A solenoid valve with a ferromagnetic flux frame which, in assembly, locates and retains each of the components of the solenoid valve without an exterior housing. Preferably,WATER POWER CONTROL VALVE the solenoid valve has a coil disposed on a tubular bobbin, a plunger received within the bobbin and first and second bodies each having at least one passage with the passages selectively communicated with each other by the plunger. The flux frame preferably has two complementary halves which when mated together interconnect the first and second bodies at opposed ends of the flux frame to retain and locate each of the parts of the solenoid valve without an overmolded or exterior housing. Preferably, the halves of the flux frame are mated with a snap-fit to facilitate assembly of the solenoid valve.Balance Valves Objects, features and advantages of this invention include providing a solenoid valve which has a flux frame which both completes the magnetic path of the solenoid and locates and retains each of the components of the solenoid valve in assembly, eliminates the need for an exterior housing,Resilient Seated Gate Valves may be mounted directly to a circuit board which controls the operation of the solenoid, is rugged, durable of relatively simple design and economical manufacture and assembly and has a long useful life in service. Solenoid valves are commonly used in a plurality of pneumatic and hydraulic applications. Such solenoid valves typically have a plunger received within a coil which is generally loosely received within a magnetically susceptible cylindrical flux tube, all of which are received within an outer shell or housing. The housing is usually of a molded plastic material and is received over and encapsulates the flux tube and the other solenoid valve components in assembly. Typically, the housing's only function is to locate and retain the components of the solenoid valve. The housing is not necessary for the operation of the solenoid valve and it increases the cost to manufacture and assemble the valve.

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