Fluid distributor valve and water purification and dispensing system using the same

Abstract

A fluid distributor valve () for repartitioning an inlet fluid stream (Z) into two outlet fluid streams (X, Y), comprising an inlet port (), two outlet ports (), a first and a second valve mechanism (), one arranged upstream each outlet port (), wherein each valve mechanism () comprises a valve body () slidable in a cylindrical valve bore () in reciprocating strokes through a valve shaft (), wherein the valve body () includes a first portion () that is formed with a progressively changing diameter so as to reduce a valve gap between the valve bore inner peripheral wall and the valve body outer peripheral wall at a plane (A, B) perpendicular to the stroke direction, in a regular operating range of the valve mechanism (), from a maximum valve gap to a minimum valve gap, to reduce or increase the flow rate through the gap towards the associated outlet port () upon the relative movement, and wherein at least one of the valve bodies () of the valve mechanisms (), preferably both, is/are formed such that the minimum valve gap is maintained at the end position of the stroke of the valve body () in the regular operating range.