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Abstract

A gas inlet valve (1) for a compressor (64), comprising: a housing (2); a valve device (6) arranged between a gas inlet portion (3) and a gas outlet portion (4), a valve body (57) resting against a valve seat (56) in a sealing manner when the valve device (6) is in a closed operating state, and the valve body (57) being lifted from the valve seat (56) when the valve device (6) is in an open operating state; a piston device (42) which comprises a first piston portion (43) and a second piston portion (44) which is different from the first piston portion (43), the first piston portion (43) being displaceably guided in a first cylinder portion (22) of the housing (2) and the second piston portion (44) being displaceably guided in a second cylinder portion (27) of the housing (2) which is different from the first cylinder portion (22); and a piston rod (38) which is displaceably mounted in the housing (2) and mechanically couples the valve body (57) of the valve device (6) to the piston rod (38), a fluid line (39) putting a first cylinder chamber (49) of the first cylinder portion (22) in operative fluid communication with the gas outlet portion (4), it being possible to apply a control pressure to a second cylinder chamber (52) of the second cylinder portion (27) in order to lift the valve body (57) from the valve seat (56). A rotary compressor comprising a gas inlet valve (1) of this type and a method for operating a compressor (64), in particular a rotary compressor, comprising a gas inlet valve (1) of this type.

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