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Electromagnetic actuator

US8362861B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 3, 2008
Grant dateJan 29, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01F2007/163
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Electromagnetic actuator having an armature unit which is axially guided in a housing and movable by passing current through a coil device and in particular against a return force of a return spring out of a first stop position defined by means for limiting the stroke, the means for limiting the stroke having a stop element which is mounted terminally in the housing and manufactured by a shaping, stamping, sintering and/or injection molding method, and which is designed to cooperate with a plunger unit which can be actuated outside the housing and is designed for mechanically moving the armature out of the first stop position.

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