Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Coolant valve for a vehicle
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Application No.: US17259827Application Date: 2019-07-11
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Publication No.: US11525519B2Publication Date: 2022-12-13
- Inventor: Rainer Gramss , Torsten Hauk
- Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
- Applicant Address: US IL Glenview
- Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
- Current Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Glenview
- Agency: Thompson Hine LLP
- Priority: DE102018117240.0 20180717
- International Application: PCT/US2019/041339 WO 20190711
- International Announcement: WO2020/018340 WO 20200123
- Main IPC: F16K5/06
- IPC: F16K5/06 ; F01P7/14 ; F16K5/20

Abstract:
Coolant valve for a vehicle includes a housing having a plurality of coolant ports, a valve element arranged in an adjustable manner in the housing in order to connect or disconnect coolant ports, and at least one seal arrangement. The seal arrangement bears in a sealing manner against the housing on one side and in a sealing manner against the valve element on the other side, the seal arrangement having a carrier element made of a first material and a sealing element made of a second material, the second material being softer than the first material. The sealing element has a first sealing lip bearing against the valve element and the carrier element having a supporting portion. The first sealing lip protrudes beyond the supporting portion with a free end, and the first sealing lip is pressed against the supporting portion when coolant flows through the coolant valve.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210222778A1 COOLANT VALVE FOR A VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2021-07-22
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