Rear derailleur
A switching mechanism is a device that is used to perform mechanical, logical and / or electrical switching operations. Among other things, the term is used in the following contexts:
- in technical informatics and digital technology, a basic structure of logical circuits, see switchgear (technical informatics)
- In vehicles, the rear derailleur is part of the gear shift, see for example bicycle gear shifts: Derailleur (bicycle)
- In electrical energy technology, the term for a system for load distribution or power adjustment, see load distribution plant and tap changers for power transformers
- in electrical machines, such as here: press (machine) , for sheet metal processing, as end position or cycle control
- the device for changing the motor voltage in electric locomotives, see drive switch