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摘要

A valve for a single handle water faucet which includes a housing having a central chamber open at one of its ends. Hot and cold water input passages are formed in the housing and are connectable to pressurized sources of hot and cold water, respectively. Each of the input passages communicates with the housing chamber through openings in a wall thereof. A water discharge passage is formed in the housing and leads from the housing chamber to exterior of the valve. A valve cartridge subassembly is provided that is capable of insertion and removal from the housing as a unit to facilitate assembly, maintenance and repair. This subassembly carries first valve means that control water input to the housing chamber and second valve means that control the flow of water through the discharge passage. Both valve means are connected for integral movement with a manual operating handle that extends through the valve casing to exterior of the valve. Also included in the cartridge subassembly are sealing means providing watertight seals between the casing and housing and between the casing and first valve means. These sealing means are arranged so that advantageous elastomeric sealing elements prone to wear are not in contact with movable valve parts.