Apparatus for controlling the temperature of an oil cooler in a motor vehicle

An apparatus for controlling the temperature of an oil cooler in a motor vehicle, comprising:

• a temperature control arrangement including:
• a cold thermostat with a limit operating temperature;
• a warm thermostat with a limit operating temperature, the warm thermostat being connected in a fluid-conducting manner to the cold thermostat;
• a cold inlet for a coolant at a first temperature and a warm inlet for a coolant at a second temperature, the first temperature being lower than the second temperature;
• and
• a coolant outlet fixable in a fluid-conducting manner to a coolant inlet of the oil cooler;
• and
• an adapter plate with a coolant passage and an oil passage, by way of which the temperature control arrangement and the oil cooler are connectable in a fluid-conducting manner;
• wherein the cold thermostat and the warm thermostat each has a first fluid chamber, a second fluid chamber, and a separating piston that separates the first fluid chamber from the second fluid chamber;
• and
• wherein the warm inlet is connected in a communicating manner to the first fluid chamber of the warm thermostat, the first fluid chamber of the warm thermostat being connected in a fluid-conducting manner to the coolant outlet below the limit operating temperature of the warm thermostat.