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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2023
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Raghunath Paralkar, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Kartik Gangshettiwar, Troy, MI (US);
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A coolant control valve is provided that includes an actuator, a rotary valve body, a valve housing, a seal housing, and a movable seal. The rotary valve body is rotatably actuated by the actuator and includes at least one fluid opening. The movable seal is arranged within an annular groove of the seal housing and is: i) sealingly engaged with the annular groove, and ii) forcibly sealingly engaged with the rotary valve body via a force generator. The force generator is arranged radially adjacently to the movable seal within the annular groove.