Refrigerant valve
AssigneeVolkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
InventorTonio-Erik SCHULTZE
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Abstract
In order to provide a refrigerant valve including a valve housing that has simpler component geometries and a more compact design, a refrigerant valve comprising a valve housing and a drive is proposed. The valve housing has a refrigerant channel with at least one inlet opening and an outlet opening for a refrigerant. A control element is situated in the refrigerant channel, and a control gap is formed between the control element and an inner wall of the refrigerant channel. According to the invention, for controlling the control gap, a diameter of the control element is changeable via the drive.
Claims10
A refrigerant valve comprising:
- a drive;
- a valve housing having a refrigerant channel with at least one inlet opening and an outlet opening for a refrigerant;
- a control element arranged in the refrigerant channel;
- and
- a control gap formed between the control element and an inner wall of the refrigerant channel,
- wherein, to control the control gap, a diameter of the control element is changeable via the drive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.