Patent ID: 6530558
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: F02B,F02M

Abstract:
A valve for the metered introduction of fuel which has evaporated from the fuel tank of an internal combustion engine into the engine, the valve having a valve closing member (27) disposed between a valve seat body (22) and a magnet core (15) of an electromagnet (13) and which has at least one through opening (28) and is urged in the valve closing direction by a restoring means (31) and is actuatable in the valve opening direction by the electromagnet (13), and having a damping element (60), disposed in the valve closing member (27), which protrudes axially through the valve closing member (27), the improvement comprising a further opening (29) facing at least one elongated, split-ring-shaped valve opening (25) disposed in the valve seat body (22), the further opening (29) being disposed in the valve closing member (27) and being embodied in essentially the same elongated, split-ring-shaped form as, but larger than, the at least one valve opening (25) and being covered, on its face end toward the valve seat body (22), by the damping element (60), which is embodied in an U-shaped form having a bottom facing the at least one valve opening (25) and sides extending into the further opening (29).