A
pinch valve for flowable media, comprising a valve housing (2) in which extends a tubular valve member (4) having a flexible
peripheral wall (8) and a valve channel (5) extending in its longitudinal direction, a plurality of pinch elements (23, 24) being arranged around the radial outer circumference (22) of said valve member, said pinch elements being movable toward and away from one another while executing linear working movements (28) in a working plane (25) perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (9) of the valve member (4) in order to squeeze the valve member (4) together to a greater or lesser extent, and comprising a drive device (36) for inducing the working movements (28) of the pinch elements (23, 24), said drive device comprising a
drive shaft (42) which is rotatably mounted about a
rotational axis (43) extending in the longitudinal direction of the
drive shaft and which has an actuating section (48),into which a drive torque causing a rotary drive movement (55) of the
drive shaft (42) can be introduced, wherein the drive device (36) further comprises a conversion mechanism (37) having a toothed gear (38) which converts the rotary drive movement (55) of the drive shaft (42) into the linear working movements (28) of the squeezing elements (23, 24), wherein the
pinch valve (1) is designed to be manually actuated, wherein a
handle (56) accessible outside the valve housing (2) is arranged on the actuating section (48) of the drive shaft (42) which is rotatably mounted on the valve housing (2), characterized in that the toothed gear (38) has an input toothing (67) which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the drive shaft (42) and participates in its rotary drive movement (55), as well as an input toothing (67) which is in toothed engagement with the input toothing (67) and which is connected to the squeezing elements (23,24) has a movement-coupled output toothing (68) for causing the working movements (28).