Threshold-value detection device
AssigneeHahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft für angewandte Forschung e.V.
InventorSven Spieth
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Abstract
A device has a latching mechanism including a catch element having at least two catches, and a pawl configured to engage in a catch interstice between two catches. The catch element is movable in relation to the pawl in a freewheeling direction, and a movement of the catch element in relation to the pawl in a blocking direction may be blocked by means of the pawl. The device further includes a deflectable actuator configured to move the catch element and the pawl relative to each other on a catch-by-catch basis in the freewheeling direction by means of deflection. According to the invention, the device also includes an electric component configured to change its electric property as a function of the catch-wise movement of the catch element in relation to the pawl.
Claims18
Device comprising
- a latching mechanism arranged on a substrate and comprising a catch element comprising at least two catches, and a pawl configured to engage in a catch interstice between two catches,
- wherein the catch element is movable in relation to the pawl in a freewheeling direction and wherein a movement of the catch element in relation to the pawl in a blocking direction may be blocked by means of the pawl,
- a deflectable actuator configured to move the catch element and the pawl relative to each other on a catch-by-catch basis in the freewheeling direction by means of a deflection, and
- an electric component configured to change its electric property as a function of the catch-wise movement of the catch element in relation to the pawl,
- wherein the latching mechanism is configured as a MEMS microsystem.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.