Patent ID: 9053874
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: B05D,B81C,H01H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A miniaturized switch, comprising: a substrate having a ground plane disposed thereon; an electrically-conductive housing disposed on the ground plane so as to define a channel entirely surrounded by a conductive material; a first electrical conductor suspended within the channel by first electrically-insulative supports bridging a gap between the first electrical conductor and the electrically-conductive housing; a second electrical conductor suspended within the channel by second electrically-insulative supports bridging a gap between the second electrical conductor and the electrically-conductive housing, and spaced apart from the first electrical conductor; a contact element moveable between a first position at which the contact element is spaced apart and electrically isolated from the first and second electrical conductors, and a second position at which the contact element contacts the first and second electrical conductors; and an enclosure mounted on the substrate so as to collectively define a hermetically sealed volume; wherein the electrically-conductive housing, the first and second electrical conductors, and the contact element are disposed within the hermetically sealed volume so as to be spaced apart from the enclosure by a gap.