Valve arrangement for a fluid control system

A valve arrangement for a fluid control system, comprising:

• a housing, comprising a fluid inlet, and a fluid outlet, the housing extending along a central axis;
• a valve component, movably arranged along the central axis with respect to the housing between a first position and a second position, wherein at the first position the fluid inlet is closed by the valve component, and wherein a maximum valve lift is defined between the first position and the second position;
• a biasing member, configured to bias the valve component towards the first position;
• an intermediate component movably arranged along the central axis with respect to the housing and the valve component;
• a first stop and a second stop,
• wherein the intermediate component is axially movable relative to the first stop and the second stop, wherein the valve arrangement is configured such that a range of the relative axial movement is delimited by contact between the intermediate component and the first stop, and the intermediate component and the second stop, wherein the range of relative axial movement is less than the maximum valve lift, and such that:
• during an initial axial movement of the valve component from the first position, the intermediate component moves relative to the first stop and the second stop, and upon the intermediate component reaching the limit of the range of relative axial movement a subsequent movement of the valve component, in the same direction as the initial axial movement, is opposed by an intermediate frictional force generated at least partly by the intermediate component.