Patent ID: 6453930
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: B60T,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for assembling a control valve for a hydraulic control unit comprising the steps of:providing a sleeve having a closed end; providing an armature with two opposed ends, each of the opposed ends having a valve seat engaging surface defined thereon; sliding a spring over the armature to form an armature/spring subassembly; orientating the armature/spring subassembly to produce a normally open valve with one end of the spring engaging a portion of the armature and the other end of the spring engaging the valve seat, or, by positioning the armature/spring subassembly in an opposite orientation, to produce a normally closed valve with the one end of the spring engaging the portion of the armature and the other end of the spring engaging the closed end of the sleeve; sliding the oriented armature/spring subassembly into the sleeve; sliding a valve seat into the sleeve; and crimping a portion of the sleeve onto the valve seat.