Patent · US Expired

Drive unit with internal combustion engine and hydrodynamic retarder

US5762582A · kind A · utility

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7References

6Claims

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Assignee

Voith Turbo GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Jurgen Friedrich · Kupferberg, DE
Hans Gebhardt
Heribert Moller · Sachsen bei Ansbach, DE
Klaus Vogelsang · Crailsheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 20, 1995
Grant date	Jun 9, 1998
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 20, 2015

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF01P2060/06
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A drive unit, notably for a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine and a transmission. The drive unit has two hydrodynamic retarders, each featuring a rotor and a stator. A primary retarder precedes the transmission in the power train and a secondary retarder follows the transmission in the power train.

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