Patent · US Expired

Switch, especially relay

US5886428A · kind A · utility

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6References

23Claims

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Assignee

Bach GmbH & Co. · DE

Inventors

Jochen Feiler · Heilbronn, DE
Daniel Jendritza · Dillingen/Saar, DE
Hartmut Janocha · Riegelsberg, DE
Horst Binnig · Neckarsulm, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 8, 1997
Grant date	Mar 23, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 8, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01H47/002
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A switch has at least two switching elements and a drive member for moving at least one of the switching elements relative to the other switching element for opening and closing the switch. The at least one switching element is fixedly connected to the drive member and the drive member is a solid-state energy converter.

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