IP Library Granted Patent US 12,397,692
Granted Patent B2
US 12,397,692 · App. 17/296,545 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Pump valve module and method for operating the same, solenoid valve-based pump valve module for providing massage function for vehicle seat, and vehicle seat

Inventors: Haitao Zhang (Hebei, CN); Kai Ma (Hebei, CN)
Assignee: AEW TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
B60N2/976F16K11/24F16K27/003
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Patent No.
US 12,397,692
App. No.
17/296,545
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pump valve module and operating method, a solenoid valve-based pump valve module for providing a massage function for a vehicle seat, and a vehicle seat are disclosed. A composite solenoid valve in the pump valve module includes deflation solenoid valve and inflation solenoid valve connected in series and formed integrally by injection molding. A first part region of the inflation solenoid valve is connected to air source. A second part region of the deflation solenoid valve is connected to inflated bag. A second part region of the inflation solenoid valve is connected to a first part region of the deflation solenoid valve. Inflation is implemented when the inflation solenoid valve is powered on and the deflation solenoid valve is de-energized. Deflation is implemented through a third part region of the deflation solenoid valve when the inflation solenoid valve is de-energized and the deflation solenoid valve is powered on.

Claims (16)

1. An operating method based on a pump valve module, wherein the pump valve module comprises an air pump and a composite solenoid valve, wherein each air outlet of the air pump is equipped with one composite solenoid valve;

the composite solenoid valve comprises a deflation solenoid valve and an inflation solenoid valve connected in series and formed integrally by injection molding; a first part region of the inflation solenoid valve is connected to an air outlet of an air source; a second part region of the deflation solenoid valve is connected to an inflated bag; a second part region of the inflation solenoid valve is connected to a first part region of the deflation solenoid valve; inflation is implemented when the inflation solenoid valve is powered on and the deflation solenoid valve is de-energized; and deflation is implemented through a third part region of the deflation solenoid valve when the inflation solenoid valve is de-energized and the deflation solenoid valve is powered on; and

the first part region of the inflation solenoid valve communicates with air outlets of the air pump; at least one composite solenoid valve is provided and is mounted integratedly in a housing formed integrally with the air pump;

the operating method comprises following working states:

a first working condition, wherein the inflation solenoid valve is powered on, the deflation solenoid valve is de-energized, the inflation solenoid valve is energized, and a metal valve core is moved down, so that a gas enters the inflation solenoid valve from the air source through a connecting channel, enters the first part region of the deflation solenoid valve from the second part region of the inflation solenoid valve through a channel in an injection-molded core, and enters the inflated bag from the second part region of the deflation solenoid valve;

a second working condition, wherein the inflation solenoid valve is de-energized, the deflation solenoid valve is powered on, the deflation solenoid valve is energized, a metal valve core is moved upward, and the connecting channel is closed, so that the gas enters the deflation solenoid valve from the inflated bag and is discharged from the third part region of the deflation solenoid valve via the second part region of the deflation solenoid valve; and

a third working condition, wherein the inflation solenoid valve is de-energized, the deflation solenoid valve is de-energized, and the deflation solenoid valve is closed and configured to maintain air pressure in the inflated bag.

2. The operating method based on a pump valve module according to claim 1 , wherein the second part region of the inflation solenoid valve is located at a structural connecting portion in a middle of the composite solenoid valve and is connected, through an injection-molded core, to and staggered axially with respect to the first part region of the deflation solenoid valve; a three-way port is provided in the injection-molded core; the three-way port has an end connected to the second part region of the inflation solenoid valve, an end connected to the first part region of the deflation solenoid valve, and the other end sealed by a sealing ball.

3. The operating method based on a pump valve module according to claim 2 , wherein an air outlet nozzle is mounted in the third part region of the deflation solenoid valve, and a side wall of the air outlet nozzle is connected to a side wall of the injection-molded core via a U-shaped iron.

4. The operating method based on a pump valve module according to claim 2 , wherein a metal valve core of the inflation solenoid valve and/or the deflation solenoid valve is of one of a flat type and a spline type.

5. The operating method based on a pump valve module according to claim 2 , wherein the inflation solenoid valve is a two-position two-way solenoid valve or a two-position three-way solenoid valve, and the deflation solenoid valve is a two-position three-way solenoid valve.

6. The operating method based on a pump valve module according to claim 2 , wherein an air inlet nozzle is mounted in the first part region of the inflation solenoid valve, and the air inlet nozzle is connected to a side wall of the injection-molded core via a U-shaped iron.

7. The operating method based on a pump valve module according to claim 2 , further comprising a pressure sensor, wherein the pressure sensor is mounted in an air path of the pump valve module or mounted inside the composite solenoid valve.

8. The operating method based on a pump valve module according to claim 1 , wherein the inflation solenoid valve is a two-position two-way solenoid valve or a two-position three-way solenoid valve, and the deflation solenoid valve is a two-position three-way solenoid valve.

9. The operating method based on a pump valve module according to claim 1 , wherein an air inlet nozzle is mounted in the first part region of the inflation solenoid valve, and the air inlet nozzle is connected to a side wall of the injection-molded core via a U-shaped iron.

10. The operating method based on a pump valve module according to claim 1 , further comprising a pressure sensor, wherein the pressure sensor is mounted in an air path of the pump valve module or mounted inside the composite solenoid valve.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2025
From: LANGFANG GOLDEN TIME TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
To: AEW TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 071245/0031 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2021
From: ZHANG, HAITAO; MA, KAI
To: LANGFANG GOLDEN TIME TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056335/0227 →
Priority Claims (3)
CN 201911107091.8 · Nov 13, 2019 · national
CN 202010364943.8 · Apr 30, 2020 · national
CN 202020707199.2 · Apr 30, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220055513A1 · Feb 24, 2022
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