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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2017
Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Michael E. Jones, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Jeffrey J. Waterstredt, Royal Oak, MI (US);
BORGWARNER INC., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A solenoid actuated valve () holds pressure and volume of an accumulator with low leakage and provides low actuation drag during a release stroke for dumping fluid contents of the accumulator at very low current draw. Two elongate valve members () are assembled to be movable axially relative to one another with a gland or groove () formed in one of the two valve members (). An o-ring () located within the groove () is in a non-contacting relationship to the other valve member () when in a non-energized state. An energizer ring () located within the groove () can reciprocate axially with respect to the o-ring (). The energizer ring () moves axially toward the o-ring () in response to fluid pressure against a surface () of the energizer ring () opposite from the o-ring () to axially compresses the o-ring (), causing the o-ring () to expand radially outwardly into sealing contact with the other valve member ().