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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2008
Applicants:
Gerhard Girlinger, Leonding, AT;
Frank Traxel, Angelbachtal, DE;
Roland Mitter, Linz, AT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 41/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a ball valve for adjusting a flow of a fluid medium. The ball valve includes a valve seat and a rounded closing element, in particular a valve ball. Furthermore, the ball valve has an inlet with a choke valve and one diffuser arranged between the choke valve and the valve seat. The diffuser includes a constriction on the side facing the valve seat.