Patent ID: 6504465
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: H01F

Abstract:
An electromagnetic coil assembly for an electromagnetic apparatus comprising:a bobbin including a cylindrical tubular spool and a pair of annular flanges projecting radially from said spool; a coil formed of an electrical wire, said electrical wire wound around said spool between said flanges; a thermal protection device having a first and a second lead wire, each extending from one side thereof, said first lead wire connected to one end of said electrical wire through a first connecting member, said second lead wire connected to one end of a third lead wire of an electric circuit through a second connecting member, said thermal protection device, said first lead wire, said second lead wire, said first connecting member, said second connecting member, one end of said electrical wire, one end of said third lead wire disposed on a first end surface of said bobbin; and a securing member having a groove-shaped cross-section, which is securely disposed on said first end surface, said securing member extending on said first end surface and crossing at a right angle to a radial axis of said spool, such that said thermal protection device is inserted into a groove of said securing member, wherein a height of a first side wall of said securing member, which is positioned radially outward on said first end surface, is lower than a height of a second side wall of said securing member, which is positioned radially inward on said first end surface.