Patent 9799462 was granted and assigned to Siemens Aktiengesellschaft on October, 2017 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A switching device is disclosed, in particular a circuit breaker, with a thermal release, on which a moving switching piece is arranged by a contact link support. The moving switching piece is borne on a spring body and is arranged opposite stationary switching pieces. A heat-extraction apparatus composed of a heat-dissipating material is in each case arranged at the side, along the stationary switching pieces.