A valve device, particularly for a breathing regulator for divers,
including an inlet chamber which can be connected to a source of gas
under super-atmospheric pressure, and an outlet chamber which is under a
regulated pressure. A seating, which is movable under the influence of
the super-atmospheric pressure and the regulated pressure, seals between
the inlet chamber and the outlet chamber and has a through-passing
passageway that interconnects the chambers. Also included is a valve body
which is movably arranged in the seating such as to open and close the
through-passing passageway in the seating. A servo element exerts on the
valve body a force that depends on the position of the movable seating,
so that varying force-influence on the valve body from the
super-atmospheric pressure will be compensated for by a corresponding
varying force from the servo element. This results in an essentially
constant valve characteristic, while providing a mechanically simple
solution at the same time.