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Electromagnetic actuator permanent magnet

US6498416B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 19, 2000
Grant dateDec 24, 2002
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01F7/1607
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An electromagnetic actuator has a stator core, an armature and a coil. The stator core is formed as a seamless cylindrical tube having a thin wall as a magnetic restrictor. The thin wall has a thickness sufficient to maintain a mechanical strength of the stator core. A permanent magnet is located on an outside of the thin wall to generate a magnetic flux passing through the thin wall in the same direction as a magnetic flux generated by the coil. The thin wall is magnetically saturated with the magnetic flux generated by the permanent magnet. When the coil is energized, a magnetic flux generated by the coil gets around the saturated thin wall and passes through the armature.

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