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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2008
Applicant:
J. Brian Cloud, Greenwood, IN (US);
Inventor:
J. Brian Cloud, Greenwood, IN (US);
Assignee:
Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership, Plymouth, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A solenoid valve may include a housing, a solenoid coil, and a plunger. The solenoid coil may be disposed about an external portion of the housing and the plunger may be slidably disposed within the housing. The plunger may include a recess in a first end thereof having a seal assembly located therein and including a pin member inserted into the recess and an elastomeric sealing element molded around the pin member while inserted into the recess of the plunger.