Miniature magnetic switch structures

摘要

A switching device structure comprising a top magnet, a bottom magnet, and a movable member disposed between the top and bottom magnets, the movable member having an electromagnet positioned thereon, the electromagnet comprising a plurality of laminated layers, the layers including a layer bearing an iron core and a number of armature layers which establish electrical conductor windings around the iron core.

主权项

1. In a switching device or relay, the structure comprising:
a first plurality of structural layers laminated together; a first conductive coil formed within the first plurality of laminated-together structural layers, each of the plurality of structural layers including a portion of said first conductive coil; wherein said structural layers comprise a first layer wherein first and second rows of vias are formed in a non-conductive portion of said first layer; and wherein said structural layers further comprise a second layer and a third layer attached to respective top and bottom sides of said first layer and each comprising a respective conductor pattern, the respective conductor patterns interconnecting said vias so as to complete said first conductive coil.