Patent ID: 7070163

Claim:
An electromagnetic valve comprising: a solenoid; a plunger arranged on an axis of said solenoid for axial movement therealong, a body in which said plunger is slidably received; a housing in which said body is fixedly arranged; a valve seat which is arranged in opposition to one end of said plunger, and which the one end of said plunger is moved to contact with and separate from; and a spring for urging said plunger in a direction toward or away from said valve seat; wherein said body has an engagement groove, into which one end of said housing is flexed toward said body to form a caulking portion, by which said body and said housing are integrally coupled with each other, wherein said solenoid is not disposed entirely within said housing, and wherein said caulking portion has a tip end which is not in contact with a bottom of said engagement groove.