Patent ID: 6753487
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
An electrostatic relay, comprising:a movable electrode of a movable substrate resiliently supported so as to be opposed to a fixed electrode formed on a stationary substrate, wherein the movable electrode is driven based on electrostatic attraction caused between the fixed electrode and the movable electrode; a plurality of fixed contacts provided on the stationary substrate and a movable contact provided on the movable substrate, wherein the fixed contacts and the movable contact are capable of being brought into contact with each other and separated from each other; a cap substrate having a portion that crosses a line connecting the fixed contacts and the movable contact outside a gap between the fixed contacts and the movable contact, and wherein the cap substrate is arranged to enclose at least the fixed contacts and the movable contact by sealing the moveable substrate between a top surface of the stationary substrate and the cap substrate; and a through portion in which at least one of the signal lines connecting to the fixed contacts is passed through the stationary substrate from an obverse surface to a reverse surface thereof and is disposed in a position not deteriorating a sealing condition of the cap substrate.