Patent ID: 11867299
Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 4:
5. A flow path switching valve configured to mount to an engine, and comprising:
a housing configured to mount to a mounting surface of the engine;
a shaft;
a valve body configured to rotate about a valve axis;
a bearing member configured to hold a bearing and including:
(i) an inlet port configured to receive and pass unleaked cooling water from an outlet of a head jacket of the engine, such that the unleaked cooling water enters the valve body, and
(ii) an end surface facing the mounting surface, and

wherein at least a portion of the end surface forms an inflow barrier plate that is an integral part of the bearing member, and
wherein the inflow barrier plate is configured to suppress a flow of leaked cooling water into the valve body.