Patent ID: 7066154

Claim:
A purge valve for a fuel system including an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine and a fuel tank in vapor communication with a fuel vapor collection canister, the purge valve comprising: an aperture defining a portion of a vapor flow path extending between first and second ports, the first port communicates vapor with the fuel vapor collection canister, and the second port communicates vapor with the intake manifold; a member being displaced between first and second configurations with respect to the aperture, the member including a pintle that is received in and occludes the aperture in the first configuration and vapor flow along the vapor flow path is substantially prevented, and the member in the second configuration is spaced from the aperture and vapor flow along the vapor flow path is permitted; and an actuator displacing the member between the first and second configurations, the actuator including: a stator including first and second windings spaced along an axis; and an armature being coupled to the member and being displaced along the axis, the armature including a permanent magnet axially positioned at least partially between the first and second windings.