Valve
OwnerThomas Hannewaldinventor
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Abstract
A valve having a housing with at least one entry and at least one exit provided on the outer casing of the housing for a flow medium. The housing has a flow space, in which a drive element is centrally and rotatably supported, the rotational axis thereof running perpendicular to the at least one entry and the at least one exit. Between the drive element and the housing, at least one endless strip is provided parallel to the rotational axis of the drive element, the length thereof extending over the at least one entry and the at least one exit. The drive element is connected to a drive and can guide the at least one endless strip in the flow space along the housing during operation. The valve is used as a throttle element for motor vehicles having diesel engines.
Claims15
-8. (canceled)
A valve comprising:
- a housing having an outer casing with at least one inlet and at least one outlet and an inner area having a flow chamber between the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet;
- a first drive element rotatably mounted in the flow chamber having a rotational axis perpendicular to at least one of the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet;
- and
- an endless belt arranged between the first drive element and the housing parallel to the rotational axis, a width of the endless belt being sufficiently large to extend over at least one of the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet,
- wherein the first drive element is configured to drive the at least one endless belt along in the flow chamber to at least partially close at least one of the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.