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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2021
Applicant:
Danfoss A/s, Nordborg, DK;
Inventors:
Assignee:
DANFOSS A/S, Nordborg, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 39/02 (2006.01); F16K 1/36 (2006.01); F25B 41/34 (2021.01); F25B 41/325 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 39/024 (2013.01); F16K 1/36 (2013.01); F25B 41/34 (2021.01); F25B 41/325 (2021.01);
Abstract
An active balancing valve for a refrigeration and/or air-conditioning application having a valve housing with an inlet orifice, an outlet orifice and a mounting portion, a main valve element with a main pressure balance orifice and a control element at least partially defining a pressure balance passage. Each element is slidable inside the valve housing and comprises a control surface for controlling a fluid flow between the inlet orifice and the outlet orifice. The control element closes the main pressure balance orifice of the main valve element in a closed state of the valve.