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US 6,429,758 B1Granted
Miniature electromechanical switch
AssigneeRenaissance Electronics Corporation
InventorsDean Emelo, Brian Alexander, Massimo M. Pellegrini
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Abstract
The present invention is an RF electromechanical single pole single throw (SPST) switch providing a low loss path for RF signals in closed position and a high impedance path for RF signals in open position. The structure has two reed switches each having an actuator and two contacts with both reed switches electrically connected in parallel and mechanically attached such that one contact in each reed switch is grounded and the another contact connects to the actuators that are also connected together and to an RF input pin.
Claims10
An electromechanical RF switch, comprising:
- a housing having an input end and an output end with a biasing means for actuating said switch;
- a pair of reed relays within said housing, each said relay having a switchable actuator with a first contact and a second contact connectable to said switchable actuator, wherein each said switchable actuator is electrically connected and wherein each said first contact is connected to a grounded shell and each said second contact is electrically connected together;
- an input connecter connectable to said input end having an input pin electrically connected to said switchable actuator;
- an output connector connectable to said output end having an output pin electrically connected to each said second contact.
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