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US 2019/0085912 A1Published application
Fluid friction clutch
AssigneeBorgWarner Ludwigsburg GmbH
InventorsThomas Buchholz, Wolfgang U. Sorg
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a fluid friction clutch having a housing, a clutch disc which is arranged at one end of a shaft which is mounted within the housing, a working chamber which is configured between the housing and the clutch disc, a storage chamber for clutch fluid, and at least one feed duct which leads from the storage chamber to the working chamber. Moreover, a pressure relief device for discharging clutch fluid from the feed duct into the storage chamber is provided.
Claims20
A fluid friction clutch, comprising:
- a housing;
- a shaft mounted within the housing;
- a clutch disc arranged at one end of the shaft;
- a working chamber between the housing and the clutch disc;
- a storage chamber configured to store clutch fluid;
- a feed duct leading from the storage chamber to the working chamber;
- and
- a pressure relief configured for discharging clutch fluid from the feed duct into the storage chamber.
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A fluid friction clutch, comprising:
- a housing;
- a shaft mounted within the housing;
- a clutch disc arranged at one end of the shaft;
- a working chamber between the housing and the clutch disc;
- a storage chamber configured to store clutch fluid;
- and
- a feed duct leading from the storage chamber to the working chamber;
- wherein the storage chamber is divided into a filling chamber and a retaining chamber.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.