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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Nathan C. Osmun, Edgerton, OH (US);
Joseph D. Davis, Archbold, OH (US);
Christopher A. Carns, Hicksville, OH (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A thermostatic valve assembly for an internal combustion engine cooling system. The thermostatic valve assembly including a valve housing and a plunger assembly. The valve housing includes a chamber, an inlet port, a radiator output port, and a bypass output port. The bypass output port including a flow opening. The plunger assembly being slideably secured within the chamber and moving between a first position to close the flow opening and a second position to open the flow opening. The plunger assembly comprises a body and at least one seal configured to seal the flow opening when in the first position.