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US 6,719,268 B2Granted
Solenoid-operated valve
AssigneeSMC Corporation
InventorsYoshihiro Fukano, Tadashi Uchino
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Abstract
A solenoid-operated valve comprises first and second elastic ring members each of which is made of an elastic material such as rubber, which retain a peripheral edge of a diaphragm, and which are flexibly bent in accordance with displacement of the diaphragm. A pair of lip sections is formed on the first and second elastic ring members.
Claims10
A solenoid-operated valve for displacing a diaphragm to function as a valve plug by attracting a movable iron core by a magnetically exciting action of a solenoid section, said solenoid-operated valve comprising:
- an elastic ring member formed of an elastic material, said elastic ring member retaining a peripheral edge of said diaphragm, and flexibly bent in accordance with displacement of said diaphragm,
- wherein a lip section which is flexibly bent in accordance with said displacement of said diaphragm is formed on said elastic ring member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.