Expansion valve

An expansion valve, comprising:

• a valve housing which is provided with an inlet port allowing a refrigerant from a condenser to pass therethrough and an outlet port allowing a refrigerant toward an evaporator to pass therethrough;
• a valve body which is driven by a solenoid;
• a valve seat on which the valve body sits;
• and
• an urging member configured to urge the valve body in a valve closing direction,
• wherein a space is formed on a valve opening direction side of the valve body,
• the refrigerant on the valve closing direction side in relation to the valve body flows into the space through a communication path, and
• the space is closed except for a communication through the communication path.