VALVE FOR A MASS FLOW IN A VEHICLE

Then invention relates to a valve (1) for a fluid flow in a vehicle having a housing (2), comprising at least one first and one second connection opening (10, 11) which open into a valve chamber (3) of the housing (2), wherein a valve element (4) is mounted rotatably about a rotational axis (5) in the valve chamber (3), wherein two mutually spaced through-openings (13, 14) are provided on an outer surface (8) of the valve element (4), which through-openings are connected to each other by a through-bore (12), wherein at least one recess (15, 16, 22) is introduced in the outer surface (8) of the valve element (4), a drive element (6) being provided by means of which the valve element (4) is rotatable about the rotational axis (5),characterized in thatthe at least one recess (15, 16, 22) of the valve element (4) is formed separately from the through-openings (13, 14) and the through-bore (12), in the outer surface (8) of the valve body (4),that an annular seal seat (71, 72) is arranged around the first and the second connection opening (10, 11), between the housing (2) and the valve element (4), wherein a seal seat (71, 72) seals off the connection opening (10, 11) from an intermediate chamber (21) which is formed between the housing (2) and the valve element (4),that at least the first connection opening (10), the first through-bore (13) and the at least one recess (15, 16, 22) are arranged in a region in relation to the rotational axis (5) such that, depending on the rotation position of the valve element (4), an overlap between the first connection opening (10) and the recess (15, 16, 22) and the intermediate chamber (21) is adjustable, wherein the first through-bore (13) additionally overlaps the intermediate chamber (21).