Claims
- 1. An exhaust gas recirculation valve assembly comprising:
- a base having an exhaust gas chamber through which exhaust gas passes;
- a pintle valve assembly having a valve member disposed within said exhaust gas chamber and a valve stem extending outwardly of said chamber through an opening therein;
- an actuator, maintained in a fixed relationship to said base, comprising a reciprocably movable armature disposed therein, said armature coupled to said valve stem to reciprocably operate said valve member within said exhaust gas chamber; and
- coupling means, extending between said valve stem and said armature and configured to allow lateral movement of said valve stem relative to said armature to compensate for misalignment of said actuator relative to said base thereby preventing said misalignment from affecting the reciprocal operation of said pintle valve assembly relative to said base.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/435924 filed on Nov. 13, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,961,413.
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