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Micro switch having silver containing contacts

US6246020A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 23, 1999
Grant dateJun 12, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H5/18
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A micro switch includes a fixed contact and a movable contact. One is made of silver-carbon sintered metal, and the other is made of a silver-metal oxide alloy. The silver-carbon sintered metal includes carbon powder particles sufficiently small in average size to be capable of plastic molding into a sintered metal. The contact made of the silver-carbon sintered metal is directly crimped onto a contact supporting plate.

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