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Proportional solenoid

US4428558A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 13, 1981
Grant dateJan 31, 1984
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Expiry dateFeb 13, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/86871
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A proportional solenoid comprises a rotary magnet for causing a rotational displacement within an angle of 180 degrees in proportion to a current supplied to a coil, a torsion bar for damping the rotation of the rotary magnet and a rotary valve driven by the rotation of the rotary magnet.

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