Abstract:
A thermostat assembly including a tubular housing, a thermal element including a heat expansive and contractive, elastomeric material, an actuator adapted to operate a control device through an open end of the housing, and a retainer slidably disposed within the housing and engaging the thermal element and the actuator to move the actuator in response to expansion and contraction of the material. Various embodiments of the thermostat assembly utilize a removable retainer capsule enclosing the material and an operator member, a thermal element having a central bore to permit withdrawing of the actuator into the housing with heat increase, and a hollow cylindrical retainer to accommodate a temperature responsive switch.
Abstract:
This disclosure relates to a pressure regulator formed from a one-piece flexible diaphragm and valve member structure wherein the flexible valve member is disposed spaced from one side of the flexible diaphragm so that the flexible valve member can be flexed through a valve seat of a housing to open and close the valve seat on one side thereof while the flexible diaphragm is disposed on the other side of the valve seat and can be utilized to cooperate with the housing structure carrying the valve seat to define a chamber therewith.