Bent switching fluid cavity
US6841746B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2061/006
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A switch having first and second mated substrates that define therebetween first and second intersecting channels of a bent switching fluid cavity. A switching fluid is held within the bent switching fluid cavity and is movable between first and second switch states in response to forces that are applied to the switching fluid. More of the switching fluid is forced into the first of the intersecting channels in the first switch state, and more of the switching fluid is forced into the second of the intersecting channels in the second switch state.
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