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OwnerMelboume Giberson, Mark Simonelli +2inventors
InventorsMelboume Giberson, Mark Simonelli, Frederick Wiesinger, Gerald Abrams
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In an assembly including a diesel engine, a fluid coupling connected to the flywheel of the diesel engine, a comminuting machine and a conveyor for feeding the comminuting machine, a fluid coupling module is common to various output power train assemblies. Slip speed of the fluid coupling between impeller input and runner output shafts is measured, and modulates or regulates the process feed rate of the conveyer. An electrically actuated control valve acts as an oil flow diverter valve directing oil into the fluid coupling impeller when a signal to engage the coupling is given, and in response to a signal from an over-temperature sensor when the temperature of circuit oil leaving the element exceeds a preset set point value, diverts the oil to a reservoir, thereby permitting the impeller and runner cavity to evacuate, which separates the engine from the load.
In an assembly including a fluid coupling having an impeller and a runner, a circuit oil system including a diverter valve for sending circuit oil selectively to a cavity between said impeller and said runner or to a reservoir, a prime mover for rotating said impeller, and a machine operatively connected to be driven by said runner, the improvement comprising means for sensing a slowing of the rate of rotation of the runner and acting in response to said slowing of the runner beyond a predetermined point to actuate said diverter valve to send said circuit oil to said reservoir.
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