Rotary channel-selector valve

• Main Authors: OHNO MICHIAKI, NAKAGAWA NOBORU, HIRATA KAZUO, KANASAKI FUMIO, TERANISHI TOSHIHIRO, NODA MITSUAKI, SUGITA MITSUO, AIHARA KAZUNORI, SUZUKI KAZUSHIGE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 15.05.2001
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ACTUATING-FLOATS; BLASTING; COCKS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; TAPS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; VALVES; WEAPONS

A rotary channel-selector valve is provided, which includes: a valve-seat plate covering one end of a cylindrical valve housing and provided with low and high pressure ports and two switching ports all connecting the inside and the outside of the valve; and a main valve element accommodated in the valve housing and provided with low and high pressure connecting grooves on one end surface thereof, wherein one (or the other) of the switching ports communicates with the low pressure port through the low pressure connecting groove and simultaneously the other (or one) thereof communicates with the high pressure port through the high pressure connecting groove at a first (or second) channel-switching position of the main valve element. A bulkhead is provided on a bottom surface of the high pressure connecting groove and both end portions of the high pressure connecting groove open to an inner surface of the valve housing through respective high pressure fluid jetting grooves so as to hold stable the main valve element at the first or second channel-switching position. Flow of high pressure fluid jetting to the high pressure connecting groove is then disturbed by the bulkhead, difference in power between flow of the high pressure fluid jetting from the both end portions of the high pressure connecting groove to the periphery of the main valve element through the respective high pressure fluid jetting grooves arises and brings about rotating force to the main valve element, and thus the main valve element being in rotation can surely get to a due channel-switching position.