Reversing valve assembly with improved pilot valve mounting structure

A solenoid-operated valve assembly comprising:

• a mounting bracket including a face panel, an anchor panel extending generally perpendicular from the face panel, and a third panel extending generally perpendicular from the face panel and generally parallel to the anchor panel, the face panel having an aperture disposed therein, the aperture defining an axis line;
• a cover plate attached to the mounting bracket, the cover plate generally parallel to the face panel and offset from the face panel by the anchor panel and the third panel;
• a solenoid coil having a central bore, the solenoid coil arranged between the face panel and the cover plate such that the central bore is aligned with the axis line;
• an elongated valve body extending between a valve end and a securing end, the valve body generally aligned with the axis line and received in the central bore such that the valve end extends from the aperture;
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• a tubular sleeve including a spring, the sleeve extending over the valve body such that the spring urges the face panel of the mounting bracket, the solenoid coil, and the cover plate toward one another.

A method of assembling a valve assembly comprising:

• providing a mounting bracket including a face panel extending between and generally perpendicular to an anchor panel and a third panel, the face panel including a aperture disposed therein defining an axis line;
• placing a solenoid coil having a central bore between the anchor panel and the third panel such that the central bore is aligned with the axis line;
• attaching a cover plate to the mounting bracket such that the solenoid coil is between the face panel and the cover plate;
• extending a tubular sleeve over an elongated, cylindrical valve body, the tubular sleeve including a spring;
• inserting the valve body through the aperture and into the central bore such that the spring urges the face panel of the mounting bracket, the solenoid coil, and the cover plate toward one another.

A solenoid operated valve assembly:

• a mounting bracket including a face panel, an anchor panel extending generally perpendicular from the face panel, and a third panel extending generally perpendicular from the face panel and generally parallel to the anchor panel;
• a cover plate attached to the mounting bracket, the cover plate generally parallel to the face panel and offset from the face panel by the anchor panel and the third panel, the cover panel having an aperture disposed therein, the aperture defining an axis line;
• a solenoid coil having a central bore, the solenoid coil arranged between the face panel and the cover plate such that the central bore is aligned with the axis line;
• an elongated valve body extending between a valve end and a securing end, the valve body generally aligned with the axis line and received in the central bore such that the valve end extends from the aperture;
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• a tubular sleeve including a spring, the sleeve extending over the valve body such that the spring urges the face panel of the mounting bracket, the solenoid coil, and the cover plate toward one another.