Patent ID: 7614603

Claim:
A solenoid valve comprising: a moving core moving in an axial direction; a coil for generating magnetic force that attracts the moving core to one side in the axial direction; a stator having an attracting part, forming a first magnetic circuit in cooperation with the moving core, and attracting the moving core when magnetic force is generated by the coil; a cup-shaped member made of a nonmagnetic material, disposed at an inner periphery of the stator and on an outer periphery of the moving core, the cup-shaped member reciprocatably supporting the moving core and restricting a fluid leakage in a direction from the moving core to the stator side, and a facing member made of a soft magnetic material and formed independently of the stator, said facing member being disposed in such a manner as to face an end face of the moving core confronting to the attracting part, and forming a second magnetic circuit in cooperation with the moving core and the attracting part of the stator, the second magnetic circuit being generated through the moving core, the facing member, the cup-shaped member, and the stator, wherein the facing member has a flange which comes into contact with a position fixing member of which position is unchanged with respect to the stator, and a biasing member for biasing the flange toward the position fixing member.