Solenoid valve

In an electrically controlled valve of the type having

• (1) a coil for establishing a magnetic field, the coil surrounding a core having through it a central longitudinal passage,
• (2) a hollow elongate receiver extending into the central passage of the core,
• (3) a pipe of magnetic material, the pipe extending into the central passage, the pipe being fixed to the receiver and having a port arranged to be closed by the seating of a member against the port,
• (4) a plunger disposed to slide in the receiver, the plunger being magnetically attracted toward the pipe upon the establishment of a magnetic field by the coil and being adapted to seat against the aforesaid port of the pipe to close that port,
• (5) a housing to which the receiver is attached, the housing having a first port therein, and
• (6) means providing communication between the first port of the housing and the aforesaid port of the pipe when that port is open,
• the improvement wherein
• the core has a pair of spaced flanges between which the coil is situated, each flange having a flat face adapted to seat against a supporting surface such as a printed circuit board, and
• the improvement further comprising
• electrical terminals extending from the flanges, the coil being electrically connected to those terminals whereby the coil can be electrically energized.