In one embodiment, a solenoid valve for a vehicle braking system includes a magnet assembly having a winding support, a coil winding, a housing, and a cover disc. The solenoid value further includes a valve cartridge having a capsule, a valve insert, a valve seat, and an armature. The valve insert can be connected to the capsule, the armature can be guided within the capsule in an axially movable manner and has a closing element. The closing element and the valve seat can form a valve that can control a fluid flow through the valve cartridge. The coil winding can be wound on the winding support to form an electrical coil, which can be controlled using control signals applied to electrical connectors. The electric coil generates a magnetic force that can move the armature against a force of a return spring.

Disclosed is a gate valve that opens/closes a plurality of vertically arranged openings by a plurality of valve bodies when conveying a plurality of vertically arranged substrates to an inside of a vacuum container. The gate valve includes: a housing including the plurality of openings formed therein; a supporting member configured to support the plurality of valve bodies; a driving mechanism configured to move the plurality of valve bodies via the supporting member such that the plurality of openings is opened/closed; and a plurality of guide mechanisms arranged to correspond to the plurality of valve bodies, respectively. Each of the plurality of guide mechanisms includes: a vertically stretchable bellows fixed to the housing; and a guide member contained in the bellows and configured to guide the supporting member inside the bellows.

A butterfly valve includes a drive unit and a valve unit that are coupled to each other. The drive unit includes a hollow part in which a rod is inserted between a DD motor and an end portion of the drive unit on a coupling side to the valve unit. In the hollow part, a cylindrical magnetic member is placed coaxially with the rod to cover the outer peripheral surface of the rod. A magnetic fluid is filled in a void between the outer peripheral surface of the magnetic member and the inner peripheral surface of the hollow part. The rod is made of a non-magnetic corrosion-resistant alloy.

A memory device includes a memory array arranged in rows and columns; memory cell layers at each row and column intersection, where each memory cell layer is configured to be set to a predetermined conductance state; a row control circuit that is configured to apply voltages to the rows by applying sub-voltages on each row, where each sub-voltage corresponds to a different memory cell layer, and where each sub-voltage is proportional to the voltage on the corresponding row; and a sensing circuit that is configured to determine a column current flowing through a selected column in response to the application of the voltages to the rows, where the column current is a sum of currents through each memory cell layer that corresponds to the selected column.

A mixing valve includes a mixing chamber, a first flow control valve having a first flow control opening, and a second flow control valve having a second flow control opening. The first and second flow control openings each have a diameter of approximately six millimeters and the mixing valve has a flow coefficient of approximately 2.5 when both flow control valves are in a mid-open position.

A heated throttle valve apparatus is disclosed herein, which includes a valve system with a valve driver configured to provide a rotational force to a valve assembly via a thermal isolating drive coupler configured to prevent the transfer of thermal energy from the valve assembly to the valve driver. The valve assembly includes a valve body and a valve closure member, a valve shaft with a valve shaft heater in a first heating zone and one or more body heaters in a second heating zone, permitting the user to control temperature in the heating zones independently. An electrical conductor strain relief is provided, configured to eliminate strain in the shaft heater electrical conductors when the valve closure member undergoes a change in angular orientation. The electrical conductor strain relief includes a curvilinear flexible member wound between a first connection area and a second connection area.

A fluid discharge valve includes a housing that defines a flow path configured to guide fluid, a partition that faces the flow path and is configured to move relative to the flow path, and a heater that is coupled and fixed to the housing and configured to supply heat to the flow path. The flow path includes a first flow path that is in fluid communication with an outside of the housing and extends along a first direction toward the partition, and a second flow path that extends from the first flow path along a second direction that crosses the first direction. The heater has a first side that faces the first flow path and a second side that face the second flow path.

A mixing valve that includes a housing having a first outlet, a second outlet, and a mixing chamber; a first flow control valve for controlling flow through the first outlet to the mixing chamber; and a second flow control valve for controlling flow through the second outlet to the mixing chamber; wherein the housing has a length dimension, a width dimension, and a thickness dimension, and the largest of these dimensions is no more than approximately 65 millimeters.

A fluid handling assembly comprising a cavity in which water may become trapped due to use of the assembly, and a membrane disposed in the cavity. The membrane divides the cavity into a first sub-cavity on a first side of the membrane that is configured to collect any water trapped in the cavity and a second sub-cavity on a second, opposite side of the membrane. The membrane is configured to change shape such that the first sub-cavity increases in volume and the second sub-cavity decreases in volume in response to being subjected to water freezing conditions. The increase in volume accommodates an increase in volume of any water that may be trapped in the first sub-cavity when it freezes to ice.

A fuel cell device is provided, including a media system for supplying fluid media to electrochemical units of the fuel cell device and/or for discharging fluid media from the electrochemical units of the fuel cell device, wherein the media system includes at least one valve to which, in a standard operating state of the fuel cell device, an electrical standard input power is suppliable in order to maintain the valve in a desired valve state. The fuel cell device is able to be reliably started with as little effort as possible, even under frost conditions. The fuel cell device is switchable into a heating operating state in which an electrical heating input power that is greater than the electrical standard input power is suppliable to the at least one valve.