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US 11,248,716 B2Granted
Valve assembly controlled by electromagnet
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsScott Christopher Sterbenz, Eric Jay MacLean
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a valve assembly for a motor vehicle, such as a pressure relief valve (i.e., an “air extractor”), and a method of using the same. In an example, the valve assembly includes a flap moveable to between an open position and a closed position, a slider moveable along an axis and including an integrally formed arm in contact with the flap, and an electromagnet configured to be selectively activated to move the slider along the axis.
Claims12
A valve assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a flap moveable to between an open position and a closed position;
- a slider moveable along an axis and including an integrally formed arm in contact with the flap;
- an electromagnet configured to be selectively activated to move the slider along the axis;
- and
- a guide, wherein the slider configured to move relative to the guide,
- wherein the electromagnet is mounted to the guide, and
- wherein the slider includes a target configured to be repelled by a magnetic field generated by the electromagnet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.