Patent ID: 8251296

Claim:
A thermostatic valve for regulating a fluid, in particular a cooling liquid, the valve comprising: a casing defining first and second fluid accesses that open out into an internal volume of the casing, a thermostatic element comprising a piston carrying a shutter for controlling the flow of fluid in the casing between the first and second accesses and movable in translation along a translation axis relative to a stationary portion of the thermostatic element under the effect of the expansion of a thermally-expandable material contained in said stationary portion, the stationary portion of the thermostatic element in the assembled state of the valve being held stationary relative to the casing so that at least a portion of the piston provided with the shutter extends inside the internal volume, and a hollow support body for supporting the thermostatic element, which support body defines internally a chamber and is adapted both to be securely fastened to the stationary portion so that at least a portion of the piston extends inside the chamber and the shutter controls the flow of fluid via the chamber, and to be received and held stationary in leak tight manner in the internal volume of the casing in such a manner that the fluid can flow between the first and second accesses via the chamber, wherein a thermostatic assembly, made up of the support body and the thermostatic element assembled to each other, is suitable for being fitted as a single unit in the internal volume of the casing.