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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Helmut Schlaak, Ober-Ramstadt, DE;
Lothar Kiesewetter, Berlin, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Electromechanical Components GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 5/122 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 5/122 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for a micromechanical electrostatic relay that includes a base substrate and a carrier layer deposited onto the base substrate. The carrier layer includes an armature and stationary-contact spring tongues that engage each other at their respective free ends. Once engaged, the armature spring tongue moving contacts overlaps the respective stationary-contact spring tongue stationary contacts. During an electrostatic rest state, the armature and stationary-contact spring tongues curve away from the base substrate wherein their respective free ends no longer engage.