Patent ID: 6836029
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: B81B,B81C,H01H

Abstract:
A micro-electromechanical switch comprising:at least one electrode; and a deflecting beam, said deflecting beam being attracted by said at least one electrode in the presence of an actuation voltage, said deflecting beam contacting said at least one electrode by way of a compressible deformable means affixed to at least one end of said deflecting beam or to at least one of said electrodes, wherein said compressible deformable means initiates a non-linear increase to a separating force able to overcome stiction when said compressible deformable means is being compressed as the micro-electromechanical switch nears its closed position, and wherein the increase in said separating force is proportional to the increasing closing force provided by said actuation voltage as the deflecting beam nears said at least one electrode.