Patent · US Expired

Machine unit comprising a drive and a machine

US7198142B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12References

23Claims

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Assignee

Voith Turbo GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Georg Wahl · Rodenbach, DE
Hans Schirle · Stimpfach, DE
Wolfgang Sautter · Reutlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 18, 2001
Grant date	Apr 3, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 18, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16H61/56
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a high power machine unit. Said invention is characterized by the following features: a drive which has an output shaft; a machine which has a drive shaft; a converter (3) which is connected between drive and machine and can be filled and emptied; having a toothed clutch (4) which can be engaged and disengaged and is connected in parallel with the converter (3); one half (4.1) is firmly connected to the output shaft of the drive so as to rotate with it; the other half (4.2) of the clutch is firmly connected to the drive shaft of the machine so as to rotate with it.

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