Patent ID: 8579206

Claim:
An apparatus for a thermostatic mixing valve having a body and a thermostat, comprising: a cylindrical liner adapted and configured to be located within a cavity of the body, said liner having a cylindrical wall extending between first and opposing second ends, a first end being open and the second end including a radially extending end wall, said cylindrical wall including first and second flow passages extending therethrough and being spaced apart between the first end and the end wall, said cylindrical wall including a seal groove located between said first and second flow passages; a shuttle receivable with the inner diameter of said liner, the position of said shuttle within said liner being established at least in part by the thermostat, said shuttle having a first end with a radially extending end wall, said shuttle having an interior pocket and a third flow passage from the interior pocket to the exterior of said shuttle; a spring for biasing said shuttle apart from said liner; a cylindrical valve seat having two ends and a fourth flow passage therebetween, one end including an outwardly radially extending surface adapted and configured for abutting contact with the end wall of said shuttle.