An actuator comprises a support body including a coil having a winding part and a lead part, a coil holder and a board supported by the coil holder, a movable body having a magnet, and a magnetic drive mechanism structured to relatively move the support body and the movable body. The coil holder has a coil holding part holding the winding part and a board support part supporting the board. A board surface of the board is provided with a land with which the lead part is connected. The board support part has a recessed part at a position overlapping with the board when viewed in a direction along the board surface, and the lead part is extended from the winding part to the land via the recessed part and is provided with a resiliently bent portion which is resiliently bent in an inside of the recessed part.

Disclosed is a magnetic force control device improved to be installed even in a narrow space having a small height. The magnetic force control device includes a first pole piece having a first interaction surface, a second pole piece having a second interaction surface, a third pole piece connected to the second pole piece, a coil wound around at least one of the second pole piece and the third pole piece, a stationary magnet fixed between the first pole piece and the second pole piece and a rotary magnet disposed between the first pole piece and the third pole piece and configured to be rotatable by controlling a current flowing through the coil.

Disclosed is a magnetic force control device improved to be installed even in a narrow space having a small height. The magnetic force control device includes a first pole piece having a first interaction surface, a second pole piece having a second interaction surface, a third pole piece connected to the second pole piece, a coil wound around at least one of the second pole piece and the third pole piece, a stationary magnet fixed between the first pole piece and the second pole piece and a rotary magnet disposed between the first pole piece and the third pole piece and configured to be rotatable by controlling a current flowing through the coil.

A multi-stable solenoid includes a housing defining a first end and an opposing second end, a wire coil arranged within the housing and defining an inner coil plane defined along a radially innermost diameter of the wire coil, a first pole piece arranged adjacent to the first end of the housing, a second pole piece arranged adjacent to the second end of the housing, and an intermediate pole piece arranged axially between the first pole and the second pole. The intermediate pole piece extends radially outwardly past the inner coil plane to an outer surface. The solenoid further includes a permanent magnet arranged adjacent to the intermediate pole piece, and an armature slidably arranged within the housing and movable between two or more stable positions. Selective energization of the wire coil is configured to move the armature between the two or more stable positions.

A multi-stable solenoid includes a housing defining a first end and an opposing second end, a wire coil arranged within the housing and defining an inner coil plane defined along a radially innermost diameter of the wire coil, a first pole piece arranged adjacent to the first end of the housing, a second pole piece arranged adjacent to the second end of the housing, and an intermediate pole piece arranged axially between the first pole and the second pole. The intermediate pole piece extends radially outwardly past the inner coil plane to an outer surface. The solenoid further includes a permanent magnet arranged adjacent to the intermediate pole piece, and an armature slidably arranged within the housing and movable between two or more stable positions. Selective energization of the wire coil is configured to move the armature between the two or more stable positions.

This invention relates to a washable multi-component magnetic floor mat with a hidden base component. The floor mat contains a textile component and a base component. The textile component and the base component are attached to one another by magnetic attraction. The magnetic attraction is provided by incorporation of magnetic particles in both the textile and base components. The textile component is designed to be soiled, washed, and re-used, thereby providing ideal end-use applications in areas such as building entryways. The present invention eliminates the need to wash the base component of the floor mat which results in environmental, cost and labor conservation. Alignment and deployment of the textile component with the base component in an efficient manner is also described herein.

This invention relates to a washable multi-component magnetic floor mat with a hidden base component. The floor mat contains a textile component and a base component. The textile component and the base component are attached to one another by magnetic attraction. The magnetic attraction is provided by incorporation of magnetic particles in both the textile and base components. The textile component is designed to be soiled, washed, and re-used, thereby providing ideal end-use applications in areas such as building entryways. The present invention eliminates the need to wash the base component of the floor mat which results in environmental, cost and labor conservation. Alignment and deployment of the textile component with the base component in an efficient manner is also described herein.

The invention relates to an electromagnetic actuating device (20) having at least two actuator units (1a, 1b) which are arranged adjacently in a housing (10) and which each have electrically energizable static coil means (2a, 2b), armature means (3a, 3b) mounted so as to be movable relative to said coil means, and a plunger (4a, 4b) which interacts with the armature means (3a, 3b) and which is mounted so as to be movable along axial plunger direction (S1, S2) and which has a free end portion (5a, 5b) for engagement into an actuation partner, in particular a guide groove of a camshaft, wherein the plungers (4a, 4b) of the actuator units (1a, 1b) of the actuating device (20) are preferably arranged such that the plunger directions (S1, S2) thereof run parallel to one another, and wherein the device (20) has adjustment means (6) which are integrated in the housing (10) and which serve for varying the arrangement of at least one plunger along a plane (E) perpendicular to the respective plunger direction (S1, S2).

The invention relates to an electromagnetic actuating device (20) having at least two actuator units (1a, 1b) which are arranged adjacently in a housing (10) and which each have electrically energizable static coil means (2a, 2b), armature means (3a, 3b) mounted so as to be movable relative to said coil means, and a plunger (4a, 4b) which interacts with the armature means (3a, 3b) and which is mounted so as to be movable along axial plunger direction (S1, S2) and which has a free end portion (5a, 5b) for engagement into an actuation partner, in particular a guide groove of a camshaft, wherein the plungers (4a, 4b) of the actuator units (1a, 1b) of the actuating device (20) are preferably arranged such that the plunger directions (S1, S2) thereof run parallel to one another, and wherein the device (20) has adjustment means (6) which are integrated in the housing (10) and which serve for varying the arrangement of at least one plunger along a plane (E) perpendicular to the respective plunger direction (S1, S2).

This misalignment detection device is provided with: a plurality of coils which receive lines of magnetic force generated by a power transmitting coil and are disposed side by side line-symmetrically with respect to an axis line as a symmetrical axis; a plurality of temperature sensors which are disposed adjacent to each of the plurality of coils and output temperatures; and a processing device for detecting misalignment of a power receiving coil with respect to the power transmitting coil along the axis line on the basis of a difference for evaluating a difference between the temperatures. With this misalignment detection device, it is possible to perform positional misalignment detection which is not easily affected by surroundings.