IP Library Granted Patent US 8,091,968
Granted Patent B2
US 8,091,968 · App. 12/063,077 · Granted Jan 10, 2012

Solenoid valve controller

Assignee: Tyco Electronics Belgium EC BVBA
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Patent No.
US 8,091,968
App. No.
12/063,077
Granted
Jan 10, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solenoid valve controller includes a control housing having a base provided with projections. Each of the projections has a recess provided therein. At least one elastomer element is arranged between at least two of the projections. A magnet coil yoke abuts the elastomer element and is fixed to at least one of the recesses. The elastomer element drives the magnet coil yoke away from the base and into engagement with an outer side of the hydraulic device when the magnet coil yoke is pressed toward the base by the outer side of the hydraulic device. The magnet coil yoke receives a solenoid valve unit of the hydraulic device therein.

Claims (26)

1. A solenoid valve controller, comprising:

a control housing having a base provided with projections, each of the projections having a recess provided therein;

at least one elastomer element arranged between at least two of the projections; and

a magnet coil yoke abutting the elastomer element and fixed to at least one of the recesses, the elastomer element driving the magnet coil yoke away from the base when the magnet coil yoke is pressed toward the base.

2. The solenoid valve controller of claim 1 , wherein the elastomer element is a truncated cone.

3. The solenoid valve controller of claim 1 , wherein the elastomer element is a hemisphere.

4. The solenoid valve controller of claim 1 , wherein the at least two recesses are diametrically opposed to each other with respect to the elastomer element.

5. The solenoid valve controller of claim 1 , wherein the magnet coil yoke is fixed in a radial direction with respect to a longitudinal axis thereof.

6. The solenoid valve controller of claim 1 , wherein the elastomer element includes a base member extending into an opening in the base that fixes the elastomer element thereto.

7. The solenoid valve controller of claim 1 , wherein the elastomer element is provided with a recess that extends centrally therethrough.

8. The solenoid valve controller of claim 1 , wherein a seal is provided along a housing edge of the control housing, the seal being connected to the elastomer element by a web.

9. The solenoid valve controller of claim 1 , wherein each of the at least two recesses have a different shape.

10. The solenoid valve controller of claim 9 , wherein the different shapes include a cylindrical shape and a reniform shape.

11. A hydraulic controller including a solenoid valve controller and a hydraulic device, the solenoid valve controller comprising:

a control housing having a base provided with projections, each of the projections having a recess provided therein;

at least one elastomer element arranged between at least two of the projections; and

a magnet coil yoke that receives a solenoid valve unit of the hydraulic device, the magnet coil yoke abutting the elastomer element and fixed to at least one of the recesses, the elastomer element driving the magnet coil yoke away from the base and into engagement with an outer side of the hydraulic device when the magnet coil yoke is pressed toward the base by the outer side of the hydraulic device.

12. The hydraulic controller of claim 11 , wherein the elastomer element is a truncated cone.

13. The hydraulic controller of claim 11 , wherein the elastomer element is a hemisphere.

14. The hydraulic controller of claim 11 , wherein the at least two recesses are diametrically opposed to each other with respect to the elastomer element.

15. The hydraulic controller of claim 11 , wherein the magnet coil yoke is fixed in a radial direction with respect to a longitudinal axis thereof.

16. The hydraulic controller of claim 11 , wherein the elastomer element includes a base member extending into an opening in the base that fixes the elastomer element thereto.

17. The hydraulic controller of claim 11 , wherein the elastomer element is provided with a recess that extends centrally therethrough.

18. The hydraulic controller of claim 11 , wherein a seal is provided along a housing edge of the control housing, the seal being connected to the elastomer element by a web.

19. The hydraulic controller of claim 11 , wherein each of the at least two recesses have a different shape.

20. The hydraulic controller of claim 19 , wherein the different shapes include a cylindrical shape and a reniform shape.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 6, 2010
From: TYCO ELECTRONICS BELGIUM EC N.V.
To: TYCO ELECTRONICS BELGIUM EC BVBA
Reel/Frame 024803/0149 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2008
From: VAN CAUWENBERGE, JAN; COLPAERT, BART; DESLOOVERE, PETER; SIOTTO, MICHAEL
To: TYCO ELECTRONICS BELGIUM EC N.V.
Reel/Frame 020471/0889 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2008
From: DEWART, WOLFGANG
To: LUCAS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
Reel/Frame 020471/0943 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2005 041 240 · Aug 31, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
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