Electronically switching latching micro-magnetic relay and method of operating same
US6469603B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2050/007
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
According to various embodiments of the invention, a relay is suitably formed to exhibit an open state and a closed state. The relay is operated by providing a cantilever sensitive to magnetic fields such that the cantilever exhibits a first state corresponding to the open state of the relay and a second state corresponding to the closed state of the relay. A first magnetic field may be provided to induce a magnetic torque in the cantilever, and the cantilever may be switched between the first state and the second state with a second magnetic field that may be generated by, for example, a conductor formed on a substrate with the relay.
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