Patent ID: 11913370
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 11:
12. A valve assembly failsafe configured to be coupled to an actuator of a coolant control regulator assembly, the valve assembly failsafe comprising:
a housing comprising a reset aperture;
an electrical connector linked to the housing;
a spring positioned within the housing;
a wind arm that engages the spring and comprises a reset interface;
a latch that engages the wind arm;
a driver that engages the latch; and
a drive gear configured to engage the actuator of the coolant control regulator assembly,
wherein the valve assembly failsafe is configured to be transitioned from a set state in which the wind arm and the spring are under spring tension, to a tripped state in which the spring is unloaded such that the wind arm engages and rotates the drive gear,
wherein the valve assembly failsafe is configured to be transitioned from the tripped state back to the set state, and
wherein the reset interface of the wind arm is positioned within the reset aperture.