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Control valve device

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5856642
A control valve device for an internal combustion engine is described having a carburetor outer vent control system, a carburetor float chamber and a canister, the device controlling fluid communication in a fluid passage in response to an input current signal from a switch device and changes in ambient temperature. The device consists of: a body member having an inlet port and an outlet port; a fluid passage formed in the body member and connecting the inlet port and the outlet port; a valve member disposed in the fluid passage and controlling fluid communication in the fluid passage; a first spring biasing the valve member in a direction closing the fluid passage; a solenoid coil connected to the body member forming a magnetic circuit by receiving an input current; a plunger member positioned in the magnetic circuit and attracted by an inner core upon energization of the solenoid coil; a shaft fixed to the plunger member at one end and facing the valve member at the opposite end.
Assignee:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya
Patent Number(s):
US 4577607
OSTI ID:
5856642
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English