Patent ID: 11971110
Assignee: nan
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F  G

Claim 8:
9. A valve comprising: a valve body, the valve body comprising a first fluid port, a second fluid port and a fluid path providing fluid communication therebetween; a housing; a moveable member configured to vary a flow restriction in the fluid path by advancing a sealing member toward or away from a valve seat of the valve; a biasing member configured to bias the moveable member toward or away from the valve seat; a pressure compensation membrane configured to provide at least one surface on which a pressure from at least one of the first and second fluid ports can act to provide a pressure compensating force on the moveable member, the valve being configured such that fluid pressure from the first fluid port or the second fluid port acts on a side of the pressure compensation membrane facing away from the valve seat; a base member comprising an abutment for receiving one of the biasing member and the pressure compensation membrane; and a fixing member disposed in the housing; wherein: the biasing member and the pressure compensation membrane are retained between the fixing member and the abutment by a fixation of the fixing member to the base member, the biasing member, pressure compensation membrane and moveable membrane are disposed in the housing, the base member is at least a portion of the housing, and the fixing member is at least a portion of the valve body.