Patent ID: 8162004
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: F02M,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A valve comprising: a body; a fluid inlet duct delimited by the body; two fluid outlet ducts into which the fluid inlet duct opens; an intersection formed by the two fluid outlet ducts; a butterfly valve disposed in the intersection; and a motor, to which the butterfly valve is connected, for actuating the butterfly valve between a first extreme position in which the butterfly valve directs the fluid mainly toward the first outlet duct and a second extreme position in which the butterfly valve directs the fluid mainly toward the second outlet duct, the motor being contained in a housing having a wall forming the connecting zone of the two outlet ducts, wherein the housing is provided with a cooling channel for cooling the wall forming the connecting zone, wherein the cooling channel comprises an inlet portion and an outlet portion in a casing of the housing, wherein the motor is placed between the outlet ducts in the vicinity of a connecting zone connecting the two outlet ducts to one another, wherein the butterfly valve is mounted in front of the connecting zone so that the butterfly valve forms a screen against the fluid for the connecting zone.