Patent ID: 8070129

Claim:
A solenoid valve comprising: a coil that is configured to form a magnetic field when the coil is energized; a yoke that receives the coil to form a magnetic circuit; a tubular stator housing that is provided on an inner peripheral side of the coil for forming the magnetic circuit, said stator housing extending axially outwardly, beyond the coil, continuously and integrally in an axial direction of the coil, to define an axially extending portion of the stator housing; an armature that is attracted in one direction when the coil is energized; a valve element that is displaceable with the armature for opening and closing a flow channel; a tubular valve body that is provided completely inside said axially extending portion of the stator housing, which extends outwardly in the axial direction, for slidably supporting the valve element; and a supporting member that is directly coupled with the stator housing, wherein: the stator housing includes a step portion defined in the axially extending portion thereof; the valve body includes a flange portion that extends in a radially outward direction with respect to a longitudinal axis of the valve body at an axial end portion of the valve body; the flange portion is sandwiched between the step portion of the stator housing and the supporting member in said axial direction; and the yoke is coupled with the stator housing.