Delta electromagnetic control valve

Patent · Tue Jan 20 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6470664

Mendenhall, C A

An electromagnetic valve has a housing with interior side walls defining a deltoid valve chamber with an inlet port opening thereto. Each of the three side walls defining the sides of the valve chamber has a discharge port extending therefrom. Each side wall also has a solenoid coil means associated therewith whereby flow to the respective ports can be controlled by a triangular shaped valve member. The valve member includes a hollow triangular shaped valve carrier having three armature valve elements movably positioned thereon. When any two solenoid coil means are energized, the corresponding valve elements are magnetically attracted to the respective solenoid coil means whereby to block flow out through the two associated ports, the valve carrier moving with these two valve elements effects movement of the remaining valve element to a position whereby to uncover the discharge port associated with the remaining deenergized solenoid coil means.

• Assignee: General Motors Corp
• Patent Number(s): US 4245466
• OSTI ID: 6470664
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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