Electromagnetic valve and safety-related pneumatic system

• US 10,242,786 B2
• Filed: 01/22/2015
• Issued: 03/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ETO Magnetic GmbH (Christa Und Hermann Laur-Stiftung)
• Original Assignee: ETO Magnetic GmbH (Christa Und Hermann Laur-Stiftung)
• Inventors: Raff, Viktor, Thode, Oliver
• Primary Examiner(s): Mackay-Smith, Seth W.
• Application Number:
  US15/124,828
• Publication Number:
  US 20170018345A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,524 Days
• Field of Search: 25112915
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 13/683 in pneumatic systems or parts thereof in vacuum systems B60T13/72
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 31/0675 Electromagnet aspects, e.g. electric supply therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 7/121 Guiding or setting position of armatures, e.g. retaining armatures in their end position
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 7/1607 Armatures entering the winding

Abstract

An electromagnetic valve for safety-related pneumatic systems in motor vehicles, with an armature (9), which, by means of current supplied to an electrical winding (6), can be displaced axially relative to a core (13) and relative to a first valve seat (2), inside an inner channel of a coil carrier carrying the winding (6) on a winding section, wherein, in the armature (9) is arranged a guide channel, into which projects axially a guide pin (3) formed integrally with the coil carrier (1), so as to guide the armature (9) in the course of its axial displacement.

Claims

1. An electromagnetic valve for safety-related pneumatic systems in motor vehicles, with an armature (9), which, by means of current supplied to an electrical winding (6), can be displaced axially relative to a core (13) and relative to a first valve seat (2), inside an inner channel of a coil carrier carrying the winding (6) on a winding section,

wherein,

in the armature (9) is arranged a guide channel, into which projects axially a guide pin (3) formed integrally with the coil carrier (1), so as to guide the armature (9) in the course of its axial displacement, and wherein the coil carrier (1) and the guide pin (3) have the form of a common injection-moulded plastic part, and wherein a radial guide clearance between the outer periphery of the guide pin (3) and the inner periphery of the armature (9) is smaller than a radial clearance between the outer periphery of the armature (9) and the inner periphery of the inner channel of the coil carrier (1).

2. The electromagnetic valve in accordance with claim 1, wherein, the guide pin (3) projects axially into the winding section.

3. The electromagnetic valve in accordance with claim 1, wherein the core (13) is arranged at least in some sections inside the coil carrier, and wherein the guide pin (3) projects into the latter from an end of the winding section facing away from the core (13).

4. The electromagnetic valve in accordance with claim 1, wherein the armature (9) is designed and arranged such that it interacts with the first valve seat (2), via a sealing element (10).

5. The electromagnetic valve in accordance with claim 4, wherein, the sealing element (10) is fitted on the armature (9) in a form fit.

6. The electromagnetic valve in accordance with claim 4, wherein, in a switching position axially displaced away from the first valve seat (2) the armature (9) is supported via the sealing element (10) on a component located opposite the first valve seat (2).

7. The electromagnetic valve in accordance with claim 1, wherein, the first valve seat (2) is arranged on the guide pin (3) or wherein the first valve seat (2) is arranged on the core (13), or on a valve seat component (20) arranged in the core (13).

8. The electromagnetic valve in accordance with claim 1, wherein, to the first valve seat (2) is assigned at least one of a first fluid channel, extending axially inside the guide pin (3) and formed as a supply channel (P), and a second fluid channel designed as a working channel (A), and provided on the outer periphery of the guide pin (3).

9. The electromagnetic valve in accordance with claim 1, wherein the guide pin (3) has at least one of:

at least in one axial guide section, a cylindrical envelope contour, and

in the peripheral direction, guide webs spaced apart via axial peripheral grooves, which bound between them second fluid channels.

10. The electromagnetic valve in accordance with claim 1, wherein, the electromagnetic valve has a second valve seat (21), axially spaced apart from the first valve seat (2).

11. The electromagnetic valve in accordance with claim 1, wherein the material of the injection-moulded plastic part contains friction-minimising admixtures.

12. The electromagnetic valve in accordance with claim 1, wherein, a working stroke of the armature (9) can be adjusted, or is adjusted, by the axial displacement and securing of the core (13) by crimping of a core section axially projecting from the coil carrier (1) together with a metallic flux guide plate (12), conducting the magnetic flux, and preferably formed as a valve housing.

13. A safety-related pneumatic system, in particular a braking system for motor vehicle applications having an electromagnetic valve in accordance with claim 1.

14. The electromagnetic valve in accordance with claim 2, wherein the guide pin (3) projects axially into the winding section over at least a quarter of the axial extent of the winding (6).

15. The electromagnetic valve in accordance with claim 4, wherein the sealing element (10) is an elastomer part.

16. The electromagnetic valve in accordance with claim 5, wherein the sealing element (10) is held in a passage opening of the armature (9), wherein the passage opening has two axial sides, and wherein the sealing element (10) overlaps an edge of the passage opening at the two axial sides in the radial direction.

17. The electromagnetic valve in accordance with claim 7, wherein the first valve seat (2) is arranged on an end face of the guide pin (3) and is integrally formed with the guide pin (3).

18. The electromagnetic valve in accordance with claim 10, wherein the second valve seat (21) is arranged on or formed integrally with the core (13).