Patent · US Expired

Hydrodynamic converter

US6782982B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

8References

10Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Voith Turbo GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Georg Wahl · Rodenbach, DE
Hans Schirle · Stimpfach, DE
Marjan Gantar · Ljubljana, SI
Rok Pavlin · Ljubljana, SI
Dusan Florjancic · Winterthur, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 7, 2002
Grant date	Aug 31, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 7, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16D33/04
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a hydrodynamic converter comprising a torus-shaped working chamber surrounding the converter axis, said chamber having the form of a ring channel in an axial cross-section; an impeller which is rotationally fixed to an input shaft; a turbine wheel which is rotationally fixed to an output shaft, and a ring of adjustable guide vanes. The converter is designed in such a way that it has a lambda value of less than 0.0005.

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