Patent ID: 7673847

Claim:
A fluid control valve, including a valve body having a fluid outlet, a movable valve that is movably disposed in directions that opens and closes the fluid outlet with respect to the valve body, a spring that generates a biasing force which moves the movable valve, a coil that generates an electromagnetic force which moves the movable valve, and a support plate that is attached to the valve body and supports the movable valve, wherein: the movable valve includes an axial fluid passage formed along the axial direction on the radially inner side and a plurality of radial fluid passages formed along the radial directions between the axial fluid passage and the outer circumferential surface of the movable valve, the support plate has an outer circumferential portion formed along the circumferential direction on the radially outer side, an inner circumferential portion formed along the circumferential direction on the radially inner side and a plurality of elastically deformable support portions connected to the outer circumferential portion and the inner circumferential portion, each of the support portions including an outer radial connection extending radially inward from the outer circumferential portion, an inner radial connection extending radially outward from the inner circumferential portion, and a circumferential connection extending along the circumferential direction which is connected to the inner end of the associated outer radial connection and the outer end of the associated inner radial connection, wherein the adjacent support portions share the associated outer radial connection or the associated inner radial connection such that one of the adjacent support portions is formed into an S-shape while the other is formed into an inverted S-shape as viewed from the axial direction of the support plate, at least either the outer radial connection or the inner radial connection of at least two of the support portions is positioned so as to face the associated radial fluid passage formed in the movable valve such that the movable valve is prevented from being tilted with respect to the axial direction by forces acting upon at least either the outer radial connection or the inner radial connection of at least two of the support portions when the fluid passes through the radial fluid passages.