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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 1991
Filed:
May. 08, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gordon Butler, Crothersville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Caltherm Corporation, Columbus, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
236 345 ; 251363 ;
Abstract
A mounting flange of a thermostat having a seat member including a hard seat and the mounting flange for clamping the thermostat in a counterbore of a thermostat housing has an axial dimension which is less than or equal to the axial dimension of the counterbore. An elastomeric sealing element is interposed between the mounting flange and at least one of the thermostat housing and an engine on which the thermostat housing is mounted.