Thermally controlled water regulator

Claim 1

A water temperature regulator connected to a hot water pipe and a cold water pipe for maintaining a constant temperature water outflow through a discharge outlet, said regulator comprising: a. a housing including a first and a second chamber, said first chamber being connected to the hot water and cold water pipes for receiving and mixing a flow of hot and cold water, said second chamber being connected to the discharge outlet for discharging the mixed hot and cold water, said housing further including an apertured gate disposed intermediate said first and second housing for providing a passageway from said first chamber to said second chamber; b. a downwardly opening circular recess disposed within one wall of said first chamber, said circular recess being in communication with the cold water pipe; c. an upwardly directed aperture in communication with the hot water pipe and disposed within another wall of said first chamber, said aperture being in axial alignment with said circular recess; d. flow regulating means adapted for reciprocal movement intermediate said circular recess and said aperture for selectively regulating the flow of cold and hot water into said first chamber, said flow regulating means comprising: 1. an inverted cone-shaped valve having an apex and a base; 2. said apex being positionable within said aperture to prevent further water flow therethrough; and 3. an annular ridge extendIng upwardly from said base for selectively sealingly engaging said recess; e. a bellows disposed within said second chamber, said bellows being connected to said valve for positioning of said valve intermediate said aperture and said recess in response to the water temperature within said second chamber; f. adjustment means connected to said bellows for biasing said valve toward said recess or said aperture to restrict the flow of cold and hot water, respectively, into said first chamber; whereby, said adjustment means establishes the initial temperature of the water flowing through said second chamber and said bellows maintains the water temperature constant by operating said valve to regulate the flow of water from the hot water and cold water pipes.