Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Viscous clutch with adjustable pump mechanism
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Application No.: US14657738Application Date: 2015-03-13
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Publication No.: US09618059B2Publication Date: 2017-04-11
- Inventor: Thomas Schmidt , Bastian Brand , Scott Miller
- Applicant: Horton, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Roseville
- Assignee: Horton, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Horton, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Roseville
- Agency: Westman, Champlin & Koehler, P.A.
- Main IPC: F16D35/02
- IPC: F16D35/02 ; F16D35/00 ; F16H47/06 ; F16H47/00

Abstract:
A viscous clutch (20) includes a housing assembly (28), a rotor assembly (26), a reservoir (38) to hold a supply of a shear fluid, a working chamber (40) operatively positioned between the housing assembly and the rotor assembly, and a fluid return bore (26-1B) that optionally extends radially through at least an outer diameter portion of the rotor assembly to the working chamber. Selective introduction of the shear fluid to the working chamber facilitates selective torque transmission between the housing assembly and the rotor assembly. The fluid return bore can form at least a portion of a fluid return path (50) from the working chamber to the reservoir.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150184702A1 VISCOUS CLUTCH WITH ADJUSTABLE PUMP MECHANISM Public/Granted day:2015-07-02
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