Thermostat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9377789-B2
Application number	US-201213711299-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2012
Priority date	Oct 8, 2012
Publication date	Jun 28, 2016
Grant date	Jun 28, 2016

Abstract

A thermostat apparatus may include a thermostat case where a first passage may be formed, a first valve that may be disposed in the thermostat case to open or close the first passage, wherein a mounting protrusion may be formed along an inner circumference of the first valve, a drive portion that may be disposed to penetrate the first valve and moves the first valve depending on temperature to open or close the first passage, and a rubber cap that a first side interior circumference thereof contacts an exterior circumference of the mounting protrusion of the first valve and a second side interior circumference thereof slidably contacts an exterior circumference of the drive portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A thermostat apparatus, comprising:
a thermostat case where a first passage is formed;
a first valve that is disposed in the thermostat case to open or close the first passage, wherein a mounting protrusion is formed along an inner circumference of the first valve;
a drive portion that is disposed to penetrate the first valve and moves the first valve depending on temperature to open or close the first passage,
wherein the drive portion includes:
a mounting pipe that is fixed on a central portion of the first passage;
a wax case that is fixed on one end of the mounting pipe and in which wax is charged to be contracted or expanded depending on the temperature; and
a piston that moves a valve body that is integrally formed with the first valve by contraction or expansion of the wax to operate the first valve, wherein the rubber cap slides with an exterior circumference of the mounting pipe or the wax case depending on an operating position of the first valve; and

a rubber cap that a first side interior circumference thereof contacts an exterior circumference of the mounting protrusion of the first valve and a second side interior circumference thereof contacts an exterior circumference of the drive portion.

2. The thermostat apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first side interior circumference of the rubber cap is fixed on the exterior circumference of the mounting protrusion and the second side interior circumference of the rubber cap slidably contacts the exterior circumference of the drive portion.

3. The thermostat apparatus of claim 2 ,
wherein a cap groove is formed on the exterior circumference of the mounting protrusion and a hook protrusion that is formed on the first side interior circumference of the rubber cap is inserted into the cap groove, and
wherein a contact surface is formed on the second side interior circumference of the rubber cap to slide on the exterior circumference of the drive portion.

4. The thermostat apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the first side interior circumference of the rubber cap slidably contacts the exterior circumference of the mounting protrusion, and
wherein the second side interior circumference of the rubber cap is fixed on the exterior circumference of the drive portion.

5. The thermostat apparatus of claim 4 ,
wherein a cap groove is formed on the exterior circumference of the drive portion,
wherein a hook protrusion that is formed on an interior circumference of the rubber cap is inserted into the cap groove, and
wherein a contact surface is formed on the first side interior circumference of the rubber cap to slide with the exterior circumference of the mounting protrusion.

6. The thermostat apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the drive portion includes a wax case in which wax is charged to be contracted or expanded depending on the temperature.

7. The thermostat apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a sealing member is interposed between the first valve and the drive portion.

8. The thermostat apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first valve is formed at a first side of the valve body, the second valve is formed at a second side thereof to open or close the second passage that is formed at the thermostat case,
wherein when the first valve closes the first passage, the second valve opens the second passage, and when the first valve opens the first passage, the second valve reduces an opening rate of the second passage or closes the second passage.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Lee Philgi

Classifications

• G05D23/1852 Primary

  with sensing element expanding and contracting in response to change of temperature · CPC title

• G05D23/1333 Primary

  measuring the temperature of incoming fluid · CPC title

• F01P11/16

  concerning coolant temperature (F01P11/20 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F01P11/00

  Component parts, details, or accessories not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01P1/00 - F01P9/00 · CPC title

• F01P7/16 Primary

  by thermostatic control · CPC title