A solenoid has a coil, a yoke including a side surface portion along an axial direction and a bottom portion, a columnar plunger configured to slide in an axial direction, a stator core, and a second magnetic flux transfer portion. The stator core includes a magnetic attraction core configured to attract magnetically the plunger by a magnetic force generated by a coil, and a sliding core having a cylindrical core portion, a first magnetic flux transfer portion, and a magnetic flux passage suppressing portion configured to suppress passage of magnetic flux between the sliding core and the magnetic attraction core. The second magnetic flux transfer portion transfers the magnetic flux between the magnetic attraction core and the side surface portion. A first breathing groove extending in the axial direction in communication with the outside is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the yoke.

An exciter includes a first yoke having a first accommodation space with a first open end, a second yoke having a second accommodation space with a second open end which faces the first open end, the second open end being spaced from the first open end in a vibration direction. The exciter further includes a first magnetic member accommodated in the first accommodation space, a magnetic core and a coil accommodated in the second accommodation space, the coil wound around the magnetic core, a second magnetic member accommodated in the second accommodation space and located at outside of the coil, and a copper tube wound around the magnetic core and sandwiched between the magnetic core and the coil. The copper tube is capable of suppressing the high frequency impedance of the coil and therefore improves the high frequency performance and the reliability of the exciter.

Electromagnetic solenoid has movable core having end surface that is formed between inner circumferential surface and outer circumferential surface of movable core; and fixed core having end surface that is formed between inner circumferential surface and outer circumferential surface of fixed core and faces the end surface of movable core. Ring-shaped protruding portion is formed at least either one of the end surface of the movable core or the end surface of the fixed core. Protruding portion is provided at a position that is shifted to a radially inner circumferential side of the end surface. A length between apex and inner circumferential edge of protruding portion is shorter than a length between the apex and an outer circumferential edge of protruding portion.

A valve includes: a housing; a solenoid arranged in the housing, the solenoid comprising a coil, an armature, an upper stator and a lower stator, the armature and the upper and lower stators being configured such that, when a magnetic force acts between the upper and lower stators, the armature moves axially; a pin connected to the armature; a cup-shaped piston connected to the pin; a spring, configured to provide a force that moves the piston away from the solenoid in a case in which no magnetic force acts between the upper and lower stators; and a protective sleeve arranged in the solenoid, the protective sleeve being made of a corrosion-resistant material.

An electromagnetic valve includes a solenoid having a plunger supported movably along an axial direction, and a valve mechanism having a valve body in a columnar shape supported movably along the axial direction together with the plunger and switching between passage and blockage of a fluid. The solenoid has a core and a yoke which guide the plunger. The plunger has a plunger pin protruding at least on the other side in the axial direction in the one side in the axial direction and the other side in the axial direction. A rust-resistant member having rust resistance is provided on an end of the yoke on the other side in the axial direction, wherein the plunger pin contacts and separates from the rust-resistant member as the plunger moves, and the rust-resistant member has an area larger than a contact area of the plunger pin with the rust-resistant member.

An actuator includes a column shaped magnet having an S-pole and an N-pole thereof positioned opposite to each other across a central axis of the magnet. A driving coil is disposed near the magnet, the driving coil comprising a first portion and a second portion positioned opposite to each other across the magnet, the first portion and the second portion are generally parallel to the central axis, current flowing in opposite directions in the first portion and the second portion when powered on. A ferromagnetic material is disposed outside the driving coil along the central axis, distance from the central axis to the ferromagnetic material varying with the direction from the central axis. A driving circuitry is configured to apply a drive signal, the drive signal having a periodically varying voltage or current. The magnet performs reciprocating rotation in accordance with the drive signal applied by the driving circuitry.

An electromechanical actuator device comprises a fixed part, a first movable part and a second movable part each arranged to move with respect to the fixed part along an actuation direction. A conductive coil (20) is wrapped around a core (28) and is housed within the fixed part (4). The first movable part (6) is coupled to the fixed part (4) by at least one restorative component (10) such that, in a working position, the first movable part (6) is separated from the fixed part (4) along the actuation direction (22) by a first actuation distance (d1). The second movable part (8) is coupled to the first movable part (6) by at least restorative component (16) such that, in the working position, the second movable part (8) is separated from the first movable part (6) along the actuation direction (22) by a second actuation distance (d2).

Actuator (10) comprising a base section (14,14a,14b); a permanent magnet (18,18a,18b); an electro permanent magnet (20, 20a, 20b); a coil (22, 22a, 22b) located around the electro permanent magnet (20, 20a, 20b); a power controller (24, 24a, 24b); and a movable member (28) comprising at least one magnetic target section (36), the movable member (28) being arranged to move to a first position (12) relative to the base section (14,14a,14b), when the electro permanent magnet (20, 20a, 20b) adopts a first polarity, and arranged to move to a second position (46) relative to the base section (14,14a,14b) due to a magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet (18,18a,18b) and the electro permanent magnet (20, 20a, 20b) in combination and acting on the magnetic target section (36), when the electro permanent magnet (20, 20a, 20b) adopts a second polarity. A lock device (50), a handle device (86) and a method are also provided.

An actuator comprises: a torsion spring fixed to a top yoke as a support member; a permanent magnet coupled to the torsion spring where the permanent magnet is placed with an N-pole and an S-pole thereof across a rotational axis of the torsion spring; a drive circuitry configured to apply a drive signal with periodically varying voltage or current; and a mirror unit comprising a first mirror and second minors, the first mirror being near a center of the torsion spring, and the second mirrors being around the first minor and parallel to the first mirror. A plane including a reflecting surface of the second minors is closer to the rotation axis of the torsion spring than a plane including a reflecting surface of the first mirror, and the minor unit reciprocates in accordance with application of the drive signal.

An actuator includes a column shaped magnet having an S-pole and an N-pole thereof positioned opposite to each other across a central axis of the magnet. A driving coil is disposed near the magnet, the driving coil comprising a first portion and a second portion positioned opposite to each other across the magnet, the first portion and the second portion are generally parallel to the central axis, current flowing in opposite directions in the first portion and the second potion when powered on. A ferromagnetic material is disposed outside the driving coil along the central axis, distance from the central axis to the ferromagnetic material varying with the direction from the central axis. A driving circuitry is configured to apply a drive signal, the drive signal having a periodically varying voltage or current. The magnet performs reciprocating rotation in accordance with the drive signal applied by the driving circuitry.