IP Library Granted Patent US 10,443,739
Granted Patent B2
US 10,443,739 · App. 15/557,361 · Granted Oct 15, 2019

Valve core assembly and compressed gas bypass valve

Inventors: Xiangguang Cao (Wuhu, CN); Rosario Bonanno (Bad Soden, DE); Guangrui Sun (Wuhu, CN); Wenjuan Ye (Wuhu, CN)
Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
F16K1/48F02B37/16F16K31/0655Y02T10/144
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Patent No.
US 10,443,739
App. No.
15/557,361
Granted
Oct 15, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A valve core assembly having: a guide rod; a ball bearing; a valve head provided with a first through hole at its bottom; and a fixing block provided with a second through hole at the bottom. A first end portion of said guide rod is inserted into the ball bearing, the first through hole of the valve head and the second through hole of said fixing block in sequence, and the first end portion of the guide rod is fixedly connected to the ball bearing and the second through hole of the fixing block respectively. The structure of the valve core assembly has good gas tightness, and can reduce the wear of the valve head.

Claims (60)

1. A valve core assembly, comprising:

a guide rod having a first end portion;

a ball bearing;

a valve head having a bottom wall and a first through hole arranged in the bottom wall; and

a fixing block, configured as a hollow bowl-shaped structure having a second through hole;

wherein the first end portion of the guide rod is inserted in order:

first into the ball bearing,

second into the first through hole of the valve head, and

third into the second through hole of the fixing block, and

wherein the first end portion of the guide rod is fixedly connected to the ball bearing and the second through hole of the fixing block,

wherein the valve head is longitudinally clamped directly between the ball bearing and the fixing block, and

wherein the ball bearing is always in direct contact with the valve head in an axial direction of the guide rod.

2. The valve core assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first end portion of the guide rod is connected to the ball bearing by an interference connection.

3. The valve core assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the valve head is provided with a bowl-shaped groove at the bottom wall, the bowl-shaped groove is in communication with the first through hole, and the ball bearing is at least partially located in the bowl-shaped groove.

4. The valve core assembly as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the bowl-shaped groove has an outer wall that is at least partially arranged in the hollow bowl-shaped structure of the fixing block.

5. The valve core assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the ball bearing is attached to the valve head substantially without a floating gap therebetween, in the axial direction of the guide rod.

6. The valve core assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bottom wall of the valve head is attached to the fixing block, substantially without a floating gap therebetween, in the axial direction of the guide rod.

7. The valve core assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an annular floating gap is defined between the first through hole of the valve head and the first end portion of the guide rod in a radial direction of the guide rod.

8. The valve core assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first end portion of the guide rod is fixedly connected to the second through hole of the fixing block by one of welding and an interference connection.

9. The valve core assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the valve head is provided with at least one ventilation hole.

10. A compressed gas bypass valve, comprises:

a valve core assembly comprising:

a guide rod having a first end portion;

a ball bearing;

a valve head having a bottom wall and a first through hole arranged in the bottom wall; and

a fixing block, configured as a hollow bowl-shaped structure having a second through hole;

wherein the first end portion of the guide rod is inserted in order:

first into the ball bearing,

second into the first through hole of the valve head, and

third into the second through hole of the fixing block, and

wherein the first end portion of the guide rod is fixedly connected to the ball bearing and the second through hole of the fixing block,

an armature connected to the guide rod;

a sleeve sheathed onto an outer periphery of the armature;

a bobbin at least partially enclosing the sleeve;

a coil arranged around the bobbin;

an upper stator;

a lower stator;

an upper bearing;

a lower bearing configured to guide the guide rod;

an elastic component configured to bias the valve head; and

an electronic component configured to absorb pulse energy.

11. The compressed gas bypass valve as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the armature has an interference connection with the guide rod.

12. The compressed gas bypass valve as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the upper stator has an interference connection with the upper bearing, and the lower stator has an interference connection with the sleeve.

13. The compressed gas bypass valve as claimed in claim 10 ,

wherein the upper bearing and the lower bearing are respectively located on two opposite sides of the armature,

wherein a second end portion of the guide rod is located in the upper bearing,

wherein the upper bearing has an interference connection with the upper stator, and

wherein the lower stator is in an interference connection with the sleeve.

14. The compressed gas bypass valve as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the elastic component is a compression spring that is partially wound outside the sleeve and is partially located inside the valve head.

15. The compressed gas bypass valve as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising:

a shell surrounding the coil; and

an outer package member enclosing the shell.

16. The compressed gas bypass valve as claimed in claim 15 , further comprising:

a protective shield surrounding the valve head.

17. The compressed gas bypass valve as claimed in claim 16 , further comprising:

a seal ring located between the outer package member and the protective shield.

18. The compressed gas bypass valve as claimed in claim 16 , further comprising:

a seal ring located between the protective shield and the valve head.

19. The compressed gas bypass valve as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising:

a plug connector configured to provide an electrical connection.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 21, 2020
From: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
To: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
Reel/Frame 053262/0307 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2017
From: CAO, XIANGGUANG; BONANNO, ROSARIO; SUN, GUANGRUI; YE, WENJUAN
To: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
Reel/Frame 043878/0494 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 2 0146815 U · Mar 12, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180106381A1 · Apr 19, 2018
Cited By (1)
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