Patent ID: 7258133

Claim:
A pressure reducing valve comprising a valve support member provided with a water passage, a valve seat fitting on the portion of the valve support member primary side relative to the secondary side end of the water passage, a cup-shaped valve body fitting on the secondary side end of the valve support member to slide and capable of abutting the valve seat at the open end, while enclosing the secondary side end of the water passage at the cylindrical portion, a seal member for sealing a first sliding contact part between the valve support member and the valve body, a resilient member disposed in the valve body to force the valve body away from the valve seat, and a valve stopper assembled with the valve support member as a unitary body to restrict the movement of the valve body, wherein the valve stopper is provided with a cup-shaped body fitting in or fitting on the valve body to slide relatively to the valve body, and wherein a pressure sensitive chamber is formed between the closed end of the cup-shaped body and the closed end of the valve body.