Patent ID: 6138713
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: F15B,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A solenoid assembly for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle, the solenoid assembly comprising:a housing including a core opening passing vertically therethrough;a valve mounted within said housing, said valve operative in a vented state and a non-vented state, said valve including a plunger movable between a first position for establishing said vented state and a second position for establishing said non-vented state;an armature associated with said valve movable in response to the presence and absence of a magnetic field for selectively moving said plunger of said valve between said first and second positions;an electromagnetic arrangement for creating said magnetic field, electromagnetic arrangement including a core and an energizable coil, said core disposed in said core opening;a first retaining member retaining a portion of said core against an underside of said housing, wherein said first retaining member is secured to said underside of said housing.