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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2008
Isao Negishi, Niza, JP;
Eiji Seki, Higashimurayama, JP;
Shigeru Iwai, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Hagiwara, Higashimurayama, JP;
Isao Negishi, Niza, JP;
Eiji Seki, Higashimurayama, JP;
Shigeru Iwai, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Hagiwara, Higashimurayama, JP;
Nippon Thermostat Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A mixing faucet () includes a casing () having a hot water inlet opening (), a cold water inlet opening (), and an outlet opening (); a control valve element () slidably mounted in the casing (); a temperature adjusting screw () rotatably disposed in the casing (); a slider () sliding in the casing () through rotation of the temperature adjusting screw (); a bias spring () disposed in the casing (), between the control valve element () and the slider (), and biasing the control valve element () toward the cold water inlet opening (); a temperature sensing spring () which biases the control valve element () toward the hot water inlet opening (); and a pull-up spring () for biasing the control valve element () toward the hot water inlet opening ().