Abstract:
A silver-coated stainless steel strip for movable contacts, which has an underlying layer comprising any one of nickel, cobalt, nickel alloys, and cobalt alloys, on at least a part of the surface of a stainless steel substrate, and has a silver or silver alloy layer formed as an upper layer, in which a copper or copper alloy layer with a thickness of 0.05 to 2.0 μm is provided between the silver or silver alloy layer and the underlying layer; and a producing method of the above-described silver-coated stainless steel strip, in which said strip is subjected to a heat-treating in a non-oxidative atmosphere.
Abstract:
An actuator body or actuator system (1) for electrical and electronic microdevices comprises at least two switch contacts (5, 7) which by way of a membrane (13) extending across at least one of said contacts can be mutually connected when the membrane is depressed for triggering a switching operation. In the actuating system described at least one of the contacts (5) is positioned in the area of the membrane perimeter and is connected via an electroconductive polymer (17) to a conductor strip (15) located on the inside surface of the membrane facing said contacts. The membrane with its conductor strip is suspended above the other contact (7) in such fashion that it and the conductor strip remain at a distance from that other contact when the system is not being operated. When depressed, the membrane can be deflected to said other contact so as to cause the conductor strip to touch that other contact, establishing the electrical connection between the two contacts (5, 7).
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small-sized push-on switch used for a variety of electronic devices, operating with a click feeling in operation, and having a long life and stable contact resistance at low cost. SOLUTION: A layer of plating composed of nickel plating with a thickness of 0.3 μm as a first layer, copper plating with a thickness of 0.4 μm as a second layer, and silver plating with a thickness of 1 μm, successively from a mother material side is applied on the underside of a movable contact 10 made of an EH material of SUS301 serving as the contact face thereof. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
The invention relates to an electrical device, comprising an electrically conductive element and a plastic part in contact with the conductive element, wherein at least a part of the electrically conductive element is made of a silver comprising composition and wherein the plastic part, partially or integrally, is made of polymer composition comprising a semi-aromatic polyamide (X) comprising units derived from aliphatic diamines and dicarboxylic acids, wherein (a) the dicarboxylic acids (A) consist of a mixture of 5-65 mole% aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and/or aromatic dicarboxylic acid other than terephthalic acid (A1 ) and 35-95 mole % terephthalic acid (A2); (b) the aliphatic diamines (B) consist a mixture of 10-70 mole% of a short chain aliphatic diamine with 2-5 C atoms (B1 ) and 30-90 mole % of a long chain aliphatic diamine with at least 6 C atoms (B2); and (c) the combined molar amount of terephthalic acid (A2) and the long chain aliphatic diamine (B2) is at least 60 mole %, relative to the total molar amount of the dicarboxylic acids and diamines.
Abstract:
A silver-coated stainless strip for a movable contact which includes a stainless steel substrate, an under coat layer of nickel, cobalt, a nickel alloy or a cobalt alloy formed on at least a part of the surface of the substrate, and a silver or silver alloy layer formed on the under coat layer, characterized in that a copper or a copper alloy layer having a thickness of 0.05 to 2.0 mum is provided between the silver or silver alloy layer and the under coat layer; and a method for producing the silver-coated stainless strip for which comprises forming the above three layers and then subjecting the resulting product to a heat treatment in a non-oxidizing atmosphere.
Abstract:
Analog resistance touch switches and matrix type touch switches have contacts coated with a very thin film, which in use does not form an appreciable amount of an insulating oxide, to inhibit changes in contact resistance and extend operating life.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for forming an electrostatic MEMS switch that is used to hot switch a source of current or voltage. At least one surface of the MEMS switch is treated with an ion milling machine to reduce surface roughness to less than about 10 nm rms.
Abstract:
A reconfigurable device for terahertz (THz) or infrared (IR) ranges that includes a base substrate, a lower array attached to the base substrate, and an upper array attached to the base substrate and at least partially suspended over the lower array. Activation of the reconfigurable device causes the upper array to mechanically flex towards the lower array so that electrical contact is made therebetween. Methods of fabricating and operating the reconfigurable device are also provided.