Global Patent Index - EP 3948109 B1

EP 3948109 B1 20231018 - EXPANSION VALVE

Title (en)

EXPANSION VALVE

Title (de)

EXPANSIONSVENTIL

Title (fr)

VANNE DE DÉTENTE

Publication

EP 3948109 B1 20231018 (DE)

Application

EP 20715298 A 20200324

Priority

  • DE 102019204471 A 20190329
  • DE 102020203757 A 20200324
  • EP 2020058136 W 20200324

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2020193538A1] The invention relates to an expansion valve (10), for controlling a fluid flow, having a valve means housing (12) and at least one valve means (16), which is movably arranged in a valve means housing (12), and an actuator housing (14), in which the electrical drive of the expansion valve (10) is arranged, wherein the valve means housing (12) is formed substantially at least in part of a metal, in particular of aluminum, and wherein the actuator housing (14) is formed substantially at least in part of plastic and wherein the actuator housing (14) is secured on the valve means housing (12) by means of at least one connection element (40). According to the invention, the connection element (40) is formed at least in part as a latching element and/or clip element.

IPC 8 full level

F25B 41/35 (2021.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F25B 41/35 (2021.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2020193538 A1 20201001; CN 113574333 A 20211029; CN 113574333 B 20230505; EP 3948109 A1 20220209; EP 3948109 B1 20231018; US 2022170676 A1 20220602

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2020058136 W 20200324; CN 202080023716 A 20200324; EP 20715298 A 20200324; US 202017442668 A 20200324