Low profile miniature solenoid proportional valve with safety encapsulation

A proportional solenoid valve comprising:

• a valve body defining an inlet and an outlet for a fluid flow through the valve body;
• an armature having a longitudinal axis, the armature being moveable along the longitudinal axis from a first position to a second position, wherein the first position is a closed position in which the armature is against the valve body to prevent fluid flow between the inlet and the outlet, and the second position is an open position in which the armature is moved away from the valve body to permit fluid flow between the inlet and the outlet;
• a flux can including a can slot;
• an encapsulated coil assembly encompassed within the flux can, the encapsulated coil assembly comprising a bobbin, a wire coil wound around the bobbin, and a non-conductive encapsulation layer that encapsulates the bobbin and the wire coil so as to electrically isolate the wire coil from the flux can;
• insulated wiring that is electrically connected to the wire coil;
• and
• a non-conductive encapsulation tower that encapsulates the insulated wiring so as to maintain a separation distance between the insulated wiring and the flux can;
• wherein the encapsulation tower forms a channel through the can slot of the flux can and the insulated wiring is fed through the channel of the encapsulation tower directly;
• and wherein the encapsulation tower guides the insulated wiring up through the can slot through the flux can;
• wherein when the solenoid coil is energized, a magnetic field is created which causes the armature to move away from the first position against the valve body toward the second position, thereby opening the valve.