Control valve for a hydraulic control unit of vehicular brake systems
AssigneeKelsey-Hayes Company
InventorsWendell D. Tackett, Herbert L. Linkner, Jr.
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Abstract
A control valve for controlling fluid flow in a hydraulic control unit of a vehicular brake system includes a valve body. A flux tube is mounted on the valve body. An armature core having first and second ends and a longitudinal passage is slidably received in the flux tube. A bearing element is formed from a low-friction material. The bearing element includes a stem received into the longitudinal passage and an end cap having a diameter greater than a diameter of the armature core.
Claims18
A control valve for controlling fluid low in a hydraulic control unit of a vehicular brake system comprising:
- a valve body;
- a flux tube mounted on the valve body;
- an armature core having first and second ends and a longitudinal passage, the armature core slidably received in the flux tube;
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- a bearing element formed from a low-friction material, the bearing element including a stem received into the longitudinal passage and an end cap having a diameter greater than a diameter of the armature core.
A hydraulic control unit of a vehicular brake system comprising:
- a housing;
- a bore formed in the housing;
- a valve body mounted in the bore;
- a flux tube mounted on the valve body;
- an armature core having first and second ends and a longitudinal passage, the armature core slidably received in the flux tube;
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- a first bearing element formed from a low-friction material, the first bearing element including a stem received into the first end of the longitudinal passage and an end cap having a diameter greater than a diameter of the armature core.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.