Thermal bypass valve
AssigneeFremont and Murphy LLC
InventorsBradley C. Fremont, Lawrence Anthony Diller Murphy
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Abstract
A thermal bypass valve for diverting fluid, including an inlet, a chamber in fluid communication with the inlet, a bimetallic disc pivotably arranged in the chamber, a first outlet in fluid communication with the chamber, and a second outlet in fluid communication with the chamber, wherein the bimetallic disc is operatively arranged to, in a first state, divert fluid to the first outlet, and in a second state, when the fluid reaches a predetermined temperature, divert the fluid to the second outlet.
Claims16
A thermal bypass valve for diverting fluid, comprising:
- an inlet;
- a chamber in fluid communication with the inlet;
- a bimetallic disc pivotably arranged in the chamber;
- a first outlet in fluid communication with the chamber;
- and,
- a second outlet in fluid communication with the chamber;
- wherein the chamber comprises:
- a first curvilinear surface;
- and,
- a second curvilinear surface directed toward the first curvilinear surface;
- wherein the bimetallic disc is operatively arranged to:
- in a first state, divert fluid to the first outlet;
- and,
- in a second state, when the fluid reaches a predetermined temperature, divert the fluid to the second outlet wherein in a third state, the bimetallic disc is operatively arranged to divert fluid to both the first outlet and the second outlet wherein in a third state, the bimetallic disc is operatively arranged to divert fluid to both the first outlet and the second outlet.
A thermal bypass valve for diverting fluid, comprising:
- a first inlet;
- a chamber in fluid communication with the inlet;
- a bimetallic disc pivotably arranged in the chamber;
- a first outlet in fluid communication with the chamber;
- a second inlet in fluid communication with the first outlet;
- and,
- a second outlet in fluid communication with the chamber;
- wherein the chamber comprises:
- a first curvilinear surface;
- and,
- a second curvilinear surface directed toward the first curvilinear surface
- wherein the bimetallic disc is operatively arranged to:
- in a first state, divert fluid to the first outlet;
- and,
- in a second state, when the fluid reaches a predetermined temperature, divert the fluid to the second outlet wherein in a third state, the bimetallic disc is operatively arranged to divert fluid to both the first outlet and the second outlet wherein in a third state, the bimetallic disc is operatively arranged to divert fluid to both the first outlet and the second outlet.
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