Construction machine, as well as clutch for switching the power flow
AssigneeWirtgen GmbH
InventorsAxel Mahlberg, Lothar Schwalbach, Gunter Hahn
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AssigneeWirtgen GmbH
InventorsAxel Mahlberg, Lothar Schwalbach, Gunter Hahn
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Construction machine, with working drum mounted at a machine frame, combustion engine for driving the working drum, drive train between the combustion engine and the working drum, and clutch in the drive train, where the clutch is arranged between a drive shaft and output shaft of the drive train, clutch elements on drive side capable of being engaged with clutch elements on output side, where clutch elements on the drive side or on output side are provided with several clutch part elements that are permanently engaged with one another via at least one mechanical coupling, it is provided that a braking device acting between the drive shaft and the output shaft is arranged at the clutch, said braking device being additionally engaged during engagement of the clutch in order to eliminate or reduce any rotary vibrations caused by play of mechanical coupling between clutch part elements.
A construction machine (1), with a working drum (6) mounted at a machine frame (4), a combustion engine (10) for driving the working drum (6), a drive train (8) between the combustion engine (10) and the working drum (6), and a clutch (14) in the drive train (8), where the clutch (14) is arranged between a drive shaft (21) and an output shaft (22) of the drive train (8), clutch elements (34, 36).on the drive side that are capable of being engaged with clutch elements (41, 42, 43) on the output side, where the clutch elements (34, 36, 41, 42, 43) on the drive side or on the output side are provided with several clutch part elements (34, 36) that are permanently engaged with one another via at least one mechanical coupling, characterized in that a braking device (19) acting between the drive shaft and the output shaft (21, 22) is arranged at the clutch (14), the said braking device (19) being additionally engaged during engagement of the clutch in order to eliminate or to reduce any rotary vibrations caused by play of the mechanical coupling between the clutch part elements (34, 36).
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