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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wendell D Tackett, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Herbert L Linkner, Jr, Dexter, MI (US);
Assignee:
Kelsey-Hayes Company, Livonia, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T / ; F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
25112902 ; 25112915 ; 251 64 ; 3031192 ;
Abstract
A control valve for controlling fluid flow in a hydraulic control unit of a vehicular brake system includes a valve body. A flux tube is mounted on the valve body. An armature core having first and second ends and a longitudinal passage is slidably received in the flux tube. A bearing element is formed from a low-friction material. The bearing element includes a stem received into the longitudinal passage and an end cap having a diameter greater than a diameter of the armature core.