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Magnetic actuating device

US7746202B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Jörg Hagen · Berlin, DE
Carsten Protze · Dresden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 14, 2006
Grant date	Jun 29, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 21, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01H3/46
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a magnetic actuating device containing a reference element and an adjusting element which is movably disposed between first and second end positions with respect to the reference element. The reference and/or adjusting elements contain a magnetizable material. A drive coil is provided for generating a magnetic field that moves the adjusting element from the first to the second end position. A mechanical clamping device is provided for producing mechanical forces that move the adjusting element from the second to the first end position. A fixing device is provided with a permanent magnet for generating a holding force fixing the adjusting element in the second end position with respect to the reference element. The fixing device contains a fixing unit separated from the adjusting element and provided with the permanent magnet.

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