Patent ID: 8006525

Claim:
A solenoid switch for a door lock comprising: a solenoid core having a receiving hole being defined in the solenoid core; and a solenoid coil being wound around the solenoid core; a guide tube being mounted in the receiving hole in the solenoid core and having an axial hole being defined through the guide tube; and a connecting end being formed on one end of the guide tube and protruding out of the receiving hole in the solenoid core; a sleeve being mounted slidably in the receiving hole in the solenoid core and around the guide tube and having a protruding end and at least one engaging tab formed on and protruding from the protruding end of the sleeve and disposed adjacent to the connecting end of the guide tube; and a clutch cap being mounted around the connecting end of the guide tube and having at least one engaging notch selectively and detachably engaging respectively a corresponding engaging tab on the sleeve.