Electromagnetic valve

An electromagnetic valve, comprising:

• a cylindrical-shaped valve housing including an outlet port in one end thereof and an inlet port in the side wall of the axial-direction middle portion thereof;
• a fixing core to be fixed to the valve housing so as to close the other end of the valve housing in a fluid-tight manner;
• a movable core stored in the valve housing so as to be opposed to the fixing core;
• a first return spring applying a spring force for moving the movable core so as to apart from the fixing core;
• a coil applying an electromagnetic force for attracting the movable core toward the fixing core in energized condition;
• and,
• first and second valve mechanisms respectively interposed between the inlet port and outlet port,
• the first valve mechanism including a movable seat member disposed opposed to the movable core on the opposite side of the fixing core so as to be moved in the axial direction thereof with respect to the movable core in a limited range, a second return spring for pushing the movable seat member to the side where the movable seat member is moved apart from the movable core, a first valve part disposed on the movable core within a valve chamber so formed in the interior of the valve housing as to be in communication with the inlet port, a first valve seat disposed on the movable seat member in such a manner that the first valve part is seated on the first valve seat, and a first valve hole formed in the movable seat member in such a manner that one end thereof is communicatable with the outlet port and the other end thereof is opened in the central portion of the first valve seat,
• the second valve mechanism including a cylindrical-shaped valve seat member fittable and fixable to one end side of the valve housing while forming the valve chamber between the movable core and itself, a second valve seat disposed on the valve seat member so as to be situated coaxially with the first valve seat and faces the valve chamber, a second valve hole formed in the valve seat member so as to be larger in diameter than the first valve hole, communicates with the outlet port and is opened in the central portion of the second valve seat, and a second valve part disposed on the outer periphery of the movable seat member so as to be seated on the second valve seat,
• wherein, on the movable seat member, there is integrally disposed a cylindrical-shaped guide part which, when the second valve part is seated on the second valve seat, is cut off from the valve chamber but, when the second valve part is separated from the second valve seat, forms an annular-shaped passage communicating with the valve chamber and is slidably fitted into the second valve hole;
• and, in the guide part, there is formed a communication passage for allowing the annular-shaped passage to communicate with the interior of the guide part.