Patent ID: 8136790

Claim:
Electromagnetic actuator for a hydraulic directional control valve comprising: a housing ( 08 ) with which the electromagnetic actuator is mounted opposite the hydraulic directional control valve, a coil ( 01 ) that is arranged in a coil body ( 03 ), an armature ( 09 ) that is arranged in the electromagnetic actuator so that it can move axially, and a seal ( 13 ; 24 ) between the coil body ( 03 ) and the housing ( 08 ), the coil body has a holder ( 26 , 28 ) for holding the seal ( 24 ) at least during an assembly of the electromagnetic actuator, the holder is an inwardly bulging undercut ( 28 ) located on an inner wall of a peripheral, circular groove ( 27 ) formed in the coil body, the inner wall of the groove forming the holder is constructed as a plurality of segments extending in the peripheral direction of the groove ( 27 ).