Patent ID: 7086602

Claim:
A valve comprising: a housing including an inlet opening and an inlet orifice formed therein for receiving cold and hot water respectively, a barrel slidably received in said housing and movable relative to said inlet opening and said inlet orifice of said housing to control the cold and the hot water to flow into said housing, a stem secured to said barrel and movable in concert with said barrel, said stem being shortenable and lengthenable by different water temperature, to move said barrel relative to said housing, and to control the flowing of the cold and the hot water into said housing, a conduit secured to said housing and including a space formed therein, a spring received in said space of said conduit, to bias against said stem, and said conduit including a passage formed therein and communicating with said space thereof, to allow the water to flow into and out of said space of said conduit, and to allow said spring to be quickly shortened and lengthened by different water temperature.