Unibody valve and techniques for making same for a purge control device
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorThaddeus Schroeder
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Abstract
A valve and method of constructing same for a purge control device are provided. The valve includes an integral body. The valve further includes a resilient member inserted into the integral body. The resilient member is electromagnetically responsive so that the member can be selectively actuated between respective open and close conditions. An electromagnetic actuator is affixed to the integral body to generate an electromagnetic field for selectively actuating the resilient member between the open and closed conditions. The mass of the resilient member is sufficiently low so that the level of noise produced by the valve is correspondingly low.
Claims22
A valve for a purge control device, the valve comprising:
- an integral body;
- a resilient member inserted into the integral body, the resilient member being electromagnetically responsive so that said member can be selectively actuated between respective open and close conditions;
- an electromagnetic actuator affixed to the integral body to generate an electromagnetic field for selectively actuating the resilient member between the open and closed conditions, the mass of the resilient member being sufficiently low so that the level of noise produced by the valve is correspondingly low.
A method for constructing a valve for a purge control device, the method comprising:
- constructing an integral body;
- inserting a resilient member into the integral body, the resilient member being electromagnetically responsive so that said member can be selectively actuated between respective open and close conditions;
- coupling an electromagnetic actuator to the integral body to generate an electromagnetic field for selectively actuating the resilient member between the open and closed conditions;
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- selecting the mass of the resilient member to be sufficiently low so that the level of noise produced by the valve is correspondingly low.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.