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US 7,441,546 B2Granted
Valve apparatus
AssigneeDenso Corporation
InventorsNaoki Mitsumata, Fumiaki Murakami
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Abstract
A pushrod is slidably received in a slidably holding guide, which is formed separately from a valve body of a valve apparatus. A clearance is provided between an inner peripheral surface of a small diameter tube portion of the valve body and an outer peripheral surface of the guide. The clearance is provided to absorb deformation of the small diameter tube portion.
Claims13
A valve apparatus comprising:
- a valve body;
- a slidable member that is disposed in and slidably supported in the valve body;
- a drive means for applying a drive force to the slidable member to move the slidable member in a sliding direction and thereby to open and close a flow passage or to adjust a flow quantity of fluid passing the flow passage;
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- a slidably holding guide that is formed separately from the valve body and has a slide surface, which slidably supports the slidable member, wherein the slidably holding guide is positioned such that a radial clearance is formed between the slidably holding guide and the valve body, wherein
- the valve body includes a threaded portion located radially outside of said radial clearance formed between the slidably holding guide and the valve body, and
- said radial clearance has a radial dimension larger than a slide clearance formed between an outer peripheral surface of said slidable member and an inner peripheral slide surface of the slidably holding guide and defined radially inside from said radial clearance.
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A valve apparatus comprising:
- a valve body;
- a slidable member that is disposed in and axially slidably supported in the valve body;
- a drive means for applying an axial drive force to the slidable member;
- a valve element that is provided at a distal end of the slidable member and receives the axial drive force of the slidable member;
- a seat member that has a valve seat against which the valve element is seatable, wherein when the valve element is lifted away from the valve seat, a flow passage hole formed in the valve seat is opened;
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- a slidably holding guide that is formed separately from the valve body and has a slide hole that slidably supports the slidable member, wherein the seat member is fitted to an inner peripheral surface of the slidably holding guide in such a manner that a central axis of the seat member generally coincides with a central axis of the slidably holding guide, wherein.
- said slide hole has a slide surface which slidably supports said slidable member,
- the slidably holding guide is positioned such that a radial clearance is formed between the slidably holding guide and the valve body,
- the valve body includes a threaded portion located radially outside of said radial clearance formed between the slidably holding guide and the valve body, and
- said radial clearance has a radial dimension larger than a slide clearance formed between an outer peripheral surface of said slidable member and an inner peripheral slide surface of the slidably holding guide and defined radially inside from said radial clearance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.