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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2000
Wan-Yong Kim, Kwangju, KR;
Kwang-Il Kim, Kwangju, KR;
Gi-Myung Woo, Suwon, KR;
Lae-Soo Park, Suwon, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
An electronic expansion valve for a cooling cycle includes a valve housing having intake and exhaust holes and an orifice formed on the exhaust hole. A case is disposed on the valve housing, and a motor is disposed within the case. The motor has a drive shaft extending inside the valve housing. A guide tube is disposed inside the valve housing, the guide tube being vertically or axially movable by rotation of the drive shaft. A needle valve is provided for adjusting an opening of the orifice, the needle valve being mounted on the guide tube. A mechanism is then provided for restricting an axial or vertical movement range of the guide tube and the needle valve, the mechanism being disposed on the drive shaft and the guide tube.