Patent ID: 7240894

Claim:
A solenoid fluid control valve, comprising: a fluid control body adapted for being received in a fluid housing, said fluid control body including a central cavity, and having a pressure supply passage connected to said control body and a pressure control passage in said control cavity; a feed supply tube having an outer diameter positioned in said central cavity, said and including an inner bore operably connected to said pressure supply passage, said feed supply tube being supported in said central cavity of said fluid control body by way of a radially and axially extending wall, said wall having a plurality of longitudinally extending flow chambers in communication with said pressure control passage, said feed supply tube including a valve receiving area; a valve seat portion being made of a metallic material and press fit into valve receiving area, said valve seat portion including a valve seat and a passage in communication between said valve seat and said pressure control passage; a valve contained in said valve receiving area operable to selectively close off communication between said pressure supply passage and said pressure control passage; and a solenoid wherein solenoid has a moveble actuator rod contacting an armature, wherein said actuator rod has a tapered surface adjacent said armature that reduces flux shorting and improves operating characteristics for opening said valve in response to a signal.