Patent SG-11201805692X-A (SG)
Title: Thermal balancing valve and system using the same
Inventor: WATTS LUTHER
IPC: F16K31/00
Filed: 2015-12-30
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization 111111110111101110101011111010111110111011101111001111101011111111101111011111 International Bureau ... .1 2d ..... ...... (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/116424 Al 6 July 2017 (06.07.2017) WI P0 I P CT (51) International Patent Classification: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, F16K 31/00 (2006.01) DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, (21) International Application Number: KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, PCT/US2015/067971 MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, (22) International Filing Date: PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, 30 December 2015 (30.12.2015) SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (25) Filing Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (26) Publication Language: English kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (71) Applicant: ENERGX CONTROLS, INC. [US/US]; 6168 GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, James Alan Street Cypress, CA 90630 (US). TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, (72) Inventor: WATTS, Luther, Jerry; 8335 Winnetka Aven- DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, ue, #215, Winnetka, CA 91306 (US). LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, (74) Agent: MIRESHGHI, Abazar; Christie, Parker & Hale, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, LLP, P.O. Box 29001, Glendale, CA 91209 (US). GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every Published: kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (54) Title: THERMAL BALANCING VALVE AND SYSTEM USING THE SAME . ) —4--- 10 518 518b 522 IIIJJJ / M I: :51fia 5 6b - 5,6 , 511 534 Il 54 1 r 541 ii- ei 7r FIG. 5A V; 11 11 ---- (57) : A thermal valve for controlling a flow of fluid includes a housing IN the flow of fluid through an interior of the housing, an actuator including C based on a temperature of the fluid, a rod fixedly coupled to the housing ei move relative to the actuator as the heat-sensitive material contracts or expands, a chamber inside the housing and fixedly coupled to O the housing, the chamber being configured to accommodate the actuator, a first compressive resilient element configured to movably ,-.f . couple the actuator to the chamber, and a disc movably coupled to the permit flow of the fluid from the inlet to the outlet and to reduce flow 7' heat- and partially chamber of water having an inlet and an outlet configured to permit sensitive material configured to contract or expand inside the actuator, the rod being configured to via a second compression element, and configured to from the outlet to the inlet.