Patent · US Expired

Moving coil linear actuator

US5631505A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
12References
3Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateApr 13, 1995
Grant dateMay 20, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 13, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K41/0356
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A moving coil linear actuator including an elongated permanent magnet having a cross-sectional width substantially greater than its edge height and having an elongated length of soft magnetic material disposed along one or both edges of the permanent magnet to enhance the magnetic field strength in the gap through which the moving coil translates.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.