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Fluid accumulator chamber

US8851257B2 · kind B2 · utility

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2Claims

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Assignee

BorgWarner Inc. · US

Inventors

Andreas Rothoff · Markdorf, DE
Frank Haase · Markdorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 2, 2010
Grant date	Oct 7, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 22, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16D35/02
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fluid accumulator chamber (1) of a fluid clutch device having an inner boundary wall (2) which runs around a central axis of rotation (M), having an outer boundary wall (3) which runs around axis of rotation (M), and having at least one filling opening (4) arranged in the outer boundary wall (3), wherein the outer boundary wall (3) has, at the location of the filling opening (4), a maximum spacing (R1) to the central axis (M), which spacing decreases continuously to a point (P) of minimum spacing (R3) to the central axis (M).

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