Thermostat device
US12110817B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 11, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01P2007/146
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The thermostat device has a housing, a valve body provided around the periphery of a thermo-element inserted inside the housing, and a frame that supports one end of a coil spring that biases the valve body, wherein the housing has a hollow body having an opening at one end, a pair of legs rising from the opening edge of the body, and a hooking portion protruding inwardly at the tip of the legs; the hooking portion has an engaged portion located in the center of the width direction of the legs and an auxiliary portion connected to the engaged portion and located at both ends of the width direction of the legs, wherein an end face of the root side of the legs in the engaged portion is located farther from the tip of the legs than an end face of the leg-root side in the auxiliary portion.
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