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An oil cooler may include at least two heat exchanger plates stacked in a stacking direction, and a cover plate. A fluid channel may extend between the cover plate and the adjacent heat exchanger plate. A thermostatic valve may be connected to the fluid channel in a fluid-transmitting manner via a t

An oil cooler may include at least two heat exchanger plates stacked in a stacking direction, and a cover plate. A fluid channel may extend between the cover plate and the adjacent heat exchanger plate. A thermostatic valve may be connected to the fluid channel in a fluid-transmitting manner via a thermostatic valve housing of the thermostatic valve. The cover plate may include at least two connecting pieces or an adapter plate may be arranged between the cover plate and the thermostatic valve housing and may include at least two connecting pieces. The thermostatic valve housing may include at least two connecting pieces configured complementary to the at least two connecting pieces of the cover plate or the adapter plate, and secured therein. The at least two pieces of the thermostatic valve housing may be soldered in the at least two connecting pieces of the cover plate or the adapter plate.

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1. An oil cooler comprising: at least two heat exchanger plates stacked one over the other in a stacking direction, and a cover plate;a fluid channel extending between the cover plate and an adjacent one of the at least two heat exchanger plates;a thermostatic valve connected to the fluid channel in

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An oil cooler comprising: at least two heat exchanger plates stacked one over the other in a stacking direction, and a cover plate;a fluid channel extending between the cover plate and an adjacent one of the at least two heat exchanger plates;a thermostatic valve connected to the fluid channel in a fluid-transmitting manner via a thermostatic valve housing of the thermostatic valve; wherein:the thermostatic valve housing is a finished aluminium profiled element;the cover plate includes at least two connecting pieces protruding in a direction of the thermostatic valve, the at least two connecting pieces of the cover plate each having an edge;the thermostatic valve housing including at least two connecting pieces configured complementary to the at least two connecting pieces of the cover plate and secured mechanically in the at least two connecting pieces of the cover plate; andthe at least two connecting pieces of the thermostatic valve housing are soldered in the at least two connecting pieces of the cover plates;oran adapter plate is arranged between the cover plate and the thermostatic valve housing;the adapter plate including at least two connecting pieces protruding in the direction of the thermostatic valve, the at least two connecting pieces of the adapter plate each having an edge;the thermostatic valve housing including the at least two connecting pieces configured complementary to the at least two connecting pieces of the adapter plate and secured mechanically in the at least two connecting pieces of the adapter plate; andwherein the at least two connecting pieces of the thermostatic valve housing are soldered in the at least two connecting pieces of the adapter plate. 2. The oil cooler according to claim 1, wherein at least one of: the edge of each of the at least two connecting pieces of the cover plate or the adapter plate have a conical inner contour; andthe at least two connecting pieces of the thermostatic valve housing have an outer contour that tapers towards a free end. 3. The oil cooler according to claim 1, wherein a first side of the cover plate facing the adjacent one of the at least two heat exchanger plates includes a solder plating. 4. The oil cooler according to claim 1, wherein the thermostatic valve housing is a finished aluminium extrusion profiled element or a rolled profiled element. 5. The oil cooler according to claim 1, wherein the thermostatic valve housing including the at least two connecting pieces is secured via a press fit in the at least two connecting pieces of the cover plate or in the at least two connecting pieces of the adapter plate. 6. The oil cooler according to claim 1, wherein the at least two connecting pieces of the thermostatic valve are one of caulked or wobble riveted to the at least two connecting pieces of the cover plate. 7. The oil cooler according to claim 1, wherein the at least two connecting pieces of the thermostatic valve are one of caulked or wobble riveted to the at least two connecting pieces of the adapter plate. 8. The oil cooler of claim 1, wherein the cover plate has the at least two connecting pieces protruding in the direction toward the thermostatic valve; the thermostatic valve housing including at least two connecting pieces configured to be complementary to the at least two connecting pieces of the cover plate and secured mechanically to the at least two connecting pieces of the cover plate; andwherein the at least two connecting pieces of the thermostatic valve housing are soldered in the at least two connecting pieces of the cover plate. 9. The oil cooler according to claim 8, wherein the thermostatic valve housing is mechanically secured to the cover plate via press fitting the at least two connecting pieces of the thermostatic valve housing to the at least two connecting pieces of the cover plate. 10. The oil cooler of claim 1, wherein the adapter plate is arranged between the cover plate and the thermostatic valve housing; the adapter plate having at least two connecting pieces protruding in the direction towards the thermostatic valve;the thermostatic valve housing having the at least two connecting pieces configured to be complementary to the at least two connecting pieces of the adapter piece; andwherein the at least two connecting pieces of the thermostatic valve housing are soldered in the at least two connecting pieces of the adapter plate. 11. The oil cooler according to claim 10, wherein the thermostatic valve housing is mechanically secured to the adapter piece via press fitting the at least two connecting pieces of the thermostatic valve housing into the at least two connecting pieces of the adapter plate. 12. The oil cooler according to claim 10, wherein the adaptor plate further comprises at least one deflection channel. 13. A method for producing an oil cooler comprising: producing a thermostatic valve housing including at least two connecting pieces as an aluminium extrusion solid profiled element or a rolled aluminium solid profiled element;finish-processing the thermostatic valve housing via at least one of drilling, milling, and grinding a plurality of inner channels and the at least two connecting pieces on the thermostatic valve housing;providing at least two heat exchanger plates stacked one over the other in a stacking direction, covering the at least two heat exchanger plates with a cover plate, securing the at least two connecting pieces of the thermostatic valve housing in at least two connecting pieces of the cover plate, orproviding at least two heat exchanger plates stacked one over the other in a stacking direction, covering the at least two heat exchanger plates with a cover plate and an adapter plate arranged between the cover plate and the thermostatic valve housing, securing the at least two connecting pieces of the thermostatic valve housing in at least two connecting pieces of the adapter plate; andjointly soldering the at least two heat exchanger plates, the cover plate, and the thermostatic valve housing together, or jointly soldering the at least two heat exchanger plates, the cover plate, the adapter plate and the thermostatic valve housing together. 14. The method according to claim 13, wherein jointly soldering is performed via one of a Controlled Atmosphere Brazing method or under a vacuum. 15. The method according to claim 13, further comprising: incorporating at least one of a wax expansion element and a spring and a valve body into the thermostatic valve housing, and closing the thermostatic valve housing via a cover. 16. The method according to claim 13, further comprising forming an outer tapered contour on at least one edge of the at least two connecting pieces of the thermostatic valve housing. 17. The method according to claim 13, further comprising forming a conical inner contour on at least one edge of the at least two connecting pieces of the cover plate. 18. The method according to claim 13, further comprising forming at least one of a conical inner contour on at least one edge of the at least two connecting pieces of the adapter plate. 19. The method according to claim 13, further comprising providing a soldering plating on a first side of the cover plate facing the adjacent heat exchanger plate. 20. A motor vehicle, comprising: at least one oil cooler, the at least one oil cooler including:at least two heat exchanger plates stacked one over the other in a stacking direction, and a cover plate;a fluid channel extending between the cover plate and an adjacent one of the at least two heat exchanger plates;a thermostatic valve connected to the fluid channel in a fluid-transmitting manner via a thermostatic valve housing of the thermostatic valve; wherein:the thermostatic valve housing is a finished aluminium profiled element;the cover plate includes at least two connecting pieces protruding in a direction of the thermostatic valve, the at least two connecting pieces of the cover plate each having an edge;the thermostatic valve housing including at least two connecting pieces configured complementary to the at least two connecting pieces of the cover plate and secured mechanically in the at least two connecting pieces of the cover plate; andthe at least two connecting pieces of the thermostatic valve housing are soldered in the at least two connecting pieces of the cover plate;oran adapter plate is arranged between the cover plate and the thermostatic valve housing;the adapter plate including at least two connecting pieces protruding in the direction of the thermostatic valve, the at least two connecting pieces of the adapter plate each having an edge;the thermostatic valve housing including the at least two connecting pieces configured complementary to the at least two connecting pieces of the adapter plate and secured mechanically in the at least two connecting pieces of the adapter plate; andwherein the at least two connecting pieces of the thermostatic valve housing are soldered in the at least two connecting pieces of the adapter plate.