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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2000
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
The current invention relates to a valve device ( ), in particular for tank ventilation in motor vehicles, having a valve housing ( ) with an inlet fitting ( ) and an outlet fitting ( ), having an armature ( ) that is provided inside the valve housing ( ) and can be moved by means of an electromagnet ( ), having a closing body ( ) that is connected to the armature ( ) and closes a sealing seat ( ) of the outlet fitting ( ) when the electromagnet ( ) is without power and opens it when the electromagnet ( ) is supplied with power wherein the free cross sectional area between the inlet fitting ( ) and the outlet fitting ( ) can be continuously changed, and having a spring element ( ) which presses the closing body ( ) with a slight pressure against the sealing seat ( ). In order to assure a reliable seal of the sealing seat ( ) in a simple manner, according to a first embodiment according to the invention, the spring element ( ) is comprised of a leaf spring ( ) which is connected on the one end to the armature ( ) and on the other end to the closing body ( ) and furthermore, is pre-stressed against the closing body ( ). As an alternative embodiment possibility, a spring element ( ) with a spiral spring ( ) is proposed, which deforms exclusively in the direction of its longitudinal axis even during the stroke motion of the valve device ( ).