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US 2010/0163362 A1Published application
Fan drive
AssigneeBehr GmbH & Co.
InventorsEberhard Sixt, Kurt Klein, Michael Jacobi
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Abstract
A fan drive (1) includes a drive shaft (6), a fluid friction clutch (2) as well as a fan (3). The fluid friction clutch (2) includes a drive disc (5) as well as a housing (4) having a front-end housing part (4a) and a rear-end housing part (4b). The housing (4) is journalled on a drive shaft (6) via at least one bearing (7). Air flows against the fluid friction clutch (2) and the fan (3) in flow direction (L). An air-conveying unit (13) is mounted in flow direction (L) behind the fluid friction clutch (2). The fan drive is especially for a motor vehicle.
Claims20
A fan drive comprising:
- a drive shaft;
- a fluid friction clutch including:
- a drive disc and a housing;
- a bearing for rotatably journalling said housing on said drive shaft;
- a fan;
- said fan and said fluid friction clutch being arranged to facilitate an air flow moving in a flow direction (L) toward said fan and said fluid friction clutch;
- and,
- n air conveying unit mounted behind said fluid friction clutch as viewed in said flow direction (L).
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