Canister purge solenoid valve

In a solenoid actuated valve that comprises a valve seat disposed between an inlet and an outlet, a solenoid assembly that comprises a bore which is coaxial with said valve seat, a stator that is disposed in said bore, an armature that is disposed in said bore between said stator and said valve seat and reciprocates within said bore in response to the energizing and de-energizing of said solenoid assembly, and an elastomeric valve head member that is on said armature externally of said bore and that seats on and unseats from said seat as said armature reciprocates within said bore, the improvement characterized in that an elastomeric limit stop is disposed between said stator and said armature to absorb impact between said armature and said stator as the armature moves away from said seat, said valve head member radially overlaps the solenoid assembly around said bore and is thick enough not only to abut said seat but also to abut said solenoid assembly around said bore as the armature is reciprocated within said bore, and when the armature is retracted into said bore, said valve head member initially contacts the solenoid assembly to initially absorb momentum of the armature, and thereafter the final impact absorption is shared by said valve head member acting against said solenoid assembly around said bore and by said limit stop acting between said stator and said armature.