Patent ID: 6919786

Claim:
An actuator, in particular for a valve or a relay, comprising at least: an electrical coil, a magnetic short-circuit element for the coil, and an armature which is disposed at least partly in the coil, wherein the armature ( 9 ) is movable in an axial direction ( 18 ) between two terminal positions; the course of magnetic flux in a first terminal position extends from the armature ( 9 ) primarily through a face on a first end ( 63 ) of the short-circuit element ( 3 ), to which the axial direction ( 18 ) is perpendicular; the course of magnetic flux in a second terminal position of the armature ( 9 ) extends primarily through a face on the first end ( 63 ) of the short-circuit element ( 3 ) that extends parallel to the axial direction ( 18 ); wherein the short-circuit element ( 3 ) is a stamped and bent part having a first surface ( 21 ) and a second surface ( 24 ) and further a first, a second, and third side face ( 27 , 28 , 29 ); and said first surface ( 21 ) and said second surface ( 24 ) are disposed parallel to one another and extend perpendicular to the first, the second, and the third side face ( 27 , 28 , 29 ), which extend in the axial direction ( 18 ) and join the first and second surfaces ( 21 , 24 ).