Patent ID: 9729024
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: F16K,H02K

Claim:
1. A solenoid actuator configured to be mounted to a mounting surface, which is an outer surface of an outer wall of an engine, such that an accommodated portion is inserted through a mounting hole, which is formed in the outer wall, into an interior of the engine, and such that an exposed portion, which is other than the accommodated portion, is located outside the engine, the solenoid actuator comprising: a solenoid actuator portion configured to generate an electromagnetic force when energized; an operating portion configured to operate when the solenoid actuator portion is energized and de-energized; a main body forming at least a part of an outer shell of the exposed portion; a connector portion projected from the main body in the exposed portion, the connector portion configured to be connected with a wiring for the solenoid actuator portion; at least one protrusion projected radially outward from a sidewall of the main body in the exposed portion, all of the at least one protrusion located at a position different from the connector portion in a circumferential direction of the sidewall, the at least one protrusion configured to form a clearance with the mounting surface in an axial direction; and a bracket of different construction than the main body is radially protruding outward from the sidewall of the main body to engage the mounting surface and holds the solenoid actuator in position, the bracket at the all of the at least one protrusion out of alignment with one another.