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US 2006/0017532 A1Published application
Metallic contact electrical switch incorporating lorentz actuator
OwnerWilliam Trutnainventor
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Abstract
The metallic contact switch comprises a housing defining a cavity, a conductive switching liquid in the cavity, switch contacts located in the cavity in electrical contact with the switching liquid in at least one switching state of the switch and a Lorentz actuator comprising conductive actuating liquid located in the cavity and capable of movement in the cavity. The Lorentz actuator is mechanically coupled to the switching liquid to change the switching state of the switch.
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A metallic contact switch, comprising:
- a housing defining a cavity;
- conducting switching liquid in the cavity;
- switch contacts located in the cavity in electrical contact with the switching liquid in at least one switching state of the switch;
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- a Lorentz actuator comprising conducting actuating liquid located in the cavity and capable of movement therein, the Lorentz actuator mechanically coupled to the switching liquid to change the switching state of the switch.
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