| CPC F16K 11/07 (2013.01) [F01P 7/14 (2013.01); F01P 2007/146 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A valve comprising:
a valve housing including
a sidewall having an open first end and an open second end that is opposite the first end,
a detachable lid that closes the first end of the sidewall,
a base that is disposed at the second end of the sidewall and is perpendicular to the sidewall, the base, the lid and the sidewall cooperating to define a chamber, and
valve ports, each valve port communicating with the chamber;
a diverter assembly disposed in the chamber, the diverter assembly configured to control fluid flow through the valve housing, the diverter assembly including a shaft that extends through an opening in the valve housing, the shaft being rotatable about a rotational axis that is parallel to the sidewall;
wherein
the diverter assembly comprises
a first diverter part including the shaft and first diverter part through openings, and
a second diverter part that is axially aligned with the first diverter part, the second diverter part including second diverter part through openings, and
an elastic element disposed between the first diverter part and second diverter part, the elastic element biasing the first diverter part toward the lid and the second diverter part toward the base.
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