EP1026718A3 - Micro-relais contrôlé électrostatiquement - Google Patents

Micro-relais contrôlé électrostatiquement Download PDF

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EP1026718A3
EP1026718A3 EP99830731A EP99830731A EP1026718A3 EP 1026718 A3 EP1026718 A3 EP 1026718A3 EP 99830731 A EP99830731 A EP 99830731A EP 99830731 A EP99830731 A EP 99830731A EP 1026718 A3 EP1026718 A3 EP 1026718A3
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relay device
petal
controlled micro
electrostatically
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EP1026718A2 (fr
EP1026718B1 (fr
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Marco Pizzi
Valerian Koniachkine
Piero Perlo
Sabino Sinesi
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Centro Ricerche Fiat SCpA
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H59/00—Electrostatic relays; Electro-adhesion relays
    • H01H59/0009—Electrostatic relays; Electro-adhesion relays making use of micromechanics
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/12—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage
    • H01H1/14—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by abutting
    • H01H1/20—Bridging contacts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H59/00—Electrostatic relays; Electro-adhesion relays
    • H01H59/0009—Electrostatic relays; Electro-adhesion relays making use of micromechanics
    • H01H2059/0081—Electrostatic relays; Electro-adhesion relays making use of micromechanics with a tapered air-gap between fixed and movable electrodes
EP19990830731 1999-02-02 1999-11-25 Micro-relais contrôlé électrostatiquement Expired - Lifetime EP1026718B1 (fr)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ITTO990072 IT1307131B1 (it) 1999-02-02 1999-02-02 Dispositivo di micro-rele' a controllo elettrostatico.
ITTO990072 1999-02-02

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EP1026718A3 true EP1026718A3 (fr) 2001-09-12
EP1026718B1 EP1026718B1 (fr) 2003-02-05

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DE (1) DE69905233T2 (fr)
ES (1) ES2189379T3 (fr)
IT (1) IT1307131B1 (fr)

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DE10040867A1 (de) * 2000-08-21 2002-05-23 Abb Research Ltd Mikroschalter
FR2854726B1 (fr) 2003-05-09 2005-08-26 St Microelectronics Sa Microcommutateur a plusieurs positions fermees a deplacement lateral
DE102004010150B9 (de) 2004-02-27 2012-01-26 Eads Deutschland Gmbh Hochfrequenz-MEMS-Schalter mit gebogenem Schaltelement und Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung
KR100693345B1 (ko) * 2005-11-30 2007-03-09 삼성전자주식회사 Ｍｅｍｓ 스위치

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JPH10162713A (ja) * 1996-11-29 1998-06-19 Omron Corp マイクロリレー
DE19730715C1 (de) * 1996-11-12 1998-11-26 Fraunhofer Ges Forschung Verfahren zum Herstellen eines mikromechanischen Relais
DE19736674C1 (de) * 1997-08-22 1998-11-26 Siemens Ag Mikromechanisches elektrostatisches Relais und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung

Patent Citations (4)

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DE19730715C1 (de) * 1996-11-12 1998-11-26 Fraunhofer Ges Forschung Verfahren zum Herstellen eines mikromechanischen Relais
US6162657A (en) * 1996-11-12 2000-12-19 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.V. Method for manufacturing a micromechanical relay
JPH10162713A (ja) * 1996-11-29 1998-06-19 Omron Corp マイクロリレー
DE19736674C1 (de) * 1997-08-22 1998-11-26 Siemens Ag Mikromechanisches elektrostatisches Relais und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 11 30 September 1998 (1998-09-30) *

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EP1026718A2 (fr) 2000-08-09
EP1026718B1 (fr) 2003-02-05
ES2189379T3 (es) 2003-07-01
DE69905233T2 (de) 2003-11-06
IT1307131B1 (it) 2001-10-29
ITTO990072A1 (it) 2000-08-02
DE69905233D1 (de) 2003-03-13

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