Ball valve having an external seal arrangement, particularly for use in motor vehicle refrigerant circuits

• Main Author: Le Pellec Corinne
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 13.09.2016
• Subjects: ACTUATING-FLOATS; BLASTING; COCKS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; TAPS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; VALVES; WEAPONS

A ball valve (1), particularly for use in motor vehicle refrigerant circuits, having an actuator (2), a shaft (3) including a shaft bearing (5), a ball (4) including a ball passage (16), and a valve housing (13). A fluid shaft seal (8) is arranged in the shaft bearing (5) between an upper shaft seal...