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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2001
Wolfgang Schulz, Bietigheim - Bissingen, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A valve, in particular for tank venting in motor vehicles, having a short-circuit yoke ( ), having at least one valve opening ( ) and having a spring-loaded valve member ( ) which cooperates for opening and closing the at least one valve opening ( ) and which, forming a magnet armature of an electromagnet ( ), is disposed between the short-circuit yoke ( ) of the electromagnet ( ) and a magnet core ( ) of the electromagnet ( ), wherein the valve member ( ) is fastened to the short-circuit yoke ( ) by means of a centering spring ( ), which is fastened at at least two fastening points ( ) each to the valve member ( ) and at least two fastening points ( ) to the short-circuit yoke and has at least two short spring arms ( ) and at least two long spring arms ( ), one each between a fastening point ( ) on the valve member and a fastening point ( ) on the short-circuit yoke, is characterized in that the short spring arms ( ) extend in a curved meandering fashion.