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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2014
Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
James D. Pileggi, Beaverton, OR (US);
Jason C. Hill, Beaverton, OR (US);
TEKTRONIX, INC., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
An electromechanical microswitch, comprising first and second electromagnets mounted in spaced-apart orientation to one another where each electromagnetic has a field center located a first distance above the mounting surface. A permanent magnet is positioned between the electromagnets and includes a magnetic field center that is higher above the mounting surface than that of the electromagnets so that the permanent magnet is magnetically biased toward the mounting surface. A stripline switch element is mountable between the permanent magnet and mounting surface, and biased against circuit structures on the mounting surface, whereby the stripline switch element moves between first and second activated positions under influence of the electromagnets.