Viscous fluid clutch
US5497868A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D35/023
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A viscous fluid clutch includes relatively rotatable first and second drive members having a fluid shear space therebetween and which are cooperable with a fluid medium in the shear space to provide a shear-type fluid drive therebetween, a fluid reservoir for storing the fluid medium, and a baffle wall located in the reservoir for restraining flow of the fluid medium from the reservoir to the shear space.
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