Multiway valve, in particular for cleaning drinks lines of dispensing installations

摘要

The invention relates to a multiway valve, in particular for use for cleaning drinks lines in dispensing and tapping installations. A disc-shaped, rotary valve body (2) can be adjusted between two positions relative to a fixed valve housing (1). The valve housing (1) exhibits a connection (9) for the drink and a connection (10) for cleaning fluid, in particular cleaning water. The two connections (9, 10) terminate at outlets (11, 12) on a sealing surface (13) of the valve housing (1), which sealing surface is covered by a sealing surface (14) of the valve body (2). The valve body (2) exhibits a connection (15) for a flexible drinks line as well as a through-passage (16) for the introduction of a cleaning body. Irrespective of the position of the valve body (2), the flexible drinks line on the connection (15) is connected either to the connection (9) for the drink or else - for cleaning purposes - to the connection (10) for the cleaning fluid. At the same time, the cleaning body, which has passed beforehand via the through-passage (16) into the outlet (12) of the valve housing (1), is flushed into the flexible drinks line via the cleaning fluid. The valve body (2) is made to rotate by an actuating roller (4) which is mounted rotatably on a bearing journal (3) projecting laterally from the valve housing (1). The valve body (2) and actuating roller (4) are coupled in a positively locking manner to one another by angular toothing arrangements (6, 7). <IMAGE>