Switching valve and valve arrangement with such a switching valve for controlling a mass flow

Abstract

A switching valve and a valve arrangement for regulating a mass flow in a refrigeration or heating circuit, having a path-generating device which comprises a U-shaped yoke with an upper and lower leg which are aligned with one another and a coil which is positioned within the yoke and can be electrically controlled, a core fixedly positioned relative to the coil and having at least a portion projecting relative to the coil and positioned in an opening in the leg of the yoke, and a tappet provided in the coil and movable relative to the core and having an end extending through an opening in one of the legs of the yoke, with a closing body or valve closing member arranged on the tappet, and with a restoring element which is arranged between the core and the tappet, a switching bushing being provided which is insertable into the path-generating device, and which is closed on one side by a base and is open on the opposite end of the base and fastening section is assigned to the open end of the switching bushing has a core-tappet section with a cylindrical lateral surface extending between the base and the fastening section and in which at least the core is received and the tappet is guided and the fastening section opposite the base has at least one circumferential shoulder or circumferential collar directed outwardly relative with respect to the core-tapped-section.