Valve

A valve comprising:

• a housing forming one inlet and at least one outlet, and adapted such that a fluid flows into an interior thereof through the one inlet;
• and
• an operating unit mounted in the housing, and performing expansion or contraction in accordance with a temperature of a flowing working fluid to selectively connect the at least outlet with the one inlet for exhausting the flowing working fluid outside of the housing,
• wherein the operating unit comprises:
• a sliding member adapted such that both ends thereof are opened, a first open hole and a second open hole are respectively formed at both sides corresponding to each other along a length direction thereof to correspond with the one inlet and the at least one outlet, and slidably inserted into the interior of the housing;
• a flange member forming a penetration hole at a center thereof, and fixedly mounted on a first end inside of the sliding member;
• a rod movably inserted into the penetration hole of the flange member;
• a deformable member adapted such that a first end thereof is fixed at the penetration hole of the flange member in a state of being engaged to a first end of the rod in the sliding member, and expanded or contracted in accordance with a temperature of the flowing working fluid to move the sliding member in the housing backward or forward on the rod;
• an elastic member interposed between the housing and the deformable member to provide an elastic force to the deformable member according to being compressed or expanded by the deformable member moved backward or forward on the rod;
• and
• an end cap mounted at an opened first end of the housing, and adapted to close the interior of the housing and to support a second end of the rod.