Viscous clutch and associated reservoir configuration

US9453541B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HORTON, INC. · US

Inventors

• Raimund Krammer · Gerolzhofen, DE
• Derek Savela · Windom, US
• Bastian Brand · Schonungen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 11, 2015
• Grant date: Sep 27, 2016
• Expiry date: Sep 11, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16D2121/20
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A viscous clutch includes a shaft, a rotor attached to the shaft, a housing located adjacent to the rotor, a working chamber defined between the rotor and the housing, and a reservoir used to store a shear fluid. Selective introduction of the shear fluid to the working chamber facilitates selective torque transmission between the rotor and the housing. The reservoir is attached to the shaft separately from the rotor.