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Auxiliary system for a motor vehicle

US5866995A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 7, 1997
Grant dateFeb 2, 1999
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Expiry dateAug 7, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60K25/00
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An auxiliary system for a motor vehicle including at least two intermittently driven auxiliary devices, a single electric motor for driving the at least two auxiliary devices, a free wheel arrangement for operatively connecting the at least two auxiliary devices with the electric motor in such a way that one of the at least two auxiliary devices is, from time to time, not operatively connected with the electric motor, and a priority circuit for determining the priority order of actuation of the at least two auxiliary devices, when both devices need be actuated.

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