Patent ID: 7963276

Claim:
An exhaust-gas recirculation valve configured for forwarding a gas in a cooled or uncooled state, the exhaust-gas recirculation valve comprising: a tubular center part having an outer shell; a gas inlet arranged on the outer shell of the tubular center part; a gas outlet arranged on the outer shell of the tubular center part adjacent to the gas inlet; a first branch arranged on the outer shell of the tubular center part opposite the gas outlet; a second branch arranged on the outer shell of the tubular center part opposite the gas inlet; a radiator connecting the first branch and the second branch; and a rotary slide rotatabley mounted centrally in the tubular center part such that it sealingly contacts an inner surface of the tubular center part at two points on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis and rotateable about a longitudinal axis of the tubular center part, wherein the rotary slide is rotatable to create a plurality of operating states comprising: closing the gas inlet; passing the exhaust-gas stream in a continuous quantity-regulated manner from the inlet to the outlet; and passing the exhaust-gas stream in a continuous quantity-regulated manner from the gas inlet to the gas outlet via the first branch, the radiator, and the second branch.