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EP 1246215 B1 20091209 - Microrelay with new construction

Title (en)

Microrelay with new construction

Title (de)

Mikrorelais mit neuem Aufbau

Title (fr)

Microrelais à nouvelle construction

Publication

EP 1246215 B1 20091209 (DE)

Application

EP 01810322 A 20010329

Priority

EP 01810322 A 20010329

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1246215A1] A drive capacitor (4,5) drives a movable contact piece (MCP) (1) electrostatically and has two conductive surfaces set apart but parallel. One (4) of these surfaces is applied to one side of the MCP with a flexible suspension (2). Altering the charging status of the drive capacitor moves the MCP into and out of a structure on a mating contact piece (6,7) in order to open and close an electrical contact between the MCP and the mating contact piece.

IPC 8 full level

H01H 59/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 59/0009 (2013.01); H01H 2001/0078 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1246215 A1 20021002; EP 1246215 B1 20091209; AT E451712 T1 20091215; DE 50115251 D1 20100121

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01810322 A 20010329; AT 01810322 T 20010329; DE 50115251 T 20010329