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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2011
Andreas Auweder, Vaihingen/Enz, DE;
Martin Holzhauser, Auenwald, DE;
Andreas Auweder, Vaihingen/Enz, DE;
Martin Holzhauser, Auenwald, DE;
MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a thermostat insert having at least one return spring, a thermostatic working element having a working piston that can be pushed out of a housing of the working element against the force of the return spring, a main valve element, and a short circuit valve element connected to the working element displaced when the working piston is pushed out of the housing, a base element implemented as a base plate, and a brace on which the return spring is supported, wherein the brace is mechanically connected to the base element, so that the return spring is enclosed in a cage-like manner, and the exterior of the brace has a closed peripheral collar seated against a slanted sealing surface of a counterpart after installation that is loaded by the return spring so that the brace is sealingly forced in the direction of the slanted sealing surface.