ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATING APPARATUS

The invention relates to an electromagnetic actuator apparatus comprising a core unit (12; 50) having coil means (16), which core unit is designed to interact with armature means (34, 36, 38, 32, 30) guided movably relative to the core unit in response to energization of the coil means, wherein the armature means have a plurality of plunger units (30, 32), which are spaced physically apart from one another and can be driven simultaneously and to which permanent magnet means (34) are assigned in each case in the direction towards the core unit, said permanent magnet means having permanent magnetization along a corresponding longitudinal movement axis of the plunger units, wherein the plurality of plunger units which can be driven parallel to one another interacts magnetically with an end face of the core unit having the same polarity, and the permanent magnet means have permanent magnetization in the same axial direction.