# US 11,078,816 B2 · Oil pump control valve > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,078,816 B2 - Document ID: US11078816B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/341,038 - Filed: 2017-02-13 - Published: 2019-08-01 - Granted: 2021-08-03 - Earliest claimed: 2016-10-10 - Assignees: Unick Corporation - Applicants: Unick Corporation - Inventors: Chang-Hoon Lee; Eui-Dong Roh; Jeong-Tae Kim; Ji-Hoon Park; Yeong-Jin Jeong; Jun-Hyo Park - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11078816B2 ## CPC - F01M 1/02: using lubricating pumps (pumps in general F04; lubricating pumps per se F16N) - F01M 1/16: Controlling lubricant pressure or quantity (rendering machines or engines inoperative or idling on lubricant pressure failure F01M1/22) - F16K 11/07: with cylindrical slides - F16K 31/02: electric {(F16K31/004 takes precedence)}; magnetic - F16K 31/06: using a magnet {, e.g. diaphragm valves, cutting off by means of a liquid} - F01M 2001/0238: {Rotary pumps} - F01M: LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING - F16K: VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING {(devices for emptying and evacuating the excess liquid in valves or conduits F16L55/07)} ## Abstract Disclosed herein are an oil pump control valve and, specifically, an oil pump control valve allowing a discharge port and the inside of a solenoid part to communicate with each other through a spool so as to relieve pressure inside the solenoid part. A spool flow path, a vent hole, and a spool notch are formed so as to allow the solenoid part to communicate with the outside regardless of the flow of fluids when the valve is operated, thereby enabling the internal pressure of the solenoid part to be relieved. In addition, the spool and a rod are integrated such that the axial misalignment of the spool can be prevented and a holder has different diameter such that the flow of fluids can be controlled even during an abnormal power shutdown. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A valve device for controlling an oil pump, the device comprising: a valve unit having a holder and a spool disposed in the holder, where the valve unit is configured for controlling flow of fluid; and a solenoid unit configured for controlling the spool, wherein the spool includes: a rod-shaped spool body; a ring-shaped first land disposed on a top portion of the spool body, wherein the first land has an open top; a ring-shaped second land disposed on a middle portion of the spool body; a ring-shaped third land disposed on a lower portion of the spool body; and a venting communication structure that includes: a vent hole defined in the spool body and disposed between the second land and the third land; a spool fluid channel defined in the spool body to communicate the vent hole and the open top of the first land with each other; and a spool notch defined in a lateral portion of the third land to communicate the vent hole with an inside of the spool body. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The valve device of claim 1, wherein the holder has the supply port defined therein for supplying the fluid, and a control port defined therein for receiving and discharging the supplied fluid, wherein the first land is constructed to control communication between the supply port and the control port, wherein the second land is constructed to prevent the fluid supplied from the supply port from entering the solenoid unit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The valve device of claim 2, wherein the spool includes a rod integral with the spool body, wherein the rod extends from a bottom of the third land. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The valve device of claim 3, wherein the solenoid unit includes: a bobbin; a coil wound around the bobbin; a core disposed in the bobbin; and a plunger disposed in the core; wherein the rod contacts the plunger, wherein an inner diameter of a portion of the core where the rod is inserted is larger than an outer diameter of the rod. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The valve device of claim 4, wherein the plunger has a fluid channel defined therein in a longitudinal direction thereof, wherein a location of the fluid channel is deviated from a center point of a cross section of the plunger. ### Claim 6 A valve device for controlling an oil pump, the device comprising: a valve unit including: a hollow holder, wherein the holder has a discharge port defined in a top portion thereof, a control port defined in a middle portion thereof, and a supply port defined in a lower portion thereof, wherein an inner diameter of the middle portion of the holder in which the control port is defined is larger than an inner diameter of the lower portion of the holder in which the supply port is defined; and a spool having ring-shaped first and second lands, wherein the first and second lands are vertically spaced from each other and contact an inner face of the holder; and a solenoid unit configured for controlling a movement of the spool; wherein the spool includes: a rod-shaped spool body; the ring-shaped first land disposed on a top portion of the spool body, wherein the first land has an open top; the ring-shaped second land disposed on a middle portion of the spool body, wherein an outer diameter of the first land is larger than an outer diameter of the second land; a ring-shaped third land disposed on a lower portion of the spool body, wherein an outer diameter of the third land is equal to the outer diameter of the second land; and a venting communication structure that includes: a vent hole defined in the spool body and disposed between the second land and the third land; a spool fluid channel defined in the spool body to communicate the vent hole and the open top of the first land with each other; and a spool notch defined in a lateral portion of the third land to communicate the vent hole with an inside of the spool body. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The valve device of claim 6, wherein the holder has the supply port defined therein for supplying fluid, and the control port defined therein for receiving and discharging the supplied fluid, wherein the first land is constructed to control communication between the supply port and the control port, and wherein the second land is constructed to prevent the fluid supplied from the supply port from entering the solenoid unit. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The valve device of claim 7, wherein the spool includes a rod integral with the spool body, wherein the rod extends from a bottom of the third land. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The valve device of claim 8, wherein the solenoid unit includes: a bobbin; a coil wound around the bobbin; a core disposed in the bobbin; and a plunger disposed in the core; wherein the rod contacts the plunger, and wherein an inner diameter of a portion of the core where the rod is inserted is larger than an outer diameter of the rod. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The valve device of claim 9, wherein the plunger has a fluid channel defined therein in a longitudinal direction thereof, wherein a location of the fluid channel is deviated from a center point of a cross section of the plunger.