Pressure regulated solenoid valve having integral mounting structure

A regulator valve for cleaning, regulating a pressure of, and managing the flow of a fluid in an appliance, the regulator valve comprising:

• a housing including in fluid communication:
• an inlet for receiving the fluid;
• an outlet for expelling the fluid;
• a filter aperture;
• a regulator aperture;
• a solenoid aperture;
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• a mounting structure proximate the regulator aperture;
• a filter removably disposed within the filter aperture of the housing for cleaning the fluid flowing therethrough;
• a pressure regulator disposed within the regulator aperture of the housing for regulating the pressure of the fluid at an outlet thereof;
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• a solenoid valve secured to the solenoid aperture of the housing for managing the flow of fluid therein.

A regulator valve body for managing a fluid in an appliance, comprising:

• a housing having an inlet, an inlet filter section, a pressure regulation section, an outlet valving section, and an outlet in fluid communication therethrough, the housing further having a mounting structure proximate the pressure regulation section;
• the inlet section defining a filter aperture at one end thereof, the filter aperture sized to accommodate a filter that may be removably positioned therein for removing contaminants from the fluid, the inlet section being sealed by an end cap removably affixed to the inlet aperture;
• the pressure regulator section defining a regulator aperture at one end thereof, the regulator aperture sized to accommodate a pressure regulator that may be removably positioned therein for regulating an outlet fluid pressure, the pressure regulator section including a regulator mounting cap removably positioned therein, the regulator mounting cap having an adjustment aperture positioned therein;
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• the outlet valving section sized to accommodate a solenoid valve that may be positioned thereon for alternatively permitting expulsion of the fluid from the outlet and preventing expulsion of the fluid from the outlet.