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

Claim 7:
8. A flow passage switching valve for a fluid circulation circuit that is for a fluid circulating, the flow passage switching valve comprising:
a body forming therein a fluid passage for the fluid flowing therethrough;
a switcher configured to switch a passage configuration of the fluid passage;
a driver configured to output driving force for moving the switcher; and
a gear mechanism coupling the driver and the switcher to each other such that the driving force is transmitted therebetween, wherein
the body includes a first inlet for the fluid flowing into the body, a second inlet the fluid flowing into the body, and outlets for the fluid having flowed into the body and flowing out of the body,
the outlets include a first outlet for the fluid having flowed in from the first inlet and flowing out of the body,
the switcher is configured such that the passage configuration is switchable to a state in which the fluid that has flowed in from the first inlet flows out of either one of the outlets,
the switcher is configured such that the passage configuration is switchable to a state in which the fluid that has flowed in from the second inlet flows out of either one of the outlets, and
the flow passage switching valve further comprising a gear biasing member configured to generate a load in a direction where tooth surfaces of gears of the gear mechanism come into contact with each other.