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US 6,669,165 B2Granted
Solenoid valve assembly
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorDavid Howard Burke
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Abstract
A solenoid valve assembly for a vehicle includes a barrel and a solenoid disposed in the barrel for connection to a source of power. The solenoid valve assembly also includes a movable plunger disposed in the barrel and cooperating with the solenoid and a latch connected to the plunger and cooperating with the barrel to maintain the plunger in either one of an open state and closed state.
Claims28
A solenoid valve assembly comprising:
- a barrel;
- a solenoid disposed in said barrel for connection to a source of power;
- a movable plunger disposed in said barrel and cooperating with said solenoid;
- and
- a latch movable axially relative to said plunger and cooperating with said barrel to maintain said plunger in either one of an open state and closed state.
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A solenoid valve assembly comprising:
- a barrel;
- a solenoid disposed in said barrel for connection to a source of power;
- a movable plunger disposed in said barrel and cooperating with said solenoid;
- a latch connected to said plunger and cooperating with said barrel to maintain said plunger in either one of an open state and closed state;
- and
- wherein said barrel has a plurality of ribs disposed therein and spaced circumferentially thereabout.
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A solenoid valve assembly comprising:
- a barrel;
- a solenoid disposed in said barrel for connection to a source of power;
- a movable plunger disposed in said barrel and cooperating with said solenoid;
- a latch connected to said plunger and cooperating with said barrel to maintain said plunger in either one of an open state and closed state;
- and
- wherein said plunger has a cavity extending axially therein and said latch has a shaft portion disposed in said cavity for sliding movement therein.
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A solenoid valve assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a barrel;
- a solenoid disposed in said barrel for connection to a source of power;
- a movable plunger disposed in said barrel and cooperating with said solenoid;
- a latch connected to said plunger and cooperating with said barrel to maintain said plunger in either one of an open state and closed state;
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- a closure plug connected to said latch to open and close a vent tube connected to a vapor canister.
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A fuel system for a vehicle comprising:
- a fuel tank to hold fuel therein;
- a vapor canister communicating with said fuel tank to absorb vapor fuel from said fuel tank;
- a first conduit interconnecting said vapor canister and said fuel tank and a second conduit connected to said vapor canister and for connection to a source of air;
- a solenoid valve assembly connected to said second conduit between said vapor canister and the source of air comprising:
- a barrel;
- a solenoid disposed in said barrel for connection to a source of power;
- a movable plunger disposed in said barrel and cooperating with said solenoid;
- a latch connected to said plunger and cooperating with said barrel to maintain said plunger in either one of an open state and closed state;
- and
- a closure plug connected to said latch to open and close fluid communication between said first vapor canister and the source of air.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.