Voith Turbo Gmbh Co. Kg

Jurgen Liebe

Werner Adams

Georg Wahl

Heinz Holler

Bernhard Schust

Wolfgang Weber

Horst Muschelknautz

Klaus Nolz

Bernd-Rainer Freiberg

Wilfried Gehl

Helmut Rauer

The present invention is a drive system for a boat propeller, with a motor and a reverse gearbox. For forward travel a hydrodynamic coupling is provided and for reverse travel a hydrodynamic reverse converter is provided. The coupling is operated with its maximum filling degree in the upper range of the propeller speed, but in the lower range of propeller speed with a partial filling. Thus, the hydrodynamic coupling is the single hydrodynamic power transfer unit for the entire forward speed range. In order for the boat to be able to be quickly braked down from full speed, the reverse converter is arranged to provide a high torque conversion in the reactive braking range.

Drive system for a boat propeller

A hydrokinetic coupling has a primary vane wheel (11) and a secondary vane wheel (12), which define a toroidal working chamber. A shell (17) rotates with the primary vane wheel and envelops the secondary vane wheel. A constantly open and throttled outlet port (31) and an outlet valve (32) are disposed within the shell. The outlet valve can be closed by means of fluid pressure generated in a control line (33). In accordance with the invention, the control line has a fluid inlet (34) which is disposed in the shell interior. This is arranged at a determined distance from the axis of rotation of the coupling, so that fluid can only penetrate into the control line (33) if the slip in the coupling has assumed a specific minimum value. In this condition the outlet valve (32) is consequently closed, whereas it is opened at greater slip values.

Startup slip temperature-rise alleviating outlet valve for hydrokinetic

Arrangement for monitoring the temperature of a moving component: a stationary measuring device including an oscillator; a sensor on the moving component is moved past the measuring device; the sensor includes a coil that is outside the moving component and a cold conductor that senses temperature and changes its impedance in response to temperature changes and that is inside the component and electrically connected to the coil, whereby the coil is effectively short circuited or effectively open on the different sides of a preset temperature level sensed by the cold conductor, and the effective condition of the coil is sensed by the measuring device; a capacitor may be placed in series with the coil; the coil is helical and is in a plane; the coil and the cold conductor and the connecting leads are held in place by an insulating substance; specifics of the sensor body configuration are disclosed.

Temperature monitoring arrangement for a moving component

Growing community of inventors

Schwabisch-Hall, Germany

Jurgen Liebe