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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2013
Applicant:
Smc Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SMC CORPORATION, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 7/06 (2006.01); F16K 31/00 (2006.01); G05D 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/002 (2013.01); F03G 7/06 (2013.01); G05D 23/021 (2013.01); Y10T 137/1963 (2015.04);
Abstract
A thermoelement and a thermovalve incorporating the same, in which reliable operation is achieved with a simple internal structure, and there is no risk of contaminant jamming. The thermoelement includes a casing, a mounting portion, a shaft, a heat-sensitive medium, and a seal member for drawing the shaft into the casing when the heat-sensitive medium expands. The thermovalve includes a body including a valve body linked to a shaft of a thermoelement, and a seating part on/from which the valve body can be seated/separated.