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Solenoid valve for hydraulic control

Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1985-08-19
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Granted: 1987-03-03
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Expires: 2005-08-19
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Abstract

Abstract A solenoid valve for hydraulic control, comprises: a stationary iron core; a guide pipe; a return spring; a plunger; and a valve body. Firstly, the plunger is made slidable immediately on the inner periphery of a columnar recess of the stationary iron core, whereby a magnetic reluctance of a magnetic path formed when a current is passed is decreased, so that an attracting force can be increased accordingly. Furthermore, the plunger made hollow is made slidable on the outer periphery of the guide pipe and the valve body is fixed to and disposed at an end portion of the plunger, so that these movable members can be rendered light in weight. Further, a member for guiding the sliding of the plunger (a guide pipe) is disposed on the inner periphery of the plunger made hollow, further, this guide member is made hollow, and a return spring is incorporated in this guide member, so that the solenoid valve as a whole can be rendered very compact. Moreover, an input port is disposed on an axis, so that the positional relationship of another component as being a counterpart, to which the solenoid valve is mounted, can be simplified.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hisao Shirai
  • 👤 Takuo Sibata
  • 👤 Takashi Izuo

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 01:27
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K31/00; F16K31/02; F16K31/06; F16K31/0644; F16K31/0655

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim 179 words
A solenoid valve for hydraulic control including input and output ports, comprising: a stationary iron core including a tubular recess, said tubular recess including a bottom face; a hollow guide pipe comprised of a nonmagnetic material, said guide pipe being disposed in said tubular recess and being coaxial therewith, said guide pipe being secured to said bottom face of the tubular recess, said guide pipe haing an outer periphery; a return spring disposed in said hollow guide pipe; a hollow plunger slidable in said tubular recess and along said outer periphery of said guide pipe, said hollow plunger including a first open end; and a valve body having a first side and a second side, said valve body being fixed to said first open end of said hollow plunger, said first side being in contact with said return spring, said second side of said valve body being a valve face capable of shutting off the intrusion of oil from said input port, said valve body including a through hole which extends through said first side and said second side.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 179 words
A solenoid valve for hydraulic control including input and output ports, comprising: a stationary iron core including a tubular recess, said tubular recess including a bottom face; a hollow guide pipe comprised of a nonmagnetic material, said guide pipe being disposed in said tubular recess and being coaxial therewith, said guide pipe being secured to said bottom face of the tubular recess, said guide pipe haing an outer periphery; a return spring disposed in said hollow guide pipe; a hollow plunger slidable in said tubular recess and along said outer periphery of said guide pipe, said hollow plunger including a first open end; and a valve body having a first side and a second side, said valve body being fixed to said first open end of said hollow plunger, said first side being in contact with said return spring, said second side of said valve body being a valve face capable of shutting off the intrusion of oil from said input port, said valve body including a through hole which extends through said first side and said second side.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 54 words
The solenoid valve as set forth in the claim 1, wherein said stationary iron core comprises a main body functioning as an iron core case having a general E-shaped cross section and a flange member, said valve body including a valve seat base, said flange member being integrally formed with said valve seat base.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 48 words
The solenoid valve as set forth in claim 1, wherein said guide pipe is pressed into said tubular recess, said recess being in a central portion of the interior of said stationary iron core, whereby said guide pipe is secured to said bottom face of said tubular recess.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 17 words
The solenoid valve as set forth in claim 1, wherein said return spring is a coil spring.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 33 words
The solenoid valve as set forth in claim 1, wherein said through-hole is provided in a central portion of said valve body and is coaxial with said tubular recess and said guide pipe.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 46 words
The solenoid valve as set forth in claim 2, wherein said guide pipe is pressed into said tubular recess formed in a central portion of the interior of said stationary iron core, whereby said guide pipe is secured to said bottom face of said columnar recess.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 17 words
The solenoid valve as set forth in claim 2, wherein said return spring is a coil spring.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 33 words
The solenoid valve as set forth in claim 2, wherein said through-hole is provided in a central portion of said valve body and is coaxial with said tubular recess and said guide pipe.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 17 words
The solenoid valve as set forth in claim 3, wherein said return spring is a coil spring.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 33 words
The solenoid valve as set forth in claim 3, wherein said through-hole is provided in a central portion of said valve body and is coaxial with said columnar recess and said guide pipe.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 33 words
The solenoid valve as set forth in claim 4, wherein said through-hole is provided in a central portion of said valve body and is coaxial with said tubular recess and said guide pipe.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 29 words
The solenoid valve as set forth in claim 2, wherein an outer peripheral portion of said plunger faces said flange member and is separated therefrom by a slight clearance.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 20 words
The solenoid valve as set forth in claim 1, wherein said input port is axially aligned with said tubular recess.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1990-03-02 1990-09-01 1991-03-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1994-03-02 1994-09-01 1995-03-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1998-03-02 1998-09-01 1999-03-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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