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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 1981
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1979
Boyd P Sliger, Concord, TN (US);
Robertshaw Controls Company, Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
A vehicle type thermostat having a housing provided with a valve seat that is controlled by a movable valve member is interconnected to a temperature responsive device carried by the housing, the housing having interference fit positioning abutments thereon for rotationally orienting the housing in a vehicle engine cooling system whereby the structure of the thermostat can be disposed in a desired rotational position within the engine cooling system. The housing includes a relatively short annular skirt disposed intermediate the opposed ends of the housing and having the positioning abutments thereon. The housing includes a spring retainer having an annular spring seat portion defining one of the opposed ends of the housing and having a pair of strap portions respectively extending from the spring seat portion to adjacent the annular skirt. A retaining member for positioning the thermostat in an outlet housing of an engine cooling system is secured to the strap portions.