly connected to one another via a welded on contact strip. A stranded conductor is welded directly to a freely accessible center portion of the contact strip between the two fork ends. Thus, the two contacting locations of the contact spring are connected to one another or to a power terminal in a low-loss fashion without employing an expensive central contact spring having good conductivity. Rather, a spring steel having a relatively poor conductivity may be employed.

Abstract: In a contact arrangement for high breaking capacity relays having a center contact spring movable between two cooperating fixed contact elements characterized by the contact spring having a contact member secured on each of the two opposite surfaces facing the fixed contact elements with one of the two contact members being of a larger size than the other contact member and the width of the contact spring to form a projection to which a flexible copper lead can be directly secured. As a result thereof, the switched current in a changeover contact can be conducted with low-loss across the center contact spring without an expensive center contact spring of a material which has a good conductivity being required.