US 12,345,340 B2
Multi-way valve
Bingrong Lin, Zhejiang (CN); Junbo Xu, Zhejiang (CN); Guibin Li, Zhejiang (CN); Qiang Xue, Zhejiang (CN); and Haijiang Dai, Zhejiang (CN)
Assigned to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd., Zhejiang (CN); and ZHEJIANG LIANKONG TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD, Zhejiang (CN)
Filed by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd., Zhejiang (CN); and ZHEJIANG LIANKONG TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD, Zhejiang (CN)
Filed on Nov. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/512,060.
Application 18/512,060 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2022/088248, filed on Apr. 21, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 202111138840.0 (CN), filed on Sep. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0084903 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. F16K 11/085 (2006.01); F16K 31/04 (2006.01)
CPC F16K 11/0856 (2013.01) [F16K 31/043 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multi-way valve, comprising a valve seat and a valve core rotatably provided inside the valve seat; the valve core has a plurality of rotation positions, and the valve seat is provided with a plurality of valve port groups, and each of the valve port groups comprises a plurality of valve ports;
the valve core is provided with communication structure groups corresponding to the valve port groups, respectively, and each of the communication structure groups comprises a plurality of communication structures arranged along a circumferential direction of the valve core;
the communication structure groups are configured such that when the valve core is rotated to different rotation positions, each valve port group matches with different communication structures in the communication structure groups to make valve ports in each valve port group form different communication states;
wherein the plurality of valve port groups comprise a first valve port group, and a plurality of valve ports in the first valve port group comprise a first valve port, a second valve port, a third valve port, and a fourth valve port, which are arranged in a four-corner layout;
the plurality of communication structure groups comprise a first communication structure group, and the first communication structure group comprises a first communication structure and a second communication structure that are arranged along the circumferential direction of the valve core; the first communication structure comprises two first grooves provided on an outer peripheral surface of the valve core and arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the valve core, and the first grooves extend along an axial direction of the valve core; the second communication structure comprises two second grooves provided on the outer peripheral surface of the valve core and arranged at intervals along the axial direction of the valve core, and the second grooves extend along the circumferential direction of the valve core;
when the valve core is rotated to allow the first communication structure to match with the first valve port group, the first valve port is in communication with the second valve port and the third valve port is in communication with the fourth valve port by the two first grooves of the first communication structure, respectively; or
when the valve core is rotated to allow the second communication structure to match with the first valve port group, the first valve port is in communication with the fourth valve port and the second valve port is in communication with the third valve port by the two second grooves of the second communication structure, respectively;
wherein the plurality of valve port groups comprise a second valve port group, and the second valve port group comprises a fifth valve port and a sixth valve port that are arranged at intervals along the axial direction of the valve core;
the plurality of communication structure groups comprise a second communication structure group, and the second communication structure group comprises a third communication structure and a blocking structure that are arranged along the circumferential direction of the valve core;
the third communication structure comprises two third grooves provided on the outer peripheral surface of the valve core and arranged at intervals along the axial direction of the valve core, and a first channel which is configured to penetrate groove bottoms of the two third grooves to make the two third grooves communicate with each other;
when the valve core is rotated to allow the third communication structure to match with the second valve port group, the two third grooves of the third communication structure match with the fifth valve port and the sixth valve port, respectively, so that the fifth valve port is in communication with the sixth valve port;
when the valve core is rotated to allow the blocking structure to match with the second valve port group, the fifth valve port and the sixth valve port are blocked by the blocking structure.