Patent ID: 7108008

Claim:
A valve assembly comprising: a mounting bracket including an anchor panel and a face panel extending generally perpendicularly from the anchor panel, the face panel having an aperture disposed therein, the aperture defining an axis line; a cover plate arranged generally parallel to and spaced apart from the face panel; a solenoid coil including a central bore, the solenoid coil received between the face panel and the cover plate such that the central bore is aligned with the axis line; a pilot valve assembly including an elongated pilot valve body having a valve end and an opposing securing end, the pilot valve body being received in the central bore and extending along the axis line such that the valve end projects from the aperture; and a tubular sleeve including a spring, the sleeve extending over the pilot valve body such that the spring urges the face panel of the mounting bracket, the solenoid coil, and the cover plate toward one another.