CA1076170A - Cylindrical, linear, stopless mercury switch and relay - Google Patents

Cylindrical, linear, stopless mercury switch and relay

Info

Publication number
CA1076170A
CA1076170A CA266,745A CA266745A CA1076170A CA 1076170 A CA1076170 A CA 1076170A CA 266745 A CA266745 A CA 266745A CA 1076170 A CA1076170 A CA 1076170A
Authority
CA
Canada
Prior art keywords
contact
switch
mercury
armature
electrode
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
CA266,745A
Other languages
English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Paul E. Stuckert
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
International Business Machines Corp
Original Assignee
International Business Machines Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by International Business Machines Corp filed Critical International Business Machines Corp
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CA1076170A publication Critical patent/CA1076170A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/06—Contacts characterised by the shape or structure of the contact-making surface, e.g. grooved
    • H01H1/08—Contacts characterised by the shape or structure of the contact-making surface, e.g. grooved wetted with mercury
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H51/00—Electromagnetic relays
    • H01H51/28—Relays having both armature and contacts within a sealed casing outside which the operating coil is located, e.g. contact carried by a magnetic leaf spring or reed
    • H01H51/288—Freely suspended contacts

Landscapes

  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Contacts (AREA)
  • Electromagnets (AREA)
  • Manufacture Of Switches (AREA)
  • Thermally Actuated Switches (AREA)
CA266,745A 1975-12-03 1976-11-29 Cylindrical, linear, stopless mercury switch and relay Expired CA1076170A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US05/637,263 US4047135A (en) 1975-12-03 1975-12-03 Cylindrical, linear, stopless mercury switch and relay

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
CA1076170A true CA1076170A (en) 1980-04-22

Family

ID=24555211

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CA266,745A Expired CA1076170A (en) 1975-12-03 1976-11-29 Cylindrical, linear, stopless mercury switch and relay

Country Status (7)

Country Link
US (1) US4047135A (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
JP (1) JPS5936377B2 (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
CA (1) CA1076170A (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
DE (1) DE2653687A1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
FR (1) FR2334192A1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
GB (1) GB1506372A (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
IT (1) IT1074441B (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)

Families Citing this family (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2818466C2 (de) * 1977-04-29 1986-09-18 C.P. Clare International N.V., Tongeren Quecksilber-Reed-Relais
US4260970A (en) * 1979-07-18 1981-04-07 Fifth Dimension, Inc. Position insensitive mercury relay switch
JPH0638712B2 (ja) * 1983-09-30 1994-05-18 日本電気株式会社 Ｄｃ−ｄｃコンバ−タ
US4638274A (en) * 1986-03-06 1987-01-20 At&T Bell Laboratories Relay switch apparatus
US6838959B2 (en) * 2003-04-14 2005-01-04 Agilent Technologies, Inc. Longitudinal electromagnetic latching relay
US6876131B2 (en) * 2003-04-14 2005-04-05 Agilent Technologies, Inc. High-frequency, liquid metal, latching relay with face contact
US9536691B1 (en) * 2014-07-10 2017-01-03 Google Inc. Axial relay

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3144533A (en) * 1962-03-16 1964-08-11 Fifth Dimension Inc Mercury relay
US3380006A (en) * 1964-08-11 1968-04-23 Fifth Dimension Inc Logic circuits
DE1514762B2 (de) * 1965-05-28 1970-06-25 : Standard Elektrik Lorenz AG, 7000 Stuttgart Haftrelais

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
IT1074441B (it) 1985-04-20
US4047135A (en) 1977-09-06
FR2334192A1 (fr) 1977-07-01
JPS5936377B2 (ja) 1984-09-03
FR2334192B1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html) 1979-09-28
GB1506372A (en) 1978-04-05
JPS5268954A (en) 1977-06-08
DE2653687A1 (de) 1977-06-08

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US4238748A (en) Magnetically controlled switch with wetted contact
US5272458A (en) Solenoid actuator
EP1513176B1 (en) Linear switch actuator
CA1076170A (en) Cylindrical, linear, stopless mercury switch and relay
JPH03502021A (ja) 双安定性磁気アクチュエーター及び遮断器
US3459911A (en) Inertia switch with magnetic shunting
US7633361B2 (en) Electromechanical radio frequency switch
US4965542A (en) Magnetic switch for coaxial transmission lines
US3289126A (en) Mercury switch employing magnetizable fluid
GB2227608A (en) Solenoid actuators
US2932703A (en) Miniature switch mechanism
US4038620A (en) Magnetic reed switch
US5699030A (en) Magnetically activated RF switch indicator
US5359307A (en) High voltage relay
US4851801A (en) Microwave C-switches and S-switches
US2247493A (en) Mercury contact relay
US3361995A (en) Magnetic proximity switch
US3673524A (en) Piston mercury switch
US3728507A (en) Pressure-gas actuated electrical circuit breaker
JPH0529283B2 (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
US5631614A (en) Magnetic self-latching electric contact
US4642593A (en) Impulse mercury relay with magnetic interlock switch
SU817766A1 (ru) Магнитоуправл емый контакт
US3533025A (en) Flat pack relay
US2673265A (en) Impulse relay

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
MKEX Expiry