US4570848A
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Automatic bath water temperature control
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-02-01
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Granted: 1986-02-18
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Expires: 2004-02-01
Abstract
Abstract The device is a water temperature controller that has hot and cold water input and an output water temperature that is automatically kept at the temperature at which its hand settable control is set. It has a temperature sensitive element that drives a bellows and the bellows drive hot and cold water valves. The temperature sensitive element is a long, small diameter tube, filled with liquid, to have good coupling between the liquid in the sensing tube and output water to have good response time. The inside volume of the sensing tube is many times the inside volume of the bellows to have good temperature control.
Inventors
- 👤 Norvel J. McLellan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 16:38
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05D; G05D23/00; G05D23/01; G05D23/13; G05D23/1306; G05D23/132; G05D23/134; G05D23/1346; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/86493; Y10T137/86815
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
227 words
A water temperature controller that has a two port valve with an inlet for cold water and an inlet for hot water and a pipe that carries the output water and a port to pass hot water and a port to pass cold water and the two ports have a common valve plug has a center section that is a solid bar and two end sections that are cross shaped bars that can pass water through the valve seats and the valve plug is connected to a bellows by a bolt on one end of the bellows and threads in a hole in one end of the valve plug and the bellows is connected to a sensor tube with the inside of the sensor tube and the inside of the bellows common and both are filled with liquid and the sensor tube is inside the pipe that carries the output water of the two port valve and the end of said pipe that is not connected to the two port valve has a hand operated valve connected to it and the end of the valve plug that is not connected to the bellows has a square hole in it into which a square rod is inserted and the square rod is attached to a handle that can be turned to adjust the temperature of the output water.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
227 words
A water temperature controller that has a two port valve with an inlet for cold water and an inlet for hot water and a pipe that carries the output water and a port to pass hot water and a port to pass cold water and the two ports have a common valve plug has a center section that is a solid bar and two end sections that are cross shaped bars that can pass water through the valve seats and the valve plug is connected to a bellows by a bolt on one end of the bellows and threads in a hole in one end of the valve plug and the bellows is connected to a sensor tube with the inside of the sensor tube and the inside of the bellows common and both are filled with liquid and the sensor tube is inside the pipe that carries the output water of the two port valve and the end of said pipe that is not connected to the two port valve has a hand operated valve connected to it and the end of the valve plug that is not connected to the bellows has a square hole in it into which a square rod is inserted and the square rod is attached to a handle that can be turned to adjust the temperature of the output water.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-02-17 | 1993-08-19 | 1994-02-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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