Patent ID: 6045051
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: F01P,G05D

Abstract:
An integrated thermostat comprising:a unitary casing includingan inlet conduit,a compartment in fluid communication with the inletconduit and having a proximal portion and a distal opening,a cylindrical projection integrally formed with the casing at the proximal portion of the compartment and extending coaxially with the compartment, the cylindrical projection having a distal end,a coupling flange formed around the distal opening of the compartment,two legs depending distally from the compartment opening to respective distal ends, each leg having an inward surface and a transverse slot formed on its respective inward surface near the distal end thereof,a ball-valve disposed in the ball-valve seat,a ball-valve seat formed near the distal opening of the compartment,a narrow channel providing fluid communication between the ball-valve seat and the inlet conduit; anda thermostat valve assembly includinga temperature sensing unit having a proximal end affixed to the distal end of the cylindrical projection,a pressure coil spring surrounding the temperature sensing element, the spring having a proximal end and a distal end, anda sustaining element held in the transverse slots formed in each of the legs, the sustaining element supporting the distal end of the pressure coil spring.