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

Claim 9:
10. The flow passage switching valve according to claim 8, 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 outlets include:
a second outlet for either one of two fluids: the fluid having flowed into the body from the first inlet and flowing out of the body; and the fluid having flowed into the body from the second inlet and flowing out of the body; and
a third outlet for the fluid having flowed into the body from the second inlet and flowing out of the body,

the second body forms a second outlet-side space communicating with the second outlet, and a third outlet-side space communicating with the third 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, the first outlet-side space, the second outlet-side space and the third outlet-side space, and
the other surface of the slide valve is provided with a communication groove through which the second inlet-side space communicates with either one of two outlet-side spaces: the second outlet-side space and the third outlet-side space.