OPERATING MECHANISM AND SWITCHING APPARATUS

The present invention relates to the field of low-voltage electrical appliances, and in particular to an operating mechanism and a switching apparatus comprising the operating mechanism. In the operating mechanism, a main shaft is configured to rotate around a center line o-o to switch among a first position, a middle position and a second position; a connecting rod is used for driving a moving contact structure to rotate so as to be connected to and disconnected from a static contact structure and is configured to rotate around the center line o-o to switch between a third position and a fourth position; when the operating mechanism is in a closed state/open state, the main shaft is located at the first position/second position and the connecting rod is located at the third position/fourth position; the main shaft is driven by external force to rotate towards the middle position, so that an energy storage structure stores energy, and the connecting rod is kept static; when the main shaft passes the middle po