Multi-way valve

Abstract

A multi-way valve, especially for controlling the direction of water flow in automatic coffee machines, which has a rigid body (2), which has a cylindrical inner wall with a step on the inside, creating a geometrically limited space into which a movable slider subassembly (1) is inserted, with a spacer sleeve surrounding the slider (1) together with seals, which subassembly divides the interior of the body (2) into three separated chambers (7, 8, 9) and of which the spacer sleeve rests with one end on a step formed on the inner wall, while the other end of the spacer sleeve is blocked in the body (1) by means of a body cover (3), which has a central opening (14), through which a slidable slider stem (15) is led out of the body (2), wherein the slider (1) has a through oblique channel, suitable for creating a tight connection between two chambers (7, 8, 9) depending on the insertion depth slider (1) to the valve body (2).