Patent ID: 11946675
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 15:
16. A valve device comprising:
a main body having an open bottom portion and an accommodation space formed therein;
a base plate to cover the open bottom portion;
an inlet pipe connected to the base plate and through which a refrigerant is introduced into the accommodation space;
a boss installed to the base plate and comprising a plurality of holes;
a plurality of pipes respectively connected to the plurality of holes; and
a pad provided inside of the main body and to rotate with respect to the boss to selectively open or close the plurality of holes to control a flow of the refrigerant from the accommodation space to the plurality of pipes;
wherein the pad has a first recessed portion recessed from a bottom surface of the pad and from an outer surface of the pad thereby forming an open cavity, and a second recessed portion recessed from the bottom surface of the pad thereby forming a connection cavity to connect two of the plurality of holes to communicate each other.