EP 1565922 A1 20050824 - ELECTROSTATIC MICROSWITCH FOR LOW-VOLTAGE-ACTUATION COMPONENTS
Title (en)
ELECTROSTATIC MICROSWITCH FOR LOW-VOLTAGE-ACTUATION COMPONENTS
Title (de)
MIKROMECHANISCHER ELEKTROSTATISCHER SCHALTER MIT NIEDRIGER BETÄTIGUNGSSPANNUNG
Title (fr)
MICRO-COMMUTATEUR ELECTROSTATIQUE POUR COMPOSANT A FAIBLE TENSION D'ACTIONNEMENT
Publication
Application
Priority
- FR 0350138 W 20031127
- FR 0214944 A 20021128
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2006164193A1] The invention relates to an electrostatic micro-switch intended to connect two conductor paths ( 4, 5 ) placed on a support, the connection between the two conductor paths being created by means of a contact stud ( 6 ) fitted to the distortion means ( 3 ) made in insulating material and capable of distorting in relation to the support, under the influence of an electrostatic force generated by control electrodes, the contact stud connecting the ends ( 14, 15 ) of the two conductor paths ( 4, 5 ) when the distortion means are sufficiently distorted. The control electrodes are laid out on the distortion means and the support in two sets of electrodes, a first set of electrodes ( 101, 102, 33, 53 ) intended to generate a first electrostatic force to initiate the distorting of the distortion means, a second set of electrodes ( 101, 102, 7, 8 ) intended to generate a second electrostatic force to continue the distorting of the distortion means ( 3 ) so that the contact stud ( 6 ) connects the ends ( 14, 15 ) of the two conductor paths.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H01H 59/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
H01H 59/0009 (2013.01 - EP US); H01H 2059/0063 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2004051688A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2006164193 A1 20060727; US 7283023 B2 20071016; AT E336799 T1 20060915; DE 60307672 D1 20060928; DE 60307672 T2 20070906; EP 1565922 A1 20050824; EP 1565922 B1 20060816; FR 2848020 A1 20040604; FR 2848020 B1 20050107; WO 2004051688 A1 20040617
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 53663205 A 20050526; AT 03786074 T 20031127; DE 60307672 T 20031127; EP 03786074 A 20031127; FR 0214944 A 20021128; FR 0350138 W 20031127