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Granted Patent B2
US 8,179,217 · App. 12/489,936 · Granted May 15, 2012

Electromagnet device

Assignee: OMRON Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,179,217
App. No.
12/489,936
Granted
May 15, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A polar electromagnet device has a drive shaft comprising an axis center supported so as to reciprocate in an axis center direction at a center hole of a spool wound with a coil, and a movable iron core attached to a lower end of the drive shaft on the axis center. The drive shaft is reciprocated with the movable iron core which reciprocates based on excitation and demagnetization of the coil. A permanent magnet is integrally arranged at the movable iron core on the same axis center.

Claims (13)

1. A polar electromagnet device comprising:

a drive shaft comprising an axis center supported so as to reciprocate in an axis center direction at a center hole of a spool wound with a coil;

a fixed iron core disposed within the center hole of the spool;

a movable iron core attached to a lower end of the drive shaft on the axis center, wherein the movable iron core comprises:

a first movable iron piece;

a second movable iron piece, wherein the first moveable iron piece is disposed radially adjacent to the second movable iron piece with respect to the axis center;

a permanent magnet directly sandwiched by the first movable iron piece and the second movable iron piece, wherein the permanent magnet is disposed radially adjacent to the second moveable iron piece with respect to the axis center; and

a coil spring disposed on the drive shaft and configured to bias the movable iron core away from the fixed iron core,

wherein the drive shaft is reciprocated with the movable iron core which reciprocates based on excitation and demagnetization of the coil.

2. The polar electromagnet device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first yoke and an auxiliary yoke,

wherein the auxiliary yoke is disposed through an opening in the bottom of the first yoke, and

wherein the drive shaft is arranged within the first yoke.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2009
From: KAWAGUCHI, KENSUKE; HIROKI, KAZUCHIKA
To: OMRON CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2008-170514 · Jun 30, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090322453A1 · Dec 31, 2009