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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2009
Sam Patino, Mansfield, OH (US);
Naveen Samuel Jesuraj, Grenoble, FR;
Palanisamy Vellaiyanaicken, Chennai, IN;
Ryan Schwan, Monroeville, OH (US);
Sam Patino, Mansfield, OH (US);
Naveen Samuel Jesuraj, Grenoble, FR;
Palanisamy Vellaiyanaicken, Chennai, IN;
Ryan Schwan, Monroeville, OH (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
TE Connectivity India Private Limited, Bangalore, IN;
Abstract
A solenoid is provided for an electrical switch. The solenoid includes a coil having a passageway extending therethrough along a central longitudinal axis. The solenoid also includes a movable core having a coil segment and a magnet segment. The coil segment is received within the passageway of the coil such that the coil extends around the coil segment. The magnet segment includes a radially outer surface relative to the central longitudinal axis of the passageway of the coil. The movable core is movable relative to the coil along the central longitudinal axis such that the coil segment is movable within the passageway of the coil along the central longitudinal axis. A permanent magnet extends around at least a portion of the radially outer surface of the magnet segment of the movable core. The movable core is movable along the central longitudinal axis relative to the permanent magnet.