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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1995
Teruo Umehara, Hanyu, JP;
Hitachi Metals, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A swing-type actuator having: (a) an upper yoke made of a ferromagnetic material, (b) a permanent magnet assembly constituted by a lower yoke made of a ferromagnetic material and opposing the upper yoke and a flat permanent magnet attached to the lower yoke; (c) a base member made of a thermoplastic resin and having a hold portion projecting from an upper surface of the base member for defining a space into which the permanent magnet assembly is received and support portions projecting from an upper surface of the base member for fixing the upper yoke such that there is a magnetic gap between the permanent magnet assembly and the upper yoke, the base member being integrally molded together with the permanent magnet assembly such that the permanent magnet assembly is fixed to the base member inside the hold portion; and (d) a swingable arm having one end adapted to receive a movable coil and the other end to which a function member is fixable, the movable coil being swingable in the magnetic gap.