Patent ID: 6935365

Claim:
A rotary slide for a medium-carrying pipeline having an axis x, comprising a housing ( 1 ) capable of being installed between two pipeline ends, valve means ( 9 ) located in the housing for shutting off the pipeline, an actuating device ( 8 ) for actuating the valve means wherein the actuating device ( 8 ) has a spindle ( 16 ) which has an axis substantially perpendicular to a pipeline axis X, the spindle is operatively connected to the valve means ( 9 ) by means of a nut ( 15 ) and a lever arm ( 14 ), the housing defines a first reception region ( 4 ) for receiving the valve means when in the closed position of the rotary slide, a second reception region ( 5 ) for receiving the valve means when in the open position of the rotary slide and a drive region ( 3 ) for receiving the actuating device ( 8 ), wherein the drive region ( 3 ) is separate from the first and the second reception region ( 4 , 5 ).