Patent ID: 6896190

Claim:
An expansion valve comprising: a valve body; a first path formed inside said valve body through which high-pressure refrigerant flows; a valve chamber with a bottom formed inside said first path; a second path formed inside said valve body parallel to said first path, through which refrigerant flowing toward an evaporator flows; an orifice member including a throttle passage that communicates said valve chamber with said second path, said orifice member being press-fitted into said valve body; a valve member disposed facing said orifice member; a third path through which refrigerant exiting said evaporator flows; an actuating rod for operating said valve member; an actuating device for driving said actuating rod; an opening formed to said valve body that communicates said third path with said actuating device; a guide member for slidably guiding said actuating rod, said guide member being press-fitted into an opening communicating said second path with said third path of said valve body; and a vibration insulating member disposed in the valve chamber and connected to the orifice member with the valve member in slidable contact with the vibration insulating member.