Patent ID: 8981886
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: H01P,H01Q

Abstract:
1. A device comprising: a housing; a slidable switch disposed within the housing; a bi-directional solenoid to physically move the slidable switch between a first position and a second position, wherein the first position is at a first end of travel of the slidable switch, and wherein the second position is at a second end of travel of the slidable switch, opposite the first end, wherein the slidable switch comprises waveguide channels that, when the slidable switch is moved from the first position to the second position, reroute RF signals to change a polarization state of the device, the bi-directional solenoid comprising: a latching mechanism to latch the slidable switch at the first position and the second position when the first coil winding and the second coil winding are not energized, the latching mechanism comprising a permanent magnet within at least one of the slidable switch and the housing.