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Title:
MAGNET AIDED SOLENOID FOR AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/043808
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
A solenoid (12) is provided for an electrical switch. The solenoid (12) includes a coil (50) having a passageway extending therethrough along a central longitudinal axis (96). The solenoid (12) also includes a movable core (46) having a coil segment (100) and a magnet segment (102). The coil segment (100) is received within the passageway of the coil (50) such that the coil (50) extends around the coil segment (100). The magnet segment (102) includes a radially outer surface (103) relative to the central longitudinal axis (96) of the passageway of the coil (50). The movable core (46) is movable relative to the coil (50) along the central longitudinal axis (96) such that the coil segment (100) is movable within the passageway of the coil (50) along the central longitudinal axis (96). A permanent magnet (54) extends around at least a portion of the radially outer surface (103) of the magnet segment (102) of the movable core (46). The movable core (46) is movable along the central longitudinal axis (96) relative to the permanent magnet (54).

Inventors:
PATINO SAM (US)
VELLAIYANAICKEN PALANISAMY (IN)
JESURAJ NAVEEN SAMUEL (IN)
SCHWAN RYAN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2010/002696
Publication Date:
April 26, 2012
Filing Date:
October 06, 2010
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORP (US)
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORP INDIA PVT LTD (IN)
PATINO SAM (US)
VELLAIYANAICKEN PALANISAMY (IN)
JESURAJ NAVEEN SAMUEL (IN)
SCHWAN RYAN (US)
International Classes:
H01H71/32; H01H1/20; H01H3/28
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
STROUD, Adam, L. et al. (Inc.4550 New Linden Hill Road, Suite 14, Wilmington DE, US)
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