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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2005
Tadashi Nakatani, Kawasaki, JP;
Anh Tuan Nguyen, Kawasaki, JP;
Takeaki Shimanouchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Masahiko Imai, Kawasaki, JP;
Satoshi Ueda, Kawasaki, JP;
Tadashi Nakatani, Kawasaki, JP;
Anh Tuan Nguyen, Kawasaki, JP;
Takeaki Shimanouchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Masahiko Imai, Kawasaki, JP;
Satoshi Ueda, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A microswitching element includes a base substrate, a fixing portion attached to the base substrate, and a movable portion including a fixed end fixed to the fixing portion. The movable portion is surrounded by the fixing portion via a slit having a pair of closed ends. The movable portion includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface faces the base substrate, and the second surface is opposite to the first surface. The microswitching element also includes a movable contact portion provided on the second surface of the movable portion, and a pair of fixed contact electrodes each including a contact surface facing the movable contact portion. The fixed contact electrodes are attached to the fixing portion.