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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Lev Pekarsky, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Robert O. Burkhart, Novi, MI (US);
Boya Zhang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ravindra Velamakanni, Saline, MI (US);
Daniel Smokovitz, Brighton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A solenoid valve includes a support bushing and an armature pin axially movable within the support bushing. The solenoid shield further includes a valve rigidly secured to the armature pin. The valve includes a diverter sleeve having an overlap portion that is radially spaced from at least a portion of the support bushing and extends along a length of at least a portion of the support bushing. The diverter sleeve further includes a deflector surface disposed at an angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the armature pin.