Patent ID: 11952933
Assignee: NOVARES FRANCE
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A thermostatic valve comprising: a case, the case comprising at least one fluid inlet, at least one first fluid outlet and at least one second fluid outlet, a main flap movable relative to the case between a closed position in which the main flap closes the first fluid outlet and an open position in which the main flap opens the first fluid outlet, a thermostatic actuator, the thermostatic actuator comprising an actuating rod connected to the main flap and a capsule fixedly mounted with respect to the case and extending through a mounting opening of the case containing a heat-expandable material, and a heating element for heating the heat-expandable material, wherein the capsule of the thermostatic actuator has an inner portion which extends inside the case and is configured to bathe in fluid circulating between the inlet and the second outlet of the case, and an outer portion which extends outside the case a length of the inner portion being in a range of approximately two thirds to three quarters of a total length of the capsule, in that the heating element is arranged outside the case and out of the capsule to heat the outer portion of this capsule, the inner portion of the capsule and the outer portion of the capsule being formed of a single unitary structure.