Patent ID: 9632518
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: G05D

Claim:
1. A thermostat comprising: a hollow body, the hollow body being at least partly filled with a thermosensitive medium; a heating element for heating the thermosensitive medium, the heating element being arranged outside of the hollow body and is at least partially insulated electrically from the hollow body, wherein the heating element is connected to the hollow body in a thermally conductive manner, wherein the hollow body is implemented as multiple parts, wherein a first housing part of the hollow body is configured as a cup-shaped shell that projects into a hollow space of the hollow body, wherein a second housing part is configured as a cup-shaped housing part, wherein the cup-shaped shell and the cup-shaped housing part each have a radially surrounding flange at an open end region thereof, and wherein the cup-shaped shell is positioned in the open end region of the cup-shaped housing part and the flange of the cup-shaped shell is connected to the flange of the cup-shaped housing part.