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English: The reed switch is a device that is composed of aligned, flat cantilevered ferrous metal reeds spaced apart and placed one on top of another, surrounded by dry inert gas or a vacuum inside a hermetically sealed glass envelope and, between the overlapping members, there is a small air gap. Image cleaned up, rotated and condensed from patent drawing found in U.S. Patent 2,264,746, granted 2 December 1941. The drawing depicts a single-pole double throw (SPDT) switch with three terminals passing through the glass envelope. Descriptions from the patent text are as follows:
Fig. 1 - device shown in nonoperated position 1 - glass envelope |
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Source | Walter B. Ellwood, U.S. Patent 2,264,746, Electromagnetic switch |
Author | United States Patent and Trademark Office |
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The text and illustrations of US patents published before March 1, 1989 are in the public domain unless the patent text contains a specific notice that portions are copyrighted. See 37 CFR 1.71(d), 37 CFR 1.84(s)
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15:05, 9 June 2006 | 404 × 399 (19 KB) | USPatent (talk | contribs) | The '''reed switch''' is a device that is composed of a pair of aligned flat cantilevered ferrous metal reeds spaced apart and placed one on top of another surronded by dry inert gas (or a vacuum) inside a hermetically sealed [[gla |
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