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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1999
Benno Lebkuchner, Warwick, RI (US);
Honeywell International, Inc., Warwick, RI (US);
Abstract
A mixing valve receives fluid from a first source and fluid from a second source and outputs a mixture of the fluids. The mixing valve includes a valve body including a first fluid inlet, a first fluid chamber, a second fluid inlet, a second fluid chamber, and a fluid outlet. The mixing valve further comprises a fluid flow regulator mounted within the housing, wherein a lower surface of the fluid flow regulator is disposed within the first fluid chamber and an upper surface of the fluid flow regulator is disposed within the second fluid chamber. The fluid flow regulator is mounted within the valve body in such a way as to permit movement of the fluid flow regulator along a longitudinal axis of the valve body. The fluid flow regulator includes a central hub which extends below the lower surface into the mixing chambr. A temperature-sensing device is mounted to the central hub of the fluid flow regulator and is constructed and arranged for sensing a temperature of fluid which flows from the mixing chamber to the outlet.