Patent ID: 8505580
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A reversing valve comprising: a longitudinal valve housing having a first opening, a second opening, a third opening, and a fourth opening, the openings being distributed along a longitudinal extent of the valve housing, wherein the second opening, the third opening, and the fourth opening in the valve housing are distributed along an axis that is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the valve body; a valve body positioned at least partially within the longitudinal valve housing, the valve body having a first fluid pathway and a second fluid pathway; and a motor operatively connected to the valve body to rotate the valve body between a first position in which the first fluid pathway connects the first opening to the second opening and the second fluid pathway connects the third opening to the fourth opening and a second position in which the first fluid pathway connects the second opening to the third opening and the second fluid pathway connects the first opening to the fourth opening.