NIPPON THERMOSTAT CO., LTD. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150184761 | ROTARY VALVE SEAL MEMBER AND ROTARY VALVE USING SAME - A rotary valve seal member that is held in sliding contact with a valve element that rotates, turns, or slides within a valve housing of a rotary valve and is capable of providing a secure seal as the valve element operates. The seal member has the structure of a three-dimensional ring having a cross-section composed of an oval portion, aligned with a normal line to the outside of the valve element and having a bulge at the end that protrudes and presses against the outer surface of the valve element, and a rectangular portion, into which the oval portion is integrated in a state in which the oval portion is aligned with the normal line to the outside of the valve element, that is retained within an annular groove with the outer side of the rectangular portion in contact with the wall of the annular groove. | 07-02-2015 |
20140338716 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE - To improve the mass productivity of thermoelectric conversion modules. A thermoelectric conversion module | 11-20-2014 |
20140216027 | HEAT STORAGE DEVICE, AND SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH HEAT STORAGE DEVICE - Provided is a heat storage device which can stably store heat by storing heat within a fixed temperature range. A heat storage device ( | 08-07-2014 |
20130180477 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE COOLING DEVICE - [Problem] To obtain a thermostat device with which it is possible to dull the thermosensitivity of a thermo-element thermosensitive component to coolant water and better control the opening and closing of a main valve at a selected timing by means of an electrical heater. [Solution] A thermostat device ( | 07-18-2013 |
20130042929 | THERMALLY ACTUATED HOT AND COLD WATER MIXING VALVE CONFIGURED TO MINIMIZE VALVE HUNTING - A hot and cold water mixing valve including a temperature adjusting dial, and a cylindrical casing having formed therein a hot water inlet and a cold water inlet is provided with a control valve member in which one end thereof is subjected to a load from a biasing member and the other end is subjected to a load from an actuator. By balancing between the loads applied by the biasing member and the actuator, a mixture ratio between the hot water which flows in through the hot water inlet and the cold water which flows in through the cold water inlet is adjusted. A temperature adjuster adjusts a position of the control valve member through the biasing member and includes a tapered skirt portion, which spreads in a radial direction, at an end on the control valve member side thereof. | 02-21-2013 |
20120319028 | FLUID CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY - Provided is a fluid control valve assembly which reduces pressure loss as much as possible in a fluid passage line including a fluid control valve, thereby mini-minimizing the pressure for a fluid to pass therethrough and thus ensuring a required amount of flow without upsizing the overall assembly. The fluid control valve assembly is adapted such that an upstream pipe ( | 12-20-2012 |
20120312884 | THERMOSTAT DEVICE - In order to configure a thermostat device to be attached to a vehicle (engine or the like) by a simple structure with a required minimum number of components and improve the assembly performance thereof, the thermostat device is provided with a casing ( | 12-13-2012 |
20120097750 | THERMOSTAT DEVICE - A thermo-element for a thermostat device includes an element assembly and is configured in such a manner that the thermo-element has a simple structure which allows the thermo-element to be easily assembled and to be small-sized and lightweight and that the thermo-element has excellent properties of durability, wear resistance, etc. A thermo-element ( | 04-26-2012 |
20120062354 | TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE ACTUATOR - Disclosed is a temperature-sensitive actuator which is configured in such a manner that heat from a PTC heater for the temperature-sensitive part of a thermoelement can be received appropriately and reliably in a required state. Specifically disclosed is a temperature-sensitive actuator ( | 03-15-2012 |
20120060362 | TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE ACTUATOR ATTACHING STRUCTURE - Provided is a temperature sensitive actuator attaching structure wherein the ease of attachment is improved. A heat generating element ( | 03-15-2012 |
20120055565 | THERMO-VALVE - The present invention is to provide a thermo-valve which can be operated with no unnecessary work to fill fluid easily and without fail into a circuit having the fluid flow therethrough at the time of a high temperature range. The thermo-valve comprises a valve housing | 03-08-2012 |
20110284182 | COOLANT PASSAGE APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A pair of coolant receiving pipes ( | 11-24-2011 |
20110265739 | COOLANT PASSAGE APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A coolant passage apparatus | 11-03-2011 |
20110214626 | COOLING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A cooling apparatus for an internal combustion engine is provided in which a temperature detecting tip of a temperature sensor is arranged in a position where flow of a coolant is smooth, to thereby improve a measurement accuracy of coolant temperature. A thermoelement assembly | 09-08-2011 |
20110095091 | THERMOSTAT DEVICE - To obtain a thermostat device in which a thermo element assembly can be extremely easily and properly assembled and fixed to a device housing. The thermostat device has a thermo element assembly ( | 04-28-2011 |
20110011942 | HOT AND COLD WATER MIXING VALVE - [Problem] To improve durability of a hot and cold water mixing valve. | 01-20-2011 |
20100314457 | HOT AND COLD WATER MIXING VALVE - A hot and cold water mixing valve including a temperature adjusting dial D, and a cylindrical casing | 12-16-2010 |
20100051081 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT - A thermoelectric conversion material is provided which stably exhibits high thermoelectric conversion performance at about 300 to 600° C. and has high physical strength, resistance to weathering, durability, stability, and reliability. A method for manufacturing the same, and a thermoelectric conversion element are also provided. Also provided is a thermoelectric conversion material produced using, as a raw material, silicon sludge which has had to be disposed of in landfill. The thermoelectric conversion material of the invention is characterized by containing, as a main component, a sintered body composed of polycrystalline magnesium silicide containing at least one element selected from As, Sb, P, Al, and B. The manufacturing method uses purified and refined silicon sludge. | 03-04-2010 |
20080251591 | THERMOELEMENT AND THERMOSTAT APPARATUS USING THE THERMOELEMENT - According to the present invention, there is provided a thermoelement that suppresses the corrosion or corrosion products occurring on an outer peripheral surface of a piston and an inner wall of a guide portion so that the piston reciprocates surely and smoothly, and a thermostat apparatus using this thermoelement. The thermoelement according to the present invention includes a wax case that internally has a wax, which is an expanding body, a piston to which responsive action of the expansion and contraction of the wax is transmitted, and a guide portion that guides the sliding of the piston, wherein the guide portion is made of brass containing 69 mass % or more and 80 mass % or less of copper component, 2 mass % or more and 4 mass % or less of silicon component, 0.1 mass % or less of lead component, and the balance of zinc, and the piston is made of stainless steel. | 10-16-2008 |