Delta electromagnetic control valve

Claim 2

An electromagnetic control valve including a housing having at least three internal side wall means, a top wall and a bottom wall defining a valve chamber, said housing having a port opening through said top wall into said valve chamber and a plurality of side ports with a side port through each of said side walls opening into said valve chamber; a plurality of solenoid coil means operatively connectable to a source of electrical power, each of said side wall means having one of said solenoid coil means associated therewith and located so as to encircle the associated said side port of said side wall means; a non-magnetic valve carrier movably positioned in said valve chamber, said valve carrier having a plurality of sides corresponding in number to the number of said side wall means; and, a plurality of armature valve members corresponding in number to the number of said side ports operatively carried by said side of said valve carrier, each of said armature valve members being operatively positioned for association with an associated one of said solenoid coil means whereby when an associated one of said solenoid coil means is energized its associated said armature valve member is attracted thereto and operatively carries said valve carrier therewith whereby to block passage through the associated said side port, with said valve carrier effecting movement of the remaining said armature valve members whose associated solenoid coil means have not been energized.

Claim 3

An electromagnetic control valve including a housing having three spaced apart internal side wall means and a pair of opposed internal end walls defining a deltoid valve chamber having an inlet port and three outlet ports, with each one of said side wall means having one of said outlet ports extending therethrough; and, an electromagnetic means supported by said housing and arranged to control flow from said inlet port selectively out through any one of said outlet ports; said electromagnetic means including a plurality of solenoid coil means with each one of said solenoid coil means being a part of an associated one of said side wall means with said solenoid coil means positioned to encircle the associated said outlet port of said side wall means and operatively connectable to a source of electrical power for selective energization thereof; and a shuttle valve means arranged in said valve chamber for movement to selectively cover and uncover said outlet ports, said shuttle valve means including a non-magnetic, hollow triangular shaped valve carrier and three spaced apart armature valve members operatively carried by said valve carrier, each of said armature valve members being operatively associated with one of said solenoid coil means for movement whereby to cover and uncover the said outlet port associated with said solenoid coil means.

Claim 4

An electromagnetic control valve including a housing having three spaced apart internal side wall means and a pair of opposed internal end walls defining a deltoid valve chamber having an inlet port and three outlet ports, with each one of said side wall means having one of said outlet ports extending therethrough; and, an electromagnetic means supported by said housing and arranged to control flow from said inlet port selectively out through any one of said outlet ports; said electromagnetic means including a plurality of solenoid coil means with each one of said solenoid coil means being a part of an associated one of said side wall means with said solenoid coil means positioned to encircle the associated said outlet port of said side wall means and operatively connectable to a source of electrical power for selective energization thereof; and a shuttle valve means arranged in said valve chamber for movement to selectively cover and uncover said outlet ports, said shuttle valve means including a non-magnetic, hollow triangular shaped valve carrier and three spaced apart armature valve members operatively carried by said valve carrier, each of said armature valve members being operatively associated with one of said solenoid coil means for movement whereby to cover and uncover the said outlet port associated with said solenoid coil means.

Claim 5

An electromagnetic control valve including a housing having three internal side wall means, a top wall and a bottom wall defining a deltoid valve chamber, said housing having a port opening through said top wall into said valve chamber and three side ports with each of said side walls having one of said side ports extending therethrough to open into said valve chamber; three solenoid coil means operatively connectable to a source of electrical power, each of said side wall means having one of said solenoid coil means associated therewith and located so as to encircle the associated said side port of said side wall means; a non-magnetic valve carrier movably positioned in said valve chamber, said valve carrier having three sides and being of delta-shaped configuration; and, three armature valve members with each operatively carried on an associated one of said sides of said valve carrier, each of said armature valve members being operatively positioned for association with an associated one of said solenoid coil means whereby when that associated one of said solenoid coil means is energized its associated said armature valve member is attracted thereto and operatively carries said valve carrier therewith whereby to block passage through the associated said side port, with said valve carrier effecting movement of the remaining said armature valve members whose associated solenoid coil means have not been energized.

Claim 6

An electromagnetic control valve including a housing having three internal side wall means, a top wall and a bottom wall defining a deltoid valve chamber, said housing having a port opening through said top wall into said valve chamber and three side ports with each of said side walls having one of said side ports extending therethrough to open into said valve chamber; three solenoid coil means operatively connectable to a source of electrical power, each of said side wall means having one of said solenoid coil means associated therewith and located so as to encircle the associated said side port of said side wall means; a non-magnetic valve carrier movably positioned in said valve chamber, said valve carrier having three sides and being of delta-shaped configuration; and, three armature valve members with each operatively carried on an associated one of said sides of said valve carrier, each of said armature valve members being operatively positioned for association with an associated one of said solenoid coil means whereby when that associated one of said solenoid coil means is energized its associated said armature valve member is attracted thereto and operatively carries said valve carrier therewith whereby to block passage through the associated said side port, with said valve carrier effecting movement of the remaining said armature valve members whose associated solenoid coil means have not been energized.

Claim 7

An electromagnetic control valve including a housing having three internal side wall means, a top wall and a bottom wall defining a deltoid valve chamber, said housing having a port opening through said top wall into said valve chamber and three side ports with each of said side walls having a said side port extending therethrough to open into said valve chamber; a boss extending upward from said bottom wall into said valve chamber; said boss having three spaced apart radial extending guide slots therein, three solenoid coil means operatively connectable to a source of electrical power, each of said side wall means having one of said solenoid coil means associated therewith and located so as to encircle the associated said side port of said side wall means; a non-magnetic shuttle valve carrier movably positioned in said valve chamber, said valve carrier being of delta external configuration with three spaced apart sides; and three armature valve members operatively carried by said valve carrier, each of said armature valve members having a stem portion slidably received at its free end in an associated one of said guide slots in said boss whereby each of said armature valve members is operatively positioned for association with an associated one of said solenoid coil means so that when any two of said solenoid coil means are energized their associated said armature valve members are attracted thereto to operatively carry the valve carrier therewith whereby to block passage through the associated said side ports, with said valve carrier effecting movement of the remaining said armature valve member whose associated solenoid coil means has not been energized to permit flow through said side port associated with the non-energized said solenoid coil means.

Claim 8

An electromagnetic control valve including a housing having three internal side wall means, a top wall and a bottom wall defining a deltoid valve chamber, said housing having a port opening through said top wall into said valve chamber and three side ports with each of said side walls having a said side port extending therethrough to open into said valve chamber; a boss extending upward from said bottom wall into said valve chamber; said boss having three spaced apart radial extending guide slots therein, three solenoid coil means operatively connectable to a source of electrical power, each of said side wall means having one of said solenoid coil means associated therewith and located so as to encircle the associated said side port of said side wall means; a non-magnetic shuttle valve carrier movably positioned in said valve chamber, said valve carrier being of delta external configuration with three spaced apart sides; and three armature valve members operatively carried by said valve carrier, each of said armature valve members having a stem portion slidably received at its free end in an associated one of said guide slots in said boss whereby each of said armature valve members is operatively positioned for association with an associated one of said solenoid coil means so that when any two of said solenoid coil means are energized their associated said armature valve members are attracted thereto to operatively carry the valve carrier therewith whereby to block passage through the associated said side ports, with said valve carrier effecting movement of the remaining said armature valve member whose associated solenoid coil means has not been energized to permit flow through said side port associated with the non-energized said solenoid coil means.

Claim 9

An electromagnetic control valve including a housing having three internal side wall means forming an equilateral triangle, a top wall and a bottom wall defining a delta-shaped valve chamber, said bottom wall having a boss extending upward centrally into said valve chamber, said boss having three radial extending equally spaced apart guide slots therein, each one of a said guide slot being located at right angles relative to an associated one of said side wall means; said housing having a port opening through said top wall into said valve chamber and three side ports with each one of said side walls having one of said side ports located centrally thereof to open into said valve chamber; three solenoid coil means each operatively connectable to a source of electrical power, each one of said side wall means having one of said solenoid coil means associated therewith and located so as to encircle the associated said side port of said side wall means; an open delta-shaped, non-magnetic, valve carrier having three sides with said valve carrier positioned in said valve chamber for movement therein relative to each of said side walls; and, three armature valve members operatively carried by said valve carrier, each of said armature valve members having a stem slidably received in an associated one of said guide slots so as to be operatively positioned for association with an associated one of said solenoid coil means whereby when any two of said solenoid coil means are energized their associated said armature valve members are attracted thereto and operatively carry the valve carrier therewith whereby to block passage through the associated said side ports, with said valve carrier effecting movement of the remaining said armature valve member to uncover the said side port whose associated solenoid coil means has not been energized.

Claim 10

An electromagnetic control valve including a housing having three internal side wall means forming an equilateral triangle, a top wall and a bottom wall defining a delta-shaped valve chamber, said bottom wall having a boss extending upward centrally into said valve chamber, said boss having three radial extending equally spaced apart guide slots therein, each one of a said guide slot being located at right angles relative to an associated one of said side wall means; said housing having a port opening through said top wall into said valve chamber and three side ports with each one of said side walls having one of said side ports located centrally thereof to open into said valve chamber; three solenoid coil means each operatively connectable to a source of electrical power, each one of said side wall means having one of said solenoid coil means associated therewith and located so as to encircle the associated said side port of said side wall means; an open delta-shaped, non-magnetic, valve carrier having three sides with said valve carrier positioned in said valve chamber for movement therein relative to each of said side walls; and, three armature valve members operatively carried by said valve carrier, each of said armature valve members having a stem slidably received in an associated one of said guide slots so as to be operatively positioned for association with an associated one of said solenoid coil means whereby when any two of said solenoid coil means are energized their associated said armature valve members are attracted thereto and operatively carry the valve carrier therewith whereby to block passage through the associated said side ports, with said valve carrier effecting movement of the remaining said armature valve member to uncover the said side port whose associated solenoid coil means has not been energized.

Claim 11

An electromagnetic control valve for use as an air control valve in the exhaust emission control system of an internal combustion engine wherein the system includes conduit means connected to the engine for receiving exhaust gases discharged from the exhaust ports of the engine and for delivering the exhaust gases serially through a reducing converter and an oxidizing converter, and an air supply means for providing secondary air to the conduit means; said electromagnetic control valve including a housing means having a deltoid valve chamber therein defined by first, second and third side walls and a pair of opposed end walls; an inlet in one of said end walls opening into said chamber and adapted to receive air from the air supply means; a first outlet from said chamber in said first side wall connectable to the conduit means upstream of the reducing converter; a second outlet from said chamber in said second side wall connectable to the conduit means intermediate the reducing converter and the oxidizing converter, a third outlet from said chamber in said third side wall for the bypass of air to the atmosphere; a first, second and third electromagnetic coil means associated with each of said first, second and third side walls, respectively, and operatively connectable to a source of electrical power for selective energization thereof; and, a delta-shaped armature valve means movably positioned in said valve chamber; said armature valve means including a delta-shaped valve carrier and three armature valve members opertively carried on said valve carrier and positioned whereby when any two of said electromagnetic coil means are energized said valve means will move into abutment against the side walls associated with the energized said electromagnetic coil means so as to block flow of fluid from said valve chamber out through the said outlets associated with the associated said side walls while permitting flow from said chamber out through said outlet in the said side wall containing the non-energized said electromagnetic coil means.

Claim 12

An electromagnetic control valve for use as an air control valve in the exhaust emission control system of an internal combustion engine wherein the system includes conduit means connected to the engine for receiving exhaust gases discharged from the exhaust ports of the engine and for delivering the exhaust gases serially through a reducing converter and an oxidizing converter, and an air supply means for providing secondary air to the conduit means; said electromagnetic control valve including a housing means having a deltoid valve chamber therein defined by first, second and third side walls and a pair of opposed end walls; an inlet in one of said end walls opening into said chamber and adapted to receive air from the air supply means; a first outlet from said chamber in said first side wall connectable to the conduit means upstream of the reducing converter; a second outlet from said chamber in said second side wall connectable to the conduit means intermediate the reducing converter and the oxidizing converter, a third outlet from said chamber in said third side wall for the bypass of air to the atmosphere; a first, second and third electromagnetic coil means associated with each of said first, second and third side walls, respectively, and operatively connectable to a source of electrical power for selective energization thereof; and, a delta-shaped armature valve means movably positioned in said valve chamber; said armature valve means including a delta-shaped valve carrier and three armature valve members opertively carried on said valve carrier and positioned whereby when any two of said electromagnetic coil means are energized said valve means will move into abutment against the side walls associated with the energized said electromagnetic coil means so as to block flow of fluid from said valve chamber out through the said outlets associated with the associated said side walls while permitting flow from said chamber out through said outlet in the said side wall containing the non-energized said electromagnetic coil means.