Patent ID: 11913684
Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 3:
4. The flow passage switching valve according to claim 3, wherein
the body includes a first body forming a first inlet-side space communicating with the first inlet, and a second body forming at least a second inlet-side space communicating with the second inlet and a first outlet-side space communicating with the first outlet,
the switcher includes a slide valve placed between the first body and the second body and provided with a through hole passing through the slide valve,
one surface of the slide valve and the first body define the first inlet-side space,
another surface of the slide valve and the second body define the second inlet-side space and the first outlet-side space,
the one surface of the slide valve has a portion having a first area on which a pressure of the fluid that has flowed into the first inlet-side space acts,
the other surface of the slide valve has a portion having a second area on which a pressure of the fluid that has flowed into the second inlet-side space acts, and
the first area is set to be larger than the second area.