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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Flextronics Ap, Llc, Broomfield, CO (US);
Inventors:
Hamid Najmolhoda, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Matthew S. Peterson, Broomfield, CO (US);
Assignee:
Flextronics AP, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/02 (2006.01); F16K 31/06 (2006.01); H01F 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/06 (2013.01); F16K 31/0613 (2013.01); F16C 2322/39 (2013.01); H01F 2007/163 (2013.01);
Abstract
A direct acting solenoid actuator includes an armature and associated push pin that are suspended from certain fixed solenoid components, such as a pole piece and/or flux sleeve, by a fully floating cage of rolling elements. The fixed solenoid component may comprise a pole piece and/or a flux sleeve. The pole piece may include stops to limit movement of the cage of rolling elements in the axial direction.