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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1986
Konrad Rode, Seelze, DE;
WABCO Westinghouse Fahrzeugbremsen GmbH, Hanover, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to an electromagnetically-operated multi-way valve, which exhibits two valves (an inlet and an outlet) opposite one another. Corresponding to each of the two valves, there is an armature which interacts with a coil, located between the two valves. A coil bracket, disposed through the coil, has a passageway which, upon certain valve conditions, allows communication from the inlet valve to the outlet valve. One of the two valves can be activated against the force of a first spring by the first armature, and the other of the two valves can be activated against the force of a second spring by the second armature. The two springs are designed so that different magnetic forces are required to operate the two valves. The different magnetic forces are produced by a change of the current flowing in the coil. Since there is a separate armature for each valve, which can be operated by one current-controlled coil, it is possible to operate the two valves independent of one another.