Thermostatic valve

• US 5,791,557 A
• Filed: 04/30/1997
• Issued: 08/11/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: BEHR Thermot-Tronik GmbH & Co.
• Original Assignee: BEHR Thermot-Tronik GmbH & Co.
• Inventors: Kunze, Jurgen
• Primary Examiner(s): Tapolcai, William E.
• Application Number:
  US08/841,405
• Time in Patent Office: 468 Days
• Field of Search: 236/34.5, 236/34, 236/93 R, 236/93 A, 236/99 K, 236/100
• US Class Current: 236/34.5
• CPC Class Codes: F01M 5/007 Thermostatic control
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 57/0413 Controlled cooling or heating of lubricant; Temperature control therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1333 measuring the temperature of incoming fluid

Abstract

A thermostatic valve includes a valve housing and a preassembled construction unit insertable into the valve housing to form a complete assembly. The valve housing is stepped with a widest section closest to an insertion opening. The preassembled construction unit includes a thermostatic working element with restoring spring and movable valve elements.

Claims

1. Thermostatic valve comprising:

a thermostatic working element;

an inflow valve arranged in an inflow;

a bypass valve arranged in a bypass to a return flow,

wherein said valve includes a preassembled constructional unit which can be inserted into a valve housing and which contains a thermostatic working element including a restoring spring, and movable valve elements,

wherein the constructional unit has a holding part which can be inserted into the valve housing and in which a thermostatic working element housing is guided in an axially slidable manner which is provided with a valve element of the inflow valve and with a valve element of the bypass valve and, from its end facing away from the holding part, a working piston can be moved out, a support of the valve housing being situated opposite thereto,

wherein the thermostatic working element housing is provided with a collar which forms a valve slide for the inflow valve and which is inserted into the chamber of the valve housing into which the inlet and the outlet of the inflow lead which are axially offset with respect to one another,

wherein a bypass valve disk is arranged at a distance to the collar on the working element housing, a bypass valve seat being assigned to the bypass valve disk, and

wherein the bypass valve seat is molded to the holding part.

2. Thermostatic valve according to claim 1, wherein the holding part is open toward the inlet and the outlet of the return flow on the side of the valve seat facing away from the bypass valve disk.

3. Thermostatic valve comprising:

a thermostatic working element;

an inflow valve arranged in an inflow;

a bypass valve arranged in a bypass to a return flow,

wherein said valve includes a preassembled constructional unit which can be inserted into a valve housing and which contains a thermostatic working element including a restoring spring, and movable valve elements,

wherein the constructional unit has a holding part which can be inserted into the valve housing and in which a thermostatic working element housing is guided in an axially slidable manner which is provided with a valve element of the inflow valve and with a valve element of the bypass valve and, from its end facing away from the holding part, a working piston can be moved out, a support of the valve housing being situated opposite thereto, and

wherein the holding part is fastened in the valve housing by means of securing devices which extend transversely to the insertion direction of the constructional unit and engage in recesses of the valve housing and of the holding part.

4. Thermostatic valve according to claim 3, wherein the constructional unit can be inserted into a chamber of the valve housing, which is open on one side, the chamber walls being provided with essentially opposite inlets and outlets for an inflow and a return flow, between which a bypass is situated in which a housing of the thermostatic working element is arranged and which can be blocked with respect to the return flow by means of a bypass valve and with respect to the outlet of the inflow by means of an inflow valve.

5. Thermostatic valve according to claim 3, wherein a thermostatic working element housing is provided with a collar which forms a valve slide for the inflow valve and which is inserted into the chamber of the valve housing into which the inlet and the outlet of the inflow lead which are axially offset with respect to one another.

6. Thermostatic valve according to claim 5, wherein a bypass valve disk is arranged at a distance to the collar on the working element housing, a bypass valve seat being assigned to the bypass valve disk.

7. Thermostatic valve according to claim 3, wherein the housing of the working element is extended by means of a pin which engages in a guide bore of the holding part and which is secured by means of a securing device on the holding part against the operating direction of a restoring spring supported on the holding part and loading the thermostatic working element housing.

8. Thermostatic valve according to claim 7, wherein the pin reaches by means of a flanged-open edge behind an end of the guide bore of the holding part.

9. Thermostatic valve according to claim 3, wherein the holding part has an essentially cylindrical shape and is divided by a transverse wall which has a guide bore for a pin of the thermostatic working element housing.

10. Thermostatic valve according to claim 9, wherein the holding part is closed toward the outside by means of a lid.

11. Thermostatic valve according to claim 3, wherein said valve is configured to be disposed in the forward and return flow between an oil cooler and a vehicle automatic transmission.

12. Thermostatic valve comprising:

a thermostatic working element;

an inflow valve arranged in an inflow;

a bypass valve arranged in a bypass to a return flow,

wherein said valve includes a preassembled constructional unit which can be inserted into a valve housing and which contains a thermostatic working element including a restoring spring, and movable valve elements,

wherein the constructional unit has a holding part which can be inserted into the valve housing and in which a thermostatic working element housing is guided in an axially slidable manner which is provided with a valve element of the inflow valve and with a valve element of the bypass valve and, from its end facing away from the holding part, a working piston can be moved out, a support of the valve housing being situated opposite thereto,

wherein the thermostatic working element housing is provided with a collar which forms a valve slide for the inflow valve and which is inserted into the chamber of the valve housing into which the inlet and the outlet of the inflow lead which are axially offset with respect to one another, and

wherein the pin reaches by means of a flanged-open edge behind an end of the guide bore of the holding part.

13. Thermostatic valve according to claim 12, wherein the housing of the working element is extended by means of a pin which engages in a guide bore of the holding part and which is secured by means of a securing device on the holding part against the operating direction of a restoring spring supported on the holding part and loading the thermostatic working element housing.

14. Thermostatic valve according to claim 13, wherein the pin reaches by means of a flanged-open edge behind an end of the guide bore of the holding part.

15. Thermostatic valve according to claim 12, wherein the holding part has an essentially cylindrical shape and is divided by a transverse wall which has a guide bore for a pin of the thermostatic working element housing.

16. Thermostatic valve according to claim 15, wherein the holding part is closed toward the outside by means of a lid.

17. Thermostatic valve according to claim 16, wherein the bypass valve disk is pressed by means of a pressure spring, which is supported on the collar of the working element housing, against a stop mounted on the working element housing.

18. Thermostatic valve according to claim 17, wherein the holding part is fastened in the valve housing by means of securing devices which extend transversely to the insertion direction of the constructional unit and engage in recesses of the valve housing and of the holding part.

19. Thermostatic valve according to claim 16, wherein a thermostatic working element housing is provided with a collar which forms a valve slide for the inflow valve and which is inserted into the chamber of the valve housing into which the inlet and the outlet of the inflow lead which are axially offset with respect to one another.

20. Thermostatic valve according to claim 19, wherein a bypass valve disk is arranged at a distance to the collar on the working element housing, a bypass valve seat being assigned to the bypass valve disk.

21. Thermostatic valve according to claim 17, wherein the holding part has an essentially cylindrical shape and is divided by a transverse wall which has a guide bore for a pin of the thermostatic working element housing.

22. Thermostatic valve according to claim 21, wherein the holding part is closed toward the outside by means of a lid.

23. Thermostatic valve comprising:

a thermostatic working element,

an inflow valve arranged in an inflow, and

a bypass valve arranged in a bypass to a return flow,

wherein said valve includes a preassembled constructional unit which can be inserted into a valve housing and which contains a thermostatic working element including a restoring spring, and movable valve elements;

wherein a thermostatic working element housing is provided with a collar which forms a valve slide for the inflow valve and which is inserted into the chamber of the valve housing into which the inlet and the outlet of the inflow lead which are axially offset with respect to one another;

wherein a bypass valve disk is arranged at a distance to the collar on the working element housing, a bypass valve seat being assigned to the bypass valve disk;

wherein the bypass valve disk is pressed by means of a pressure spring, which is supported on the collar of the working element housing against a stop mounted on the working element housing.

24. Thermostatic valve according to claim 23, wherein the holding part has an essentially cylindrical shape and is divided by a transverse wall which has a guide bore for a pin of the thermostatic working element housing.

25. Thermostatic valve according to claim 24, wherein the holding part is closed toward the outside by means of a lid.