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Engine assembly

US10851849B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Mahle International GmbH · DE

Inventors

Michael Bucher · Berlin, DE
Christoph Fiala · Potsdam, DE
Michael Hoetger · Berlin, DE
Hannes Marlok · Leonberg, DE
Lydia Ziegler · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 5, 2018
Grant date	Dec 1, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 15, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/12
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An engine assembly may include an internal combustion engine and an expander couplable to the internal combustion engine in a force transmitting manner. The engine assembly may also include a pulley mounted rotatably on a shaft of the expander. The pulley may be coupled to the internal combustion engine in a force-transmitting manner via a belt drive. The engine assembly may further include a first driver plate connected non-rotatably to the pulley and a second driver plate arranged adjacent thereto and connected non-rotatably to the shaft. The engine assembly may additionally include a clutch device including at least one actuating device and a coupling wheel. The coupling wheel may contact the first driver plate and the second driver plate when the clutch device is closed such that the pulley is connected with the shaft of the expander in a driving manner.

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