Abstract: A valve device (1) controls media flows of any type by a valve control piston (33) guided in a longitudinally movable manner in a valve housing (3) and controlling a media connection between media connection points (9, 11) in the valve housing (3). One media connection point is a pressure supply inlet (P). Another media connection point is a load outlet (A). The valve control piston (33) is guided in the valve housing (3) with pressure equalization by an equalizing apparatus (35) with respect to the media pressure at the pressure supply inlet (P).

Abstract: The invention relates to a valve device (1) for controlling media flows of any type by means of at least one valve control piston (33), which is guided in a longitudinally movable manner in a valve housing (3) and which controls a media connection between at least two media connection points (9, 11) in the valve housing (3), of which at least one media connection point is a pressure supply inlet (P) and at least one other media connection point is a load outlet (A), wherein the valve control piston (33) is guided in the valve housing (3) with pressure equalization by means of at least one equalizing apparatus (35) at least with respect to the media pressure at the respective pressure supply inlet (P).