Claims
- 1. An electromagnetic actuator comprising:housing structure having a mounting surface and at least one channel therein generally adjacent to said mounting surface, an upper electromagnet and a lower electromagnet in said housing structure and disposed in spaced relation, each of said upper and lower electromagnets having electrical leads, an armature mounted for movement between said upper and lower electromagnets, a connector, composed of plastic material, joined with said mounting surface and having a portion extending into said at least one channel so as to interlock said connector with said housing structure, said connector completely covering at least one surface of said leads thereby preventing access to said at least one surface of said leads, and a port in said mounting surface and in communication with said at least one channel such that during a process of molding said connector, said plastic material may enter said port and fill said channel and said port, wherein said channel is elongated and said port is generally transverse with respect to said at least one channel.
- 2. The actuator according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of ports are defined in said mounting surface and in communication with said at least one channel.
- 3. The actuator according to claim 1, wherein said plastic material is glass-filled nylon.
- 4. The actuator according to claim 1, wherein said housing structure is composed of metal.
- 5. The actuator according to claim 4, wherein said metal is aluminum.
- 6. The actuator according to claim 1, wherein said leads have an upper surface and a lower surface, said connector being over-molded on said upper surface of each of said leads.
- 7. The actuator according to claim 6, wherein said connector has an opening so as to access said lower surface of each of said leads.
- 8. The actuator according to claim 1, wherein said housing structure comprises an upper housing and a lower housing each having a generally planar surface, said planar surfaces cooperating to define said mounting surface, said at least one channel being defined in said upper housing, said lower housing including a recess therein which communicates with said at least one channel.
- 9. An electromagnetic actuator comprising:housing structure having a mounting surface and at least one channel therein generally adjacent to said mounting surface, an upper electromagnet and a lower electromagnet in said housing structure and disposed in spaced relation, each of said upper and lower electromagnets having electrical leads, an armature mounted for movement between said upper and lower electromagnets, and a connector joined with said mounting surface and having a portion extending into said at least one channel so as to interlock said connector with said housing structure, said connector completely covering at least one surface of said leads thereby preventing access to said at least one surface of said leads, wherein said connector includes a main body and a pair of gussets extending from said main body, said gussets being in spaced relation.
- 10. The actuator according to claim 9, wherein two channels are defined in said housing structure, each channel being generally adjacent to an associated gusset and wherein at least one port is defined in said mounting surface and in communication with an associated channel, material of said connector extending into and filling said channels and said ports.
- 11. An electromagnetic actuator comprising:housing structure having a mounting surface and at least one channel therein generally adjacent to said mounting surface, an upper electromagnet and a lower electromagnet in said housing structure and disposed in spaced relation, each of said upper and lower electromagnets having electrical leads, an armature mounted for movement between said upper and lower electromagnets, and a connector joined with said mounting surface and having a portion extending into said at least one channel so as to interlock said connector with said housing structure, said connector completely covering an upwardly facing surface of said leads thereby preventing access to said upwardly facing surface, said connector defining an opening providing access to a downwardly facing surface of the leads for pressure contact with a power source.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 09/270,414, filed on Mar. 16, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,312,636, and this application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/090,888, filed on Jun. 26, 1998.
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Provisional Applications (1)
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