CASE STRUCTURE OF THERMOSTAT - NIPPON THERMOSTAT KK

Title:

CASE STRUCTURE OF THERMOSTAT

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2002/008648

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

The case structure of a thermostat capable of efficiently laying out a coolant flow path by burying the thermostat in a mounted member such as an engine head, easily performing a thermostat mounting work, and easily installing a coolant temperature sensor and a jiggle valve by effectively utilizing a thermostat case, comprising a tubular case (1) having an inlet opening part and an outlet opening part formed in the peripheral surface thereof, a flow path area allowing the inlet opening part (1a) to communicate with the outlet opening part (1b) in the case, and a valve disc (2) moving forward and backward so as to cross the flow path area according to a variation in temperature of the coolant flowing through the flow path area and disconnecting and connecting the flow path area by the forward and backward movement, wherein the thermostat is buried in a fitted hole in the mounted member having the coolant flow path formed therein, and a through-hole (1d) is formed in the case (1).

Inventors:

IWAKI TAKAHIRO
HAMANO MASAHISA
YAJIMA NORIYASU
FUKAMACHI MASATOSHI
KATAYAMA ATSUSHI

Application Number:

PCT/JP2001/005938

Publication Date:

January 31, 2002

Filing Date:

July 09, 2001

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

NIPPON THERMOSTAT KK (JP)
HONDA MOTOR CO LTD (JP)

International Classes:

G01K13/02; B60K11/04; F01P7/16; F16K31/68; (IPC1-7): F16K31/68

Foreign References:

JP2932348B2	1999-08-09
JPS5376429A	1978-07-06
JPH08121134A	1996-05-14
JPS6021593Y2	1985-06-27
JPS5727571U	1982-02-13
JPS5725114U	1982-02-09
JPS5932767Y2	1984-09-13
JPH1117923A	1999-01-22

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