Method for fabricating a magnet structure
First Claim
1. A method of fabricating a magnet structure, comprising the steps of:
- inserting an element into a cavity of a mold; and
injecting a selected one of a magnetically permeable plastic compound and a magnetic plastic compound into the mold so as to contact at least a portion of said element, wherein said inserting step and said injecting step result in formation of a concentrator in contact with a magnet, so that an end of each of said concentrator and said magnet define a front face of said magnet structure, said concentrator presenting a magnetic field of one polarity at said front face and said magnet presenting a magnetic field of the opposite polarity at said front face.
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Abstract
A magnet structure including a magnet and an integral magnetically permeable concentrator and methods for making the same are provided. The concentrator is comprised of a plastic loaded with one or more magnetically permeable materials to a percentage suitable for providing desired magnetic field characteristics. The magnetic element may be comprised of a conventional magnetic material or a plastic loaded with one or more magnetic materials. An insert molding technique is described in which either the concentrator or magnetic element is prefabricated and inserted into a mold which is subsequently filled with a loaded plastic to provide the other component of the magnet structure. In an alternate fabrication technique, both the concentrator and magnet are sequentially formed by injection molding in the same mold. Also described is a magnet structure including a ring magnet having a central aperture in which a steel rod is disposed.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of fabricating a magnet structure, comprising the steps of:
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inserting an element into a cavity of a mold; and
injecting a selected one of a magnetically permeable plastic compound and a magnetic plastic compound into the mold so as to contact at least a portion of said element, wherein said inserting step and said injecting step result in formation of a concentrator in contact with a magnet, so that an end of each of said concentrator and said magnet define a front face of said magnet structure, said concentrator presenting a magnetic field of one polarity at said front face and said magnet presenting a magnetic field of the opposite polarity at said front face. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20)
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13. A method of fabricating a magnet structure, comprising the steps of:
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injecting a selected one of a magnetically permeable plastic compound and a magnetic plastic compound into a first mold cavity formed by mold parts placed in a first position relative to one another;
moving said mold parts to a second position relative to one another to form a second mold cavity; and
injecting the previously non-selected one of a magnetically permeable plastic compound and a magnetic plastic compound into said second mold cavity, wherein said inserting step and said injecting step result in formation of a concentrator in contact with a magnet, so that an end of each of said concentrator and said magnet define a front face of said magnet structure, said concentrator presenting a magnetic field of one polarity at said front face and said magnet presenting a magnetic field of the opposite polarity at said front face. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 21)
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17. A method of fabricating a magnet structure, comprising the steps of:
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inserting a rod into a central region of a substantially cylindrical mold; and
injecting a magnetic plastic compound into said mold so as to form a ring-shaped magnet surrounding and in contact with said rod. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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