Patent ID: 8065992

Claim:
A valve arrangement for an exhaust gas recirculation device of an internal-combustion engine, the exhaust gas recirculation device having an inlet on an outlet side of the internal-combustion engine, an outlet on an inlet side of the internal-combustion engine, and at least two flow paths extending between the inlet and the outlet, which two flow paths are arranged in parallel at least in areas, the valve arrangement comprising: a first control element; a second control element, the first and second control elements automatically regulating/controlling fluid flow between the inlet and the outlet as well as a distribution of the fluid flow between the at least two flow paths; a common actuator operatively configured to operate both the first control element and the second control element; a first transmission device operatively arranged between the actuator and the first control element; and a second transmission device operatively arranged between the actuator and the second control element, wherein at least one of the first transmission device and the second transmission device comprises a toothing.