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Solenoid and solenoid valve

US6076550A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 5, 1997
Grant dateJun 20, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 5, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/8122
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A solenoid comprising a solenoid coil having a longitudinal hole at the center of a bobbin made of a non-magnetic material and a coil winding wound around the peripheral wall of the bobbin. A yoke comprising a peripheral side plate, an upper end plate and a lower end plate all for the covering the outer peripheral surface and both end surfaces of solenoid coil, a pole core disposed at one end of the longitudinal hole and a plunger fitted slidably into the other end of the longitudinal hole. The solenoid further comprises a protrusion member for forming an irregular magnetic field, formed integrally at the center of the yoke, and a recess for fitting the protrusion member from the end surface of the peripheral wall of the bobbin formed in the peripheral wall. A diaphragm of a solenoid valve for opening and closing a main valve port, opened and closed by the movement of the plunger operating at a constant stroke above a predetermined feed water pressure and at a stroke proportional to the water drainage pressure below the predetermined feed water pressure.

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