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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2015
Husco Automotive Holding Llc, Waukesha, WI (US);
Dean Wardle, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Kyle Stifter, Milwaukee, WI (US);
HUSCO AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
A push pin actuator apparatus is provided. The push pin actuator apparatus includes a housing, a wire coil arranged within the housing and arranged around a first armature and a second armature. The first armature is coupled to a first push pin and the second armature is coupled to a second push pin. The push pin actuator apparatus further includes a first permanent magnet and a second permanent magnet arranged on opposing sides of the first armature, and a third permanent magnet and a fourth permanent magnet arranged on opposing sides of the second armature. The first push pin is actuated in response to a current being applied to the wire coil in a first direction, and the second push pin is actuated in response to a current being applied to the wire coil in a second direction opposite to the first direction.