Patent ID: 9671027
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: F16K

Claim:
1. A valve arrangement comprising: a housing including a port; a rotary valve body including an opening, the rotary valve body arranged within the housing, and the port of the housing and the opening of the rotary valve body are alignable with each other via rotation of the rotary valve body in the housing; and a sealing element arranged within the port, the sealing element including a seal body having a first axial end engaged against the rotary valve body and a second axial end including a resilient axially compressible portion and a first sealing lip that engages against a seat in the housing and a second sealing lip that engages the seat in the housing, and the second sealing lip is arranged radially inwardly from the resilient axially compressible portion and engages a radially outer surface of the port, and the resilient axially compressible portion of the sealing element preloads the sealing element axially against the rotary valve body.