Patent · US Expired

Tearable membrane switch with resinous bounded silver-palladium alloy contacts

US5973283A · kind A · utility

12Cited by
9References
14Claims
0Family size

Assignees

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 27, 1998
Grant dateOct 26, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 27, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2231/026
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A membrane switch having a pair of flexible printed boards and a pair of contacts respectively disposed on said printed boards. The contacts are formed of powdered alloy of silver and palladium bounded by resinous material, and a conductive layer of silver powder is disposed between the flexible printed board and the contact. Preferably, the powdered alloy contains 50-97 weight percent silver and palladium in the remainder of weight percent.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.