FLOW CONTROL PORTS FOR A THERMOSTATIC MIXING FAUCET

摘要

Two flow control ceramic discs (22 and 24) for a thermostatic valve (10) has ports to adjust water flow from a closed to a full open position. Ceramic di sc (24) has a contoured inlet (32) that has a wide section (92) and narrow section (90) that provide varying flow adjustment with respect to the other port (30). The contoured port provides for increased capacity of mixing adjustment for the thermostatic element (70) during different manual flow adjustments.