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US 11,378,137 B2Granted
Drive train with thermal overload safeguard
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorNikola Brk
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Abstract
A drive train includes a drive element, an output element and a thermal overload safeguard. The thermal overload safeguard is configured in such a way that there is a connection between the drive element and the output element below a critical temperature, and the drive element and the output element are decoupled mechanically from one another above the critical temperature.
Claims13
A drive train, comprising:
- a drive input element;
- a drive output element;
- and
- a thermal overload safeguard, wherein
- the thermal overload safeguard is configured such that there is a connection between the drive input element and the drive output element below a critical temperature, and the drive input element and the drive output element are mutually mechanically decoupled above the critical temperature,
- wherein the thermal overload safeguard comprises at least one thermal securing element further comprising at least one pin, the at least one pin comprising a notch configured as a predetermined breaking point of the pin.
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