A latching assembly for a solenoid operated valve includes a solenoid assembly including a core defining a bore extending along an axis, and a coil mounted to the core and disposed about the axis. The solenoid operated valve further includes an armature assembly including an armature stud disposed at least partially within the bore and extending along the axis, an armature disc disposed radially about a portion of the armature stud and defining at least one window, and at least one stationary magnet respectively disposed within the at least one window.

In one aspect, there is disclosed a solenoid having a bobbin with a core wire positioned about the bobbin to form a coil. A power supply wire is connected an end of the core wire and a frame is connected to the bobbin. An overmolded housing surrounds the core wire, the frame and a portion of the power supply wire.

A solenoid operated valve includes a valve block defining a valve lumen, a poppet slidably disposed within the valve lumen, a solenoid including an annular winding with an internal surface defining a winding lumen and an external surface, and a core including a central core portion disposed within the winding lumen and an annular core portion disposed outside the external surface of the winding, and an armature including a central armature portion disposed within the winding lumen and an annular armature portion disposed outside the external surface of the winding, wherein the armature is in communication with the poppet so that movement of one is translated into movement of the other. Solenoids for such valves are provided. Also provided are methods of assembling solenoid valves.

An actuator device includes at least one stationary unit, with at least one electromagnetic actuator element which is movable relative to the stationary unit, and with at least one shape-memory element which is implemented at least partly of a shape-shiftable shape-memory material, wherein the shape-memory element is configured, in at least one operation state, to at least partly hinder a movement of the actuator element in a first movement direction and in a second movement direction that differs from the first movement direction, at least via a mechanical deformation.

Various embodiments include a method for controlling a pressure dissipation valve comprising a closure element, a spring applying a spring force urging the closure element toward the closed position, and an electromagnetic actuator responding to an applied voltage to urge the closure element to an open position. The method may include: applying a constant voltage until the closure element begins motion counter to the spring force; immediately ending the voltage upon the beginning of motion; thereafter, applying a pulsed voltage to the actuator to induce a substantially constant holding-open current intensity; maintaining the pulsed voltage for a predetermined duration to hold the closure element open; and interrupting the application of voltage after the predetermined duration, wherein the closure element moves into the closed position as a result of the spring force.

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.

In some examples, a static part includes a static body and a first cylindrical extension extending from the static body, the first cylindrical extension including an open end with a cylindrical inner surface having a first diameter. A moveable part is moveable toward the static part by the magnetic flux of a solenoid. The moveable part may include a moveable body and a second cylindrical extension extending from the moveable body, the second cylindrical extension including a cylindrical outer surface having a second diameter, smaller than the first diameter, to enable the cylindrical outer surface to move within the open end. The second diameter is sized for the cylindrical outer surface to pass adjacent to the cylindrical inner surface to enable passage of a portion of the magnetic flux radially to reduce an energy of impact between the moveable part and the static part.

The present invention provides a receiver comprising a housing, an armature, and a magnet assembly, where the armature and the magnet assembly are arranged in the housing. The magnet assembly comprises a magnet and a magnet shell. The magnet shell forms an inner space in which the magnet is provided, and where at least a part of the armature extends in the inner space. The magnet shell comprises at least two shell parts forming an inner surface encircling the inner space, where each of the shell parts comprises a first and a second end face. The first end face of a first shell part abuts one of the first and second end faces of an adjacent shell part, and the second end face of the first shell part abuts one of the first and second ends faces of an adjacent shell part.

A solenoid operated valve includes a valve block defining a valve lumen, a poppet slidably disposed within the valve lumen, a solenoid including an annular winding with an internal surface defining a winding lumen and an external surface, and a core including a central core portion disposed within the winding lumen and an annular core portion disposed outside the external surface of the winding, and an armature including a central armature portion disposed within the winding lumen and an annular armature portion disposed outside the external surface of the winding, wherein the armature is in communication with the poppet so that movement of one is translated into movement of the other. Solenoids for such valves are provided. Also provided are methods of assembling solenoid valves.

In an electromagnetically moving device 100, a magnetic-flux variation measuring unit 3 is placed at a position which is outside a closed magnetic path established when a movable core 6 and a stationary core 5 are being attached to each other due to permanent magnets 7, and at which a leakage magnetic-flux variation due to movement of the movable core 6 can be measured, so that a behavior of a movable part in a switch, etc. is estimated such that an inflection point time is calculated from the measurement of time-series data of the magnetic-flux variation.