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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Nigel P. Sansum, Gloucester, GB;
Richard W. Dauncey, Tewkesbury, GB;
KOHLER MIRA LIMITED, , GB;
Abstract
A thermostatic valve is provided. The thermostatic valve includes a first seat, a second seat spaced axially apart from the first seat, and a shuttle. The shuttle is located between the first seat and the second seat, has a first side and a second side axially opposite the first side, and is movable between a first position in which the first side of the shuttle seals against the first seat and a second position in which the second side of the shuttle seals against the second seat. At least one of the first seat, the second seat, and the shuttle includes an overmolded portion for sealing between the shuttle and at least one of the first seat and the second seat.