Abstract: A solenoid valve has a main body defining a gas inlet passage, a gas outlet passage, and a cavity; a core tube forming a closure for said cavity so as to prevent an escape of gas; a cylindrical main piston slidably movable in said cavity of said main body, said main piston forming a front chamber and a back chamber in said main body, said main piston having a gas conduit for passing the gas from said gas inlet passage to said front chamber and an axial hole for passing the gas from said back chamber into said gas outlet passage with a bleed orifice at one end of said axial hole; said main piston being spring biased to a closed position; a spring biased pilot piston; and electrical coil means associated with said core tube to provide a magnetic field for movements of said pilot piston and said main piston, so that when said coil means is deenergized said pilot piston closes said outlet passage and causes a pressure equalization allowing said return spring to push said main piston to close the valve, while when

Abstract: A tube defines a cavity. Normally-open fitting (2) and normally-closed fitting (3) are respectively fitted into the tube to form ports (34),(35) having seats (40),(13). A body secured to fitting (3) defines a chamber (26) to which port (35) leads. Body (4) defines holes (27),(30) leading into chamber (26). A solenoid assembly (6) is slidable within chamber (26), includes a coil, segregates chamber (26) to chambers (7),(29) which communicate respectively with holes (27),(30) and defines a chamber (16), a seat (18), a seal (14) and an orifice (33) leading between seat (18) and seat (13). A rod-piston assembly includes a rod (37) attached to: assembly (6), sealably passing through body (4) into cavity and preventing gas communication between cavity and chamber (7); and a piston with a seal (39). A magnetic rod (15) slides within chamber (16). Spring (17) urges rod (15) towards seat (18) to seal orifice (33). Spring (12) urges assembly (6) towards seat (13) to seal port (35).

Abstract: The present invention provides a multimedia basketball machine composite structure, consisting of a multimedia device and a digital camera device installed in a basketball machine. The multimedia device includes a processing device, a screen and loudspeaker devices. A player is able to interact with the basketball machine according to prompts from the multimedia device, and the digital camera device is able to film and record the segment of interaction between the player and the basketball machine. Moreover, the filmed video can be played back through the multimedia device, thereby creating effectiveness for interaction between the player and the basketball machine. The video of the players filmed by the digital camera device can be arranged to produce a ranking chart. Furthermore, the basketball machines can be connected for multiple player mode, thereby enabling players to cooperate or compete with each other, and thus further increasing recreation effectiveness.

Abstract: An improved pilot-operated, “instant-on”, solenoid isolation valve discloses a new fluid passage route to save cost of drilling a longitudinal hole within the primary piston. Also, a new feature of primary piston assembly with a movable seal piston having a specific circumferential surface matching to valve body chamber to restrict fluid from front side into back side of the primary piston to produce pressure difference to induce instant valve open when solenoid is energized initially. It also introduces a channel hole in the flange of the sleeve assembly as a communication channel of supply of gas into the chambers of the back side of primary piston assembly. The diameter of the channel hole is not critical to determine in this new invent. As long as the size of the hole is smaller than that of the bleed hole, it can maintain pressure difference between the front side and back side of primary piston during valve opening operation.

Abstract: A new three-way, two-position in-tube solenoid gas valve assembly comprises a modified in-tube solenoid gas valve and a pair of gas release valves is designed to control pneumatic systems. The modified in-tube solenoid gas valve is a modification based on the previous invention by Wang et al., U.S. Ser. No. 10/924,789. The new modifications are first adding a rod-piston assembly onto the solenoid assembly, a new inlet was added to the valve tube and two outlet fittings were also added. With these modifications, the systems can now work with two directions of gas flows, which is important to control pneumatic systems. To be able to control pneumatic systems properly, two gas release valves are included as part of the assembly. The goal of these two gas release valves is to be able to release gas from pneumatic quickly and completely. These gas release valves are operated based on two compression springs and through gas inputs into the valves.

Abstract: The disclosure of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/161,914 including the specification, drawings and abstract is incorporated herein by reference in its entirely. An improved pilot-operated, “instant-on”, solenoid isolation valve discloses a new fluid passage route to save cost of drilling a longitudinal hole within the primary piston. Also, a new feature of primary piston assembly with a movable seal piston having a specific circumferential surface matching to valve body chamber to restrict fluid from front side into back side of the primary piston to produce pressure difference to induce instant valve open when solenoid is energized initially. It also introduces a channel hole in the flange of the sleeve assembly as a communication channel of supply of gas into the chambers of the back side of primary piston assembly. The diameter of the channel hole is not critical to determine in this new invent.

Abstract: A newly designed solenoid gas valve which including a solenoid assembly and inlet & outlet fittings is installed inside a tube. The adoption of in-line inlet and outlet configuration simplifies the procedures required for connecting the pipes and the gas flow is controlled by opening and closing the valve in a piping system. The opening and closing of the valve is operated by the pressure difference with an aid of the magnetic field. A compression spring is attached to the support cylindrical body and held against the inlet end fitting while a moving solenoid assembly is located inside the support cylindrical body. The moving solenoid assembly that consists of a stop, a flange, a sleeve and an electrical coil, is held by a second compression spring that is attached to the inside of the support cylindrical body. A small moving magnetic rod, slides inside the sleeve of the solenoid assembly.

Abstract: A solenoid gas valve having a solenoid assembly and inlet and outlet fittings is installed inside a tube. The opening and closing of the valve is operated by the pressure difference with an aid of the magnetic field. A compression spring is attached to the support cylindrical body and held against the inlet end fitting while a moving solenoid assembly is located inside the support cylindrical body. The moving solenoid assembly that consists of a stop, a flange, a sleeve and an electrical coil, is held by a second compression spring that is attached to the inside of the support cylindrical body. A small moving magnetic rod, slides inside the sleeve of the solenoid assembly. Acted by a third compression spring, the magnetic rod seals the gas outlet through the bleed orifice on the flange of the solenoid assembly.

Abstract: A solenoid valve has a main body defining a gas inlet passage, a gas outlet passage, and a cavity; a core tube forming a closure for said cavity so as to prevent an escape of gas; a cylindrical main piston slidably movable in said cavity of said main body, said main piston forming a front chamber and a back chamber in said main body, said main piston having a gas conduit for passing the gas from said gas inlet passage to said front chamber and an axial hole for passing the gas from said back chamber into said gas outlet passage with a bleed orifice at one end of said axial hole; said main piston being spring biased to a closed position; a spring biased pilot piston; and electrical coil means associated with said core tube to provide a magnetic field for movements of said pilot piston and said main piston, so that when said coil means is deenergized said pilot piston closes said outlet passage and causes a pressure equalization allowing said return spring to push said main piston to close the valve, while when

Abstract: A solenoid valve has a main body defining a gas inlet passage, a gas outlet passage, and a cavity; a core tube forming a closure for said the cavity so as to prevent an escape of gas; a cylindrical main piston slidably movable in said the cavity of said the main body, said the main piston forming a front chamber and a back chamber in said the main body, said the main piston having a gas conduit for passing the gas from said the gas inlet passage to said the front chamber and an axial hole for passing the gas from said the back chamber into said the gas outlet passage with a bleed orifice at one end of said the axial hole; said the main piston being spring biased to a closed position; a spring biased pilot piston; and an electrical coil means associated with said the core tube to provide a magnetic field for movements of said the pilot piston and said the main piston, so that when said the coil means is deenergized said the pilot piston closes said the outlet passage and causes a pressure equalization allowing