Patent ID: 6446668
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: F15B,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
A multiway valve for switching the fluid flow of a pressure medium comprising:a valve housing (1) with several ports (2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b) is slidingly disposed, and which comprises at least one cap element (7a, 7b) for sealing said valve hole (5) on at least one end side, at least one piston (11) for axially moving said valve spool (6) in a desired switching position which corresponds with a drive chamber (12) having an inner diameter formed in the end section of the valve hole (5) to and from which a control fluid is supplied and ejected respectively in order to move said piston (11), characterized in that said at least one cap element (7a, 7b) having an outer diameter comprises at least one through bore (18a, 18b; 25) which in the mounted state of the cap element (7a, 7b) is substantially disposed in a right angle to the axis of the valve hole (6) wherein said through bore (18a, 18b; 25) corresponds with a second through bore (18) in the valve housing (1) and also with a bore (19; 22) in a tight-fitting support element in order to fix the cap element (7a, 7b) to the valve housing (1) and to fix the valve housing (1) to the support element by the same fixing means.