Patent ID: 6927529
Filing Date: 2005-08-09
Classification: H01H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A latching piezoelectric relay comprising: a chamber; a first, second and third contact pad equally separated from each other, each of said contact pads having at least a portion within the chamber; a first and a second piezoelectric element disposed in opposition to each other within the chamber; a moveable conductive liquid within the chamber, a first portion of the liquid is wetted to the first of said of contact pads and a portion of the liquid wetted to both the second and third of said contact pads; and a solid slug imbedded with said portion of the liquid wetted to both the second and the third of said contact pads; wherein said solid slug and said portion of the liquid wetted to said second and third of said contact pads is moveable toward said portion wetted to the first of said contact pads.