Patent ID: 7618018

Claim:
An assembly comprising a hydraulic unit having a port and an electrically operated valve, the electrically operated valve comprising a substantially cylindrical housing having an end, and a solenoid having an axial hole receiving the end, said assembly further comprising connecting means for connecting the housing to one of said hydraulic unit or said solenoid, said connecting means comprising: a first circular cavity formed in the housing; a second circular cavity formed in one of said axial hole in the solenoid and said port in the hydraulic unit; a split ring disposed in the first circular cavity and extending partially and simultaneously into the second circular cavity so as to connect the housing to one of the solenoid and the hydraulic unit; and an elastically compressible intermediate ring for biasing said solenoid away from said hydraulic unit, said elastically compressible intermediate ring arranged around said housing and axially compressed between first and second contact surfaces arranged in facing relationship, said first surface being associated with said housing, and said second contact surface being disposed on one of said solenoid and the hydraulic unit wherein said first and second cavities are first and second grooves, and wherein the second groove is separated from the second contact surface by a wall sufficiently thin to allow removal of the solenoid by forcing the solenoid outwardly so as to deform said wall by means of said split ring and wherein the second contact surface of the solenoid is generally in the form of a truncated cone and adapted to co-operate with a wedge.