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In-tube solenoid gas valve

US6994308B1 · kind B1 · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 25, 2004
Grant dateFeb 7, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 25, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16K1/12
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A solenoid gas valve having a solenoid assembly and inlet and outlet fittings is installed inside a tube. The opening and closing of the valve is operated by the pressure difference with an aid of the magnetic field. A compression spring is attached to the support cylindrical body and held against the inlet end fitting while a moving solenoid assembly is located inside the support cylindrical body. The moving solenoid assembly that consists of a stop, a flange, a sleeve and an electrical coil, is held by a second compression spring that is attached to the inside of the support cylindrical body. A small moving magnetic rod, slides inside the sleeve of the solenoid assembly. Acted by a third compression spring, the magnetic rod seals the gas outlet through the bleed orifice on the flange of the solenoid assembly.

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