Minebea Company, Limited

Bernhard Blocher

Stefan Schwamberger

Vladimir Vladimirovich Popov

Guido Schmid

Helmut Schneider

Ullrich Kreiensen

Thomas Trietz

Martin Willmer

Daniel Baur

A radiator thermostat () to be fitted onto a radiator valve () is provided. The radiator thermostat () has a transmission element () that transmits a compressive force to the valve pin () of the radiator valve. An electric motor () is provided to drive the transmission element (). The transmission element () is preloaded with a counter force (F) that acts in opposition to the valve force (F) using a spring (). Thus, when moving the transmission element (), the motor () has only to overcome the differential force (df).

Radiator thermostat

A directly coupled linear drive having a drive unit and a sliding element that are disposed in a frame, the sliding element, actuated by the drive unit, being capable of effecting a movement in a direction of translation with respect to the frame and having a blocking device for blocking the sliding element in the frame in the event of a shock load to the sliding element, the blocking device having a body coupled to the sliding element that absorbs the shock load and is disposed such that the shock load of the body counteracts the shock load of the sliding element.

Linear drive having shock compensation

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VS-Schwenningen, Germany

Bernhard Blocher