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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024

Filed:

Apr. 21, 2022
Applicants:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Inventor:

Seoyoung Oh, Uijeongbu-si, KR;

Assignees:

HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;

KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 11/074 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); F15B 13/02 (2006.01); F16K 27/04 (2006.01); F16K 31/04 (2006.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01); F16K 11/08 (2006.01); F16K 27/06 (2006.01); F25B 5/02 (2006.01); F25B 6/02 (2006.01); F25B 41/20 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/041 (2013.01); B60H 1/00485 (2013.01); F15B 13/02 (2013.01); F16K 11/074 (2013.01); F16K 27/04 (2013.01); B60H 1/00921 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00935 (2013.01); B60K 2001/003 (2013.01); B60K 2001/005 (2013.01); B60K 2001/006 (2013.01); F16K 11/08 (2013.01); F16K 27/06 (2013.01); F25B 5/02 (2013.01); F25B 6/02 (2013.01); F25B 41/20 (2021.01); F25B 2339/047 (2013.01);
Abstract

A multi-way refrigerant valve includes an outer housing having an open surface, and in which a first inlet, a second inlet, and a third inlet, and a first outlet, a second outlet, a third outlet, a fourth outlet, a fifth outlet, and a sixth outlet are formed, an inner housing rotatable inside the outer housing to connect the inlets and the outlets, and including at least one connection flow path formed therein, and a cover member mounted to the open surface of the outer housing. As the inner housing is rotated at a predetermined interval by the driving unit, the first inlet is connected to one or both of the first outlet or the second outlet, the second inlet is connected to one of the third outlet or the fourth outlet, and the third inlet is connected to one or both of the fifth outlet and or the sixth outlet.


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