Title:
液体金属コンタクトを有するマイクロエレクトロメカニカル・マイクロリレー
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4512304
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A MEM relay includes an actuator, a shorting bar disposed on the actuator, a contact substrate, and a plurality of liquid metal contacts are disposed on the contact substrate such that the plurality of liquid metal contacts are placed in electrical communication when the MEM relay is in a closed state. Further, the MEM relay includes a heater disposed on said contact substrate wherein said heater is in thermal communication with the plurality of liquid metal contacts. The contact substrate can additionally include a plurality of wettable metal contacts disposed on the contact substrate wherein each of the plurality of wettable metal contacts is proximate to each of the plurality of liquid metal contacts and each of the wettable metal contacts is in electrical communication with each of the plurality of liquid metal contacts.
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Inventors:
Streator, Robert Dee
Macmillan, Lee A
Bergstedt, Roderick Gee
Macmillan, Lee A
Bergstedt, Roderick Gee
Application Number:
JP2001557064A
Publication Date:
July 28, 2010
Filing Date:
February 01, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
RAYTHEON COMPANY
International Classes:
B81B3/00; H01H59/00; H01H1/04; H01H1/08; H01H1/62; H01H50/00; H01H1/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP56052832A |
Foreign References:
| WO1999021204A1 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuo Shamoto
Tadashi Masui
Yasushi Kobayashi
Akio Chiba
Hiroyuki Tomita
Hiroyuki Uchida
Tadashi Masui
Yasushi Kobayashi
Akio Chiba
Hiroyuki Tomita
Hiroyuki Uchida