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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Russell Modien, Chatham, CA;
Assignee:
Siemens VDO Automotive Inc., Chatham, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/102 ;
Abstract
An automotive emission control valve, an EGR valve in particular, has a solenoid for operating a valve element. The solenoid has a stator and an armature. A shaft is pressed into a through-hole in the armature. Ends of the shaft that protrude from the armature are guided by bearings that are fit to upper and lower pole pieces of the stator.