Patent ID: 6170523
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
A temperature limiting device for the output water of a cold and hot water regulating valve comprising:a barrel portion installed at an upper end of a cartridge of said regulating valve, a control rod device pivotally installed within said barrel portion, said control rod device includes an upward extended control rod pivotally installed at a central axis of said control rod device,teeth formed on a surface of said barrel portion, and a pin extended upward from an upper end of said barrel portion,a catch protrudes from a top of a seat of said barrel portion, anda cap mounted on said barrel portion; whereinsaid cap includes teeth formed around the periphery of an inner hole in said cap, said cap includes a groove that receives said pin, and a top surface of said cap includes a flange, such thatsaid teeth of said barrel portion mesh with said teeth on said periphery of said inner hole of said cap such that movement of said cap relative to said barrel is prohibited, and when said control rod is rotated through a rotation arc set by a user, said catch contacts said flange so as to prohibit further rotation of said control rod, thereby limiting an amount of hot water that flows through said device, andthe user changes said rotation arc by removing said cap from said barrel portion, rotating said cap relative to said barrel portion, and reinstalling said cap.