Patent ID: 6959910

Claim:
A solenoid valve comprising: a main valve including a valve member configured to open and close a valve seat in a valve casing; a solenoid operating portion including a movable iron core configured to drive said valve member; and a manually-operated device including an operation rod configured to be accommodated in a rod-insertion hole provided in the valve casing, and an operating member configured to operate said operation rod, said operating member including a slide member configured to be movably mounted to a mounting surface provided in a side surface of said valve casing at a position adjacent to the rod-insertion hole, said slide member including a body, and a connection plate extending substantially perpendicularly from the body, said connection plate configured to interlock with the operation rod, wherein when said operating member is manually-operated, said slide member and said operation rod move in a direction substantially parallel to an axis of the movable iron core such that said operation rod abuts against said movable iron core to displace the movable iron core to actuate said valve member.