Te Connectivity Nederland Bv

Tyco Electronics Belgium Ec Bvba

Tyco Electronics Nederland Bv

Tyco Electronics Belgium

Guus Mertens

Saining Ren

Wijnand Van Gils

Peter Dirk Jaeger

Ali Abdolkhani

Gied Habraken

Lawrence Bernardo Dela Cruz

Rex Pius Huang

Tom Ocket

Jan Van Cauwenberge

Peter Devos

Koen Van Reybrouck

Geert De Boever

Hans De Brauwer

Peter Dirk Jäger

Pieter Bovijn

Peter Okkerse

The invention relates to a contactless connector (), a system including the contactless connector () and a corresponding mating connector (), and a manufacturing method for the contactless connector. In order to enable the contactless connector () to transmit/receive power to/from the corresponding mating connector (), the invention suggest providing at the contactless connector an inner ferrite element () and an inductive coupling element () arranged to at least partially surround the inner ferrite element. An outer ferrite element () of the contactless connector is arranged to at least partially surround the inductive coupling element (), wherein a front end () of the outer ferrite element () facing the mating () end of the contactless connector is recessed in an axial direction of the contactless connector with respect to a front end () of the inner ferrite element () facing the mating end. A rear end () of the outer ferrite element () is magnetically connected to a rear end () of the inner ferrite element (). An inductive coupling support element () is arranged around the inner ferrite element (). The inductive coupling element is a wire wound around the inductive coupling support element (to form a coil comprising a plurality of coil windings (). The inductive coupling support element (comprises an outwardly extending intermediate disc that divides the coil windings () into a first and a second coil winding section. The intermediate disc () has a slot () forming a coil wire passageway through which the coil wire is routed.

Contactless connector, contactless connector system, and a manufacturing method for the contactless connector

The invention relates to a contactless connector (), a system including the contactless connector () and a corresponding mating connector (), and a manufacturing method for the contactless connector. In order to enable the contactless connector to transmit/receive power to/from the corresponding mating connector, the invention suggest providing at the contactless connector an inner ferrite element () and an inductive coupling element () arranged to at least partially surround the inner ferrite element. An outer ferrite element () of the contactless connector is arranged to at least partially surround the inductive coupling element (), wherein a front end () of the outer ferrite element () facing the mating end of the contactless connector is recessed in an axial direction of the contactless connector with respect to a front end () of the inner ferrite element () facing the mating end (). A rear end () of the outer ferrite element () is magnetically connected to a rear end () of the inner ferrite element (). An inductive coupling support element () is arranged around the inner ferrite core element (). The inductive coupling element () is formed from a wire wound around the inductive coupling support element () to form a coil comprising a plurality of coil windings (). The connector further comprises an antenna element () and an antenna connection line () arranged in an opening in the inner ferrite element ().

The invention relates to an electromagnetic actuator comprising a wire coil, an armature and a catch, wherein the armature can be moved in an actuation direction, and wherein the catch secures the armature within the electromagnetic actuator. In order to secure an armature of the electromagnetic actuator, extra parts are mounted to the electromagnetic actuator or the armature is attached via a spring. This results in bigger sizes or insufficient stopping characteristics. The present invention overcomes these disadvantages by locating a catch inside the electromagnetic actuator.

Electromagnetic actuator

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Massemen, Belgium

Guus Mertens