DEVICE FOR CHANGING AN OPERATING STATE OF AT LEAST ONE SWITCH ELEMENT

The invention relates to a device (1) for changing an operating state of at least one switch element, the switch element having two switch element halves that can be brought into operative connection with each other in order to connect at least two components, or that can be disengaged in order to cut the connection between the components. A device (6) is provided by means of which a force can be introduced into the actuating chain (10) between the switch element and a drive device (2), by means of which an actuating force can be provided for the switch element. The force of the device (6) can be introduced into an actuating chain (10) between the drive device (2) and the switch element in the area of a coupling area (8) of the device (6) that is in operative connection with a control curve (9). The coupling area (8) is in operative connection with the control curve (9) as a function of a rotational drive of the drive device (2) along a path of the control curve (9). The force that can be introduced by means of the device (6) varies as a function of the operating state, at least as a function of the path of the control curve (9).