SOLENOID -VALVE DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A FLUID FLOW, IN PARTICULAR FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE SUCH AS A WASHING MACHINE

摘要

The solenoid-valve device (16) comprises: a valve body (18) including a cavity (27) that defines a, path for a fluid flow, an inlet (28) getting into the cavity (27), an outlet (30) getting out of the cavity (27), and a valve seat (32) defined in said cavity (27) between the inlet (28) and the outlet (30); a shutter (34) movable in the cavity (27) and adapted to cooperate with the valve seat (32); an electrically controlled actuator (20) comprising a movable member (36) which can be controllably moved in the valve body (18) and which cooperates with the shutter (34) to clear or shut the valve seat (32); and a protection system (40) which is arranged in the valve body (18) between the movable member (36) and the shutter (34), and which covers that portion of the movable member (36) which faces the cavity (27).