Bulbless expansion valve with integrated bypass check valve

A bulbless-style expansion valve, comprising:

• a valve body having a first inlet, a first outlet, a first main flow passage extending from the first inlet to the first outlet, a metering orifice in the first main flow passage between the first inlet and the first outlet, a second inlet, a second outlet, and a second main flow passage extending from the second inlet to the second outlet, the second main flow passage being separate from the first main flow passage;
• a valve member movable in the valve body relative to the metering orifice to control flow of operating fluid passing through the first main flow passage and across the metering orifice as operating fluid flows from the first inlet to the first outlet when the valve is operating in a forward flow expansion mode;
• a power element operatively coupled to the valve member and configured to control movement of the valve member at least partially in response to changes in temperature and pressure of operating fluid passing through the second main flow passage from the second inlet to the second outlet when the valve is operating in the forward flow expansion mode;
• a bypass flow passage extending internally through the valve body and bypassing the metering orifice;
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• a bypass check valve arranged internally of the valve body in the bypass flow passage, the bypass check valve being configured to activate at least partially in response to operating fluid flowing in a reverse flow bypass mode in which activation of the bypass check valve opens the bypass flow passage to permit operating fluid to bypass the metering orifice in the reverse flow bypass mode;
• wherein the first outlet of the first main flow passage and an inlet of the bypass flow passage share a common external connection port of the valve body which is configured to connect a conduit of a system incorporating the valve.