Liquid switch production and assembly
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1. A method for assembling a switch, comprising:
- depositing a liquid switching element on a substrate;
positioning a channel plate adjacent the substrate, said channel plate having a main channel and a waste chamber, and said main channel being positioned over the liquid switching element; and
moving the channel plate toward the substrate to cause a portion of the liquid switching element that overfills the main channel to be isolated from the main channel in said waste chamber.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a switch is assembled by depositing a liquid switching element on a substrate. A channel plate is then positioned adjacent the substrate. The channel plate has a main channel and a waste chamber, and the main channel is positioned over the liquid switching element. The channel plate is then moved toward the substrate to cause a portion of the liquid switching element that overfills the main channel to be isolated from the main channel in the waste chamber. A method of switch production is also disclosed.
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1. A method for assembling a switch, comprising:
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depositing a liquid switching element on a substrate;
positioning a channel plate adjacent the substrate, said channel plate having a main channel and a waste chamber, and said main channel being positioned over the liquid switching element; and
moving the channel plate toward the substrate to cause a portion of the liquid switching element that overfills the main channel to be isolated from the main channel in said waste chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A switch produced by:
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depositing a liquid switching element on a substrate, the volume of said liquid switching element being more than needed to fulfill a switching function;
moving a channel plate toward said substrate such that barriers of the channel plate isolate a portion of said liquid switching element into at least one waste chamber in the channel plate as said barriers contact the liquid switching element; and
closing said channel plate against said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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