Mixing faucet

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8757505
APP PUB NO 20110017328A1
SERIAL NO

12863026

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A mixing faucet (1) includes a casing (2) having a hot water inlet opening (24), a cold water inlet opening (23), and an outlet opening (28); a control valve element (3) slidably mounted in the casing (2); a temperature adjusting screw (7) rotatably disposed in the casing (2); a slider (6) sliding in the casing (2) through rotation of the temperature adjusting screw (7); a bias spring (5) disposed in the casing (2), between the control valve element (3) and the slider (6), and biasing the control valve element (3) toward the cold water inlet opening (23); a temperature sensing spring (4) which biases the control valve element (3) toward the hot water inlet opening (24); and a pull-up spring (10) for biasing the control valve element (3) toward the hot water inlet opening (24).

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NIPPON THERMOSTAT CO LTDKIYOSE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hagiwara, Takeshi Higashimurayama, JP 28 345
Iwai, Shigeru Tokyo, JP 7 102
Negishi, Isao Niza, JP 7 32
Seki, Eiji Higashimurayama, JP 40 373

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