Valve gasket
OwnerBrent J. Bower, Kenneth J. Parker +2inventors
InventorsBrent J. Bower, Kenneth J. Parker, Michael R. Smith, Daniel G. Stanhope
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Abstract
A gasket fits between a deck plate and a solenoid valve in a lifter oil manifold assembly. The valve has a planar end surface with valve ports. The gasket has gasket ports for alignment with the valve ports. The gasket further has a planar sealing surface. The planar sealing surface on the gasket surrounds the gasket ports, and abuts the end surface of the solenoid valve fully around the valve ports. The gasket preferably includes a rib structure that extends lengthwise to surround the array of gasket ports. The rib structure is deflectable to the plane of the sealing surface under a clamping force applied to the gasket by the deck plate and the end surface of the valve.
Claims16
An apparatus for use in a lifter oil manifold assembly including a deck plate having a planar surface with open fluid flow channels and solenoid valve having a planar end surface surrounding an array of valve ports, the apparatus comprising:
- a gasket configured to fit between the planar surface of the deck plate and the planar end surface of the solenoid valve, the gasket having an array of gasket ports configured for alignment with the array of valve ports, and further having a planar sealing surface that surrounds the array of gasket ports and is configured to abut the planar end surface of the valve fully around the array of valve ports.
An apparatus comprising:
- a deck plate having a planar surface with open fluid flow channels;
- a solenoid valve having a planar end surface surrounding an array of valve ports;
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- a gasket configured to fit between the planar surface of the deck plate and the planar end surface of the solenoid valve, the gasket having an array of gasket ports configured for alignment with the array of valve ports, and further having a planar sealing surface that surrounds the array of gasket ports and is configured to abut the planar end surface of the valve fully around the array of valve ports.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.