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

Claim 0:
1. A valve assembly failsafe configured to be coupled to an actuator of a coolant control regulator assembly, the valve assembly failsafe comprising:
a housing;
a spring positioned within the housing and configured to be under spring tension;
a wind arm that engages the spring;
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 wind arm comprises a wind arm bearing at a spring-end of the wind arm that engages and supports the spring,
wherein the drive gear is mounted on the wind arm, and
wherein the valve assembly failsafe is configured to be positioned in a state selected from the group of states consisting of:
a set state, wherein the latch engages and retains the wind arm, the wind arm does not engage the drive gear, and the drive gear freely rotates during rotation of the actuator, and
a tripped state, wherein the wind arm is disengaged from the latch and engages the drive gear.