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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2024
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Wia Corporation, Changwon-si, KR;
Dong IL Machinery Co., Ltd., Anseong-si, KR;
Yeonho Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jae Yeon Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jeawan Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jong Il Park, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Yong Han Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Namho Park, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jun Ho Kim, Uiwang-si, KR;
Hyung Seob Kim, Uiwang-si, KR;
Younhan Kim, Uiwang-si, KR;
Jang Sik Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Tae Ho Hong, Yongin-si, KR;
Seong Hwan Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Deok Soo Han, Yongin-si, KR;
Bu Yong Choi, Yongin-si, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
HYUNDAI WIA CORPORATION, Changwon-si, KR;
DONG IL MACHINERY CO., LTD., Anseong-si, KR;
Abstract
A valve assembly includes: a valve housing including an inlet port, and a first outlet port to a third outlet port. The first, second and third outlet ports are formed along a circumference of the valve housing. The valve assembly further includes: a valve body rotatably provided inside the valve housing and including a body inlet, a body outlet fluidly connected to the body inlet, and a first expansion groove and a second expansion groove that are formed adjacent to the body outlet. The body inlet and the inlet port are fluidly connected at all times, and the body outlet is selectively and fluidly connected simultaneously to two outlet ports, among the first outlet port to the third outlet port, through the first expansion groove and the second expansion groove as the valve body rotates.