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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1996
Jorg Franzke, Berlin, DE;
Wolfgang Kraft, Berlin, DE;
Krone Aktiengesellschaft, Berlin-Zehlendorf, DE;
Abstract
A switching field for electromechanically switching electrical signal lines with crosspoints. The parts forming the crosspoints comprising membranes, at and between which further parts of the circuit are disposed. The switching field is particularly for communication and data transfer applications. The cross points are disposed matrix-shaped manner and signal lines assigned to the individual crosspoints. The crosspoints are composed of at least two contact surfaces which are movable relative to each other, to the one contact surface, a permanent magnet, and to the other contact surface, a ferromagnetic material with a coil assigned thereto.