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A rotating valve is provided that includes an inlet region having a plurality of stationary separate inlets for several flows of a fluid and an outlet region having an in particular identical plurality of stationary separate outlets for the flows of the fluid, wherein between the inlet region and th

A rotating valve is provided that includes an inlet region having a plurality of stationary separate inlets for several flows of a fluid and an outlet region having an in particular identical plurality of stationary separate outlets for the flows of the fluid, wherein between the inlet region and the outlet region a switching region having a switching member that can be rotated about an axis is provided, wherein in a first position of the switching member the plurality of inlets are connected to the plurality of outlets in a first association, and wherein in a second position of the switching member the plurality of inlets are connected to the plurality of outlets in a second association, wherein the switching member comprises a plurality of openings through which the fluid flows flow axially in the direction of the rotation axis and which are moved together with the switching member, the openings alternately covering a plurality of stationary, axially directed openings in the course of the rotation of the switching member, wherein the different associations of the inlets with the outlets are carried out by the alternating covering of the axially directed openings.

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1. A rotating valve comprising: an inlet region having a plurality of stationary separate inlets for several flows of a fluid;an outlet region having a plurality of stationary separate outlets for the flows of the fluid, a number of outlets corresponding to a number of inlets; anda switching region

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A rotating valve comprising: an inlet region having a plurality of stationary separate inlets for several flows of a fluid;an outlet region having a plurality of stationary separate outlets for the flows of the fluid, a number of outlets corresponding to a number of inlets; anda switching region with a switching device that is rotatable about an axis, the switching region being arranged between the inlet region and the outlet region,wherein in a first position of the switching device, the plurality of inlets are connectable to the plurality of outlets in a first position,wherein in a second position of the switching device, the plurality of inlets are connectable to the plurality of outlets in a second position,wherein the switching device comprises a plurality of openings that are movable with the switching device and are configured to be flowed through by the fluid flows axially in a direction of the rotation axis, which openings alternately overlap a plurality of stationary, axially directed openings in the direction of the rotation of the switching device, andwherein different positions of the inlets to the outlets are carried out through an alternating overlapping of the axially directed openings. 2. The rotating valve according to claim 1, wherein the switching device is configured as an axial longitudinal body, which is accommodated in a stationary, essentially cylindrical wall, and wherein either the inlets or the outlets are connectable via radially directed openings of the wall. 3. The rotating valve according to claim 2, wherein the longitudinal body has a number of axially directed separate channels corresponding to the plurality of inlets for the fluid flows, and wherein each channel has a radial opening to connect with one of the openings of the wall. 4. The rotating valve according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the longitudinal body or the wall has full perimeter annular sealing members, which interact in a sealing manner with the respective other of the two, longitudinal body or the wall so that the openings of the wall are separated from one another. 5. The rotating valve according to claim 4, wherein the sealing members comprise a seal, which is arranged on radial projections of at least one of the longitudinal body or the wall. 6. The rotating valve according to claim 4, wherein the sealing members are configured in one piece with the longitudinal body and/or the wall. 7. The rotating valve according to claim 2, wherein the longitudinal body is formed as a one-piece component. 8. The rotating valve according to claim 2, wherein the longitudinal body comprises a plurality of longitudinal body elements stacked in the axial direction. 9. The rotating valve according to claim 8, wherein at least some of the longitudinal body elements are configured as shared components. 10. The rotating valve according to claim 1, wherein the switching device is penetrated by a rotatable shaft in the axial direction, wherein the shaft is configured as a tie rod to hold several components of the switching device, the components being arranged axially one behind the other. 11. The rotating valve according to claim 1, wherein the switching device is supported in a rotatable manner on an end side via a bearing member, and wherein the bearing member has a rotation seal for sealing the fluid. 12. The rotating valve according to claim 1, wherein the number of inlets and outlets is at least four, preferably at least eight. 13. The rotating valve according to claim 1, wherein at least one inlet of the plurality of inlets in a first heat exchanger position is connectable to an associated outlet via a first heat exchanger or a heater, wherein at least one further inlet of the plurality of inlets in a second heat exchanger position is connectable to an associated outlet via a second heat exchanger or a cooler, and wherein the other inlets of the plurality of inlets in a through position are connectable to associated outlets via one respective through channel. 14. The rotating valve according to claim 13, wherein the switching device has a rotating body with a plurality of through channels, which connect the other inlets in the through position to the associated outlets. 15. The rotating valve according to claim 14, wherein the through channels extend in an axial direction through the rotating body. 16. The rotating valve according to claim 14, wherein several, in particular four, annular chambers extend around the rotating body, which, depending on a position of the rotating body, are connectable to respectively one of the inlets and/or one of the outlets. 17. The rotating valve according to claim 16, wherein respectively two of the annular chambers are connectable to one another in pairs via one of the heat exchangers. 18. The rotating valve according to claim 17, wherein the annular chambers are connectable via radial openings and a connecting channel interrupted in the axial direction in pairs to one of the inlets or one of the outlets. 19. The rotating valve according to claim 17, wherein the rotating body is configured such that it is rotatable in a stationary housing such that the inlets are connected successively via the different through channels or the annular chambers and one of the heat exchangers to the associated outlets. 20. The rotating valve according to claim 19, wherein the housing has essentially the form of a hollow circular cylinder. 21. The rotating valve according to claim 14, wherein the rotating body comprises a plurality of longitudinal body elements stacked in the axial direction. 22. The rotating valve according to claim 21, wherein at least some of the longitudinal body elements are embodied as shared parts. 23. The heat pump according to claim 13, wherein the second fluid is air. 24. A rotating valve comprising: an inlet region with a plurality of stationary separate inlets for several flows of a fluid;an outlet region with a plurality of stationary separate outlets for the flows of the fluid, a number of the outlets corresponding to a number of inlets;a switching region having a switching device rotatable about an axis is arranged between the inlet region and the outlet region,wherein in a first position of the switching device, the plurality of inlets are connectable to the plurality of outlets in a first position, andwherein in a second position of the switching device, the plurality of inlets are connectable to the plurality of outlets in a second position,wherein the switching device is configured as a longitudinal body with axially extending division walls forming a plurality of parallel channels,wherein on radially end-side regions of the division walls, a separate seal extending axially is arranged, through which the division walls are supported in a sealing manner against a cylindrical wall comprising the switching device. 25. The rotating valve according to claim 24, wherein the seal has a U-shaped, H-shaped or X-shaped cross section. 26. The rotating valve according to claim 24, wherein the seal has an elastic sealing tab, which bears against the cylindrical wall. 27. The rotating valve according to claim 24, wherein the seal is inserted into a groove of the division wall. 28. The rotating valve according to claim 24, wherein the channels for changing the position alternately overlap with radially directed openings offset in the circumferential direction of the inner wall of a stationary inner cylinder, and wherein annular chambers separate from one another and arranged one behind the other in the axial direction are provided between the inner cylinder and an outer housing surrounding it. 29. The rotating valve according to claim 24, wherein the channels to change the position alternately overlap with radially directed openings offset in the circumferential direction of the inner wall of a stationary inner cylinder, and wherein annular chambers separate from one another and arranged one behind the other in the axial direction are arranged between the inner cylinder and an outer housing surrounding it. 30. A rotating valve comprising: an inlet region with a plurality of stationary separate inlets for several flows of a fluid;an outlet region with a plurality of stationary separate outlets for the flows of the fluid, a number of outlets corresponding to a number of inlets; anda switching region having a switching device that is rotatable about an axis is arranged between the inlet region and the outlet region,wherein, in a first position of the switching device, the plurality of inlets are connectable to the plurality of outlets in a first position,wherein, in a second position of the switching device, the plurality of inlets are connectable to the plurality of outlets in a second position,wherein the switching device is configured as a longitudinal body with axially extending division walls forming a plurality of parallel channels,wherein each of the channels is connectable to one of several annular grooves of the switching device concentric with respect to the rotation axis, andwherein each of the annular grooves overlaps with a respectively stationary opening of the inlets or outlets. 31. A heat pump comprising: a plurality of hollow elements, wherein at least one first zone and at least one second zone for displacement of a working fluid are arranged in each of the hollow element based on thermodynamic state variables, wherein each of the hollow elements with its first zone is thermally connectable to a linear first flow channel of the hollow element that is configured to be flowed through by a first fluid, and with its second zone is thermally connectable to a linear second flow channel of the hollow element that is configured to be flowed through by a second fluid so that thermal energy is exchanged between one of the fluids and one of the zones; anda valve arrangement,wherein the flow channels of one of the zones are connectable sequentially with one another via the valve arrangement and a sequence of the connection changes via the valve arrangement in the course of an operation of the heat pump, andwherein the valve arrangement comprises a rotating valve. 32. The heat pump according to claim 31, wherein the hollow elements are adsorber elements, wherein the adsorber elements in the region of the first zone have an adsorption/desorption range for the working fluid and in the region of the second zone have a condensation/evaporation zone for the working fluid. 33. The heat pump according to claim 31, wherein at least one of the flow channels has end-side connecting pieces, wherein the fluid in the region of the connecting pieces is distributed among a plurality of flow paths. 34. The heat pump according to claim 31, wherein one or more flow paths for the fluid is embodied by a gap between sub-elements arranged on top of one another. 35. The heat pump according to claim 31, wherein the through flow paths are provided with surface-enlarging structures or ribs. 36. The heat pump according to claim 31, wherein the hollow elements are embodied respectively as separate modules, which are not in thermal contact with one another. 37. The heat pump according to claim 35, wherein between adjacent hollow elements a layer of a thermally insulating, in particular elastic material is arranged. 38. The heat pump according to claim 31, wherein the valve arrangement is embodied as a connection of a number of discrete multiway valves that are actuatable electromagnetically. 39. The heat pump according to claim 31, wherein the valve arrangement comprises at least one, in particular at least two rotating valves. 40. The heat pump according to claim 38, wherein at least some of the flow channels of the hollow elements are connectable via elastically deformable connecting pieces to the inlets and/or outlets of the rotating valve. 41. The heat pump according to claim 31, wherein the rotating valve of the second fluid has a switching device with a division wall coiled in a stepwise manner, and wherein a number of steps of the coiling corresponds to a number of hollow elements. 42. The heat pump according to claim 41, wherein the switching device is embodied from a plurality of switching device elements, in particular embodied as shared parts and arranged axially one behind the other. 43. The heat pump according to claim 31, wherein the second fluid is distributed via a rotating valve with two flow channels via the two zones of the hollow elements. 44. A heat pump comprising: a plurality of hollow elements, wherein at least one first zone and at least one second zone for displacement of a working fluid are arranged in each of the hollow element based on thermodynamic state variables, wherein each of the hollow elements with its first zone is thermally connectable to a first flow channel of the hollow element that is configured to be flowed through by a first fluid, and with its second zone is thermally connectable to a second flow channel of the hollow element that is configured to be flowed through by a second fluid so that thermal energy is exchanged between one of the fluids and one of the zones; anda valve arrangement,wherein the flow channels of one of the zones are connectable sequentially with one another via the valve arrangement and a sequence of the connection changes via the valve arrangement in the course of an operation of the heat pump, andwherein the valve arrangement comprises a rotating valve,the rotating valve comprising: an inlet region having a plurality of stationary separate inlets for several flows of a fluid;an outlet region having a plurality of stationary separate outlets for the flows of the fluid, a number of outlets corresponding to a number of inlets; anda switching region with a switching device that is rotatable about an axis, the switching region being arranged between the inlet region and the outlet region,wherein in a first position of the switching device, the plurality of inlets are connectable to the plurality of outlets in a first position,wherein in a second position of the switching device, the plurality of inlets are connectable to the plurality of outlets in a second position,wherein the switching device comprises a plurality of openings that are movable with the switching device and are configured to be flowed through by the fluid flows axially in a direction of the rotation axis, which openings alternately overlap a plurality of stationary, axially directed openings in the direction of the rotation of the switching device, andwherein different positions of the inlets to the outlets are carried out through an alternating overlapping of the axially directed openings.