Valve for vehicle

A fluid-control system configured to direct a fluid from a fluid source and control discharge of the fluid for use with a vehicle sub-system, the fluid-control system comprising:

• a fluid-distribution system coupled to the fluid source, the fluid-distribution system including a first transfer conduit defining a first interior space, the first transfer conduit coupled to the fluid source and configured to receive and direct a fluid through the first interior space, a second transfer conduit defining a second interior space, the second transfer conduit spaced apart downstream from the first transfer conduit, and a deformable valve unit extending between and interconnecting the first transfer conduit and the second transfer conduit, and
• an actuator coupled to the first transfer conduit and the second transfer conduit and configured to move the valve unit between a first configuration in which the valve unit has a first axial length and fluid flows through the valve unit and a second configuration in which the valve unit has a second axial length less than the first axial length and fluid is blocked from flowing through the valve unit,
• wherein the deformable valve unit includes a valve plunger arranged to lie between the first transfer conduit and the second transfer conduit and a plunger guide including a plunger retainer extending between and interconnecting an interior surface of the first transfer conduit and the plunger to fix the plunger relative to the first transfer conduit and a plunger seat coupled to an interior surface of the second transfer conduit and formed to include a plunger-seat opening aligned with the valve plunger along an axis that extends between the first interior space and the second interior space, and
• wherein the plunger retainer includes a plunger support coupled to the plunger to support the plunger on the axis, the plunger support having a first end arranged to lie upstream of the plunger-seat opening and a second end arranged to lie downstream of the plunger-seat opening in both the first configuration and the second configuration.

A vehicle comprising

• a vehicle sub-system,
• a fluid source configured to supply a fluid for use by the vehicle sub-system, and
• a fluid-control system coupled between the vehicle sub-system and the fluid source and configured to direct the fluid from the fluid source and control discharge of the fluid for use with the vehicle sub-system, the fluid-control system including:
• a fluid-distribution system coupled to the fluid source, the fluid-distribution system including a first transfer conduit defining a first interior space, the first transfer conduit coupled to the fluid source and configured to receive and direct a fluid through the first interior space, a second transfer conduit defining a second interior space, the second transfer conduit spaced apart downstream from the first transfer conduit, and a deformable valve unit extending between and interconnecting the first transfer conduit and the second transfer conduit,
• an actuator coupled to the first transfer conduit and the second transfer conduit and configured to move the valve unit between a first configuration in which the valve unit has a first axial length and fluid flows through the valve unit and a second configuration in which the valve unit has a second axial length less than the first axial length and fluid is blocked from flowing through the valve unit, and
• a controller including a microprocessor and a memory storage device, the memory storage device including instructions stored therein that, when executed by the microprocessor, output a command signal to the actuator in response to an input to cause the actuator to move the valve unit to the first configuration or the second configuration,
• wherein the deformable valve unit includes a valve plunger arranged to lie between the first transfer conduit and the second transfer conduit and a plunger guide including a plunger retainer extending between and interconnecting an interior surface of the first transfer conduit and the plunger to fix the plunger relative to the first transfer conduit and a plunger seat coupled to an interior surface of the second transfer conduit and formed to include a plunger-seat opening aligned with the valve plunger along an axis that extends between the first interior space and the second interior space, and
• wherein the plunger retainer includes a plunger support coupled to the plunger to support the plunger on the axis, the plunger support having a first end arranged to lie upstream of the plunger-seat opening and a second end arranged to lie downstream of the plunger-seat opening in both the first configuration and the second configuration.