Patent ID: 7174916

Claim:
A flow and temperature separation control valve, comprising: a valve housing for connecting to a water faucet, comprising an upper housing and a lower housing; a temperature control module received in the valve housing for controlling the temperature of the outputted water flow, comprising: a rotation shaft having a straight post non-interferentially extending from the upper portion of the upper housing; an upper ceramic plate mounted on the bottom of the rotation shaft and rotatable with the rotation shaft; a lower ceramic plate disposed below the upper ceramic plate and closely jointing to the upper ceramic plate; and a water division seat mounted on the lower housing, the water division seat connecting the lower housing and the upper housing together, the water division seat supporting the lower ceramic plate thereon; and a flow control module received in the valve housing for controlling the outputted flow, comprising: a rotation cover covering the upper portion of the upper housing, a through hole being defined in the center of the rotation cover for non-interferential extension of the straight post of the rotation shaft; a driven member received in the upper housing, the driven member receiving the rotation shaft, the upper ceramic plate, the lower ceramic plate and the water division seat therein and being rotatable with the rotation cover; and a flow control plate pivotally disposed between the water division seat and the lower housing, the driven member being drivable to rotate the flow control plate.