Patent ID: 7367542

Claim:
An electromagnetic valve comprising: a solenoid coil; a rod arranged on an axis of said solenoid coil for movement in an axial direction thereof; a plunger fixedly attached to an intermediate portion of said rod; a core arranged at one side of said rod so as to surround it and operable to attract said plunger upon energization of said solenoid coil; a yoke arranged at the other side of said plunger so as to surround it; a pair of bearings formed of a non-magnetic substance and arranged at opposite sides of said plunger, respectively, for movably supporting said rod at an outer peripheral surface thereof by clearance fit, at least one of said pair of bearings being configured to permit tilting with respect to an axis of said rod; wherein at least one of said pair of bearings is clearance fitted to an inner peripheral surface of said core or to an inner peripheral surface of said yoke; a spring arranged between said plunger and one of said bearings which is attached to the inner peripheral surface of said core or to the inner peripheral surface of said yoke by clearance fit, said bearings being held in place by a resilient force of said spring; and a holder arranged between said spring and said plunger for preventing a load of said spring from being applied to said plunger, wherein a lower end portion of said spring abuts said holder and wherein said holder is fixedly secured to said inner peripheral surface of said yoke.