Patent ID: 9416890
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: F16K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A flow control valve comprising: a first housing part defining a first flow section, a second flow section, a connecting port fluidly interconnecting the first flow section and the second flow section, and a valve seat formed in the first housing part and arranged at the connecting port, a second housing part being attached directly to the first housing part, in such a manner that the first housing part and the second housing part form a substantially closed housing having an interior part formed by the first housing part and the second housing part, a frame part arranged in the interior part of the housing and attached directly to the first housing part or to the second housing part, the frame part having mounted entirely thereon to carry, thereby forming a single unit, each of: means for preventing relative rotational movements between the frame part and the valve element, wherein the frame part defines a central cavity and a peripheral cavity, wherein the moving mechanism is at least partly accommodated in the central cavity of the frame part, and the movable valve element is at least partly accommodated in the peripheral cavity of the frame part, wherein the moving mechanism is adapted to convert a rotational movement of the actuating mechanism into a translational movement of the valve element, wherein the means for preventing relative rotational movements between the frame part and the valve element is arranged in the peripheral cavity and comprises mating protrusions and recesses formed on the frame part and the movable valve element, respectively.