Method of manufacturing thermo valve and thermo valve

A thermo valve comprising:

• a thermo actuator having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein a rod extends from said proximal end and is actuated in accordance with change in temperature of fluid;
• a valve body fastened to the thermo actuator at a fastening portion and configured to control flow rate of the fluid, said valve body extending axially from the distal end of said thermo actuator;
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• a case that receives said thermo actuator and said valve body, said case having openings in a circumferential surface thereof that are opened or blocked by said valve body based upon fluid temperature;
• a returning spring configured to bias the thermo actuator and the valve body in a returning direction that is generally parallel to an axis center of said case,
• one of the thermo actuator and the valve body having a groove portion formed in a circumferential direction thereof,
• the thermo actuator and the valve body being overlaid onto each other along the axis center so as to cover the groove portion,
• the fastening portion being provided at least where the thermo actuator and the valve body are overlaid onto each other, and wherein, at the fastening portion, at least one of the valve body and the thermo actuator is deformed and part of the thermo actuator or the valve body extends into the groove portion, and
• the fastening portion has a vertically long shape along the axis center.