Patent ID: 6720851
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A micro electromechanical switching structure comprising:a switching element including a first switching support; a switching actuator control electrode; a switching beam having a first end and a second end, the first end of the switching beam being supported by the first switching support; a first reconfiguration support, spaced apart from the first switching support; a first reconfiguration beam including a first end and a second end, the first end of the first reconfiguration beam being supported by the first reconfiguration support and the second end of the first reconfiguration beam being supported by the first switching support; and a first reconfiguration actuator control electrode being arranged between the first reconfiguration support and the first switching support wherein the first switching support is ductile to thereby enable transfer to the switching beam of tension variations of the first reconfiguration beam caused by actuation of the first reconfiguration beam by the first reconfiguration actuator control electrode, which actuation thereby changes a characteristic of the switching element.