Patent ID: 8186381
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: F16K,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A rotary selection valve ( 10 ), the valve comprising a stator ( 11 ) and a rotor ( 12 ), said stator ( 11 ) comprising a number of connection ports protruding into the stator and each ending in an orifice on an inner stator face ( 11 a ), which is a face of the stator making contact in a fluid tight manner with an inner rotor face ( 12 a ) of the rotor ( 12 ), said inner rotor face ( 12 a ) being rotatably movable around a rotational axis (RA) relative to the inner stator face ( 11 a ), a number of different components are connected to the ports to the stator and they are selected in different rotation positions of the rotor, the inner stator face comprising: a first inlet/outlet orifice ( a second inlet/outlet orifice ( wherein the inner stator face further comprises: pair wise connection orifices ( wherein the inner rotor face comprises: an essentially annular groove ( a radial groove (