Patent attributes
A normally closed electric switch having a sliding assembly that is actuated to open the switch, e.g. by a pyrotechnic gas generator. Prior to actuation, a conductive portion of the sliding assembly (21) is in tight contact with two rings (13a, 14a) that are axially offset on the same axis, belonging respectively to two electrically conductive tabs (13, 14), and after the actuator has been triggered, the upstream tab (13) is separated from the conductive portion of the sliding assembly. According to the invention, sliding assembly comprises a tube split by a slot extending along its entire length, and the conductive portion of the sliding assembly is constituted by all or part of said split tube, the clamping force between the conductive portion and the primary electrically conductive tabs being provided by the resilience of the split tube.
