Electricity: magnetically operated switches – magnets – and electr – Electromagnetically actuated switches – Radio frequency switch
Patent
1999-07-26
2000-03-14
Donovan, Lincoln
Electricity: magnetically operated switches, magnets, and electr
Electromagnetically actuated switches
Radio frequency switch
335 5, 333105, H01H 5300
Patent
active
060378492
ABSTRACT:
A microwave switch comprising a connection assembly which has multiple positions and a drive assembly which places the connection assembly into a selected one of the positions at a time. The microwave switch may, for example, be a microwave T-switch or another type of microwave switch. The drive assembly includes an actuator plate which is mechanically coupled to reeds of the connection assembly and places the connection assembly into the selected position. During operation of the switch, a magnetic force of the permanent magnet is substantially the only holding force that holds the actuator plate in place in at least one direction. In another aspect, the drive assembly further comprises multiple movable links which mechanically couple arms of the actuator plate to various reeds. Each movable link comprises first and second generally flat members. Within each respective one of the movable links, the first member and second members are spaced by different amounts from the actuator plate. In contrast, comparing the movable links to each other, each of the first members for each of the movable links are spaced from the actuator plate by approximately the same amount, and each of the second members for each of the movable links are spaced from the actuator plate by approximately the same amount.
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Delaware Capital Formation Inc.
Donovan Lincoln
Nguyen Tuyen T.
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