Patent ID: 8042789

Claim:
A valve for distributing fluids, the valve comprising: a housing; a bobbin disposed within the housing, the bobbin having a bobbin wall defining a bore at a first surface thereof; a coil operatively disposed on a second surface of the bobbin wall, the second surface being opposed to the first surface; an armature disposed within the bobbin bore, the armature having a point region and a main body, wherein the main body is integral to the point region, the armature being moveable from a first position to a second position; a pole piece including a cylindrical bore, an upper pole piece and a lower pole piece, wherein the upper pole piece is disposed within the housing and at least a portion of the upper pole piece abuts the bobbin; a valve body disposed within the cylindrical bore of the pole piece, the valve body having a valve body bore; a spool disposed within the valve body bore, the spool having a spool bore, an annular exhaust cavity, and an annular supply-control cavity, the spool being moveable between a first position and a second position in the valve body bore; and a spring member having a first spring end and an opposed second spring end, the first spring end operatively disposed within the spool bore, the second spring end operatively receiving the armature point region.