Patent ID: 9601280
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B81B,H01H

Claim:
1. A latching micro-electro-mechanical relay switch comprising: a first laminate layer comprising a moveable component having a spring and a magnet, a second laminate layer with a coil for providing electromagnetic energy to actuate the moveable component, and a third laminate layer with a magnetic material to hold the magnet of the moveable component and latching it into an “on” state, wherein the magnet is driven to the latched “on” state when a pulsed current passes through the coil and driven to a delatched state when the pulsed current is reversed through the coil, wherein the first laminate layer, second laminate layer, and third laminate layer are separate and distinct layers, and wherein the first laminate layer is positioned in between the second laminate layer and the third laminate layer.