Patent ID: 6957663

Claim:
A solenoid control valve of a pilot-operated type for controlling a flow rate of refrigerant such that a differential pressure of a fluid between an inlet and an outlet of a body containing a main valve becomes equal to a differential pressure set based on a value of an electric current caused to flow through a solenoid, comprising: a shaft of the solenoid for actuating a pilot valve and a pilot valve element integrally formed with each other, the shaft having two end portions, a first end portion slidable within and supported by a first bearing arranged on a side of the body containing the main valve, and a second end portion slidable within and supported by a second bearing arranged within the solenoid, wherein a valve hole of the pilot valve, a bearing hole of the first bearing, and a fitting hole in which is fitted one end of a sleeve containing a plunger of the solenoid are formed along the same axis in the body, and wherein the first bearing is the bearing hole formed in the body, and wherein the second bearing is a press-fit bearing member arranged along an axis of a hollow cylindrical core fitted in the other end of the sleeve.