US Patent 8225817 Flow distributing valve

A rotary valve (10) for distributing a flow of a fluid is provided, the valve comprising a stator (11) and a rotor (12). Furthermore a chromatography system, comprising such a rotary valve and three different components or component groups connected to the valve is provided. With this rotary valve according to the invention the flow direction is kept constant through one of the three components or component groups while the flow direction through the other two component or component groups can be changed.