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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
May. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Voith Patent Gmbh, Heidenheim, DE;
Inventors:
Achim Menne, Crailsheim, DE;
Dieter Laukemann, Frankenhardt, DE;
Ravi Schade, Crailsheim, DE;
Werner Adams, Crailsheim, DE;
Assignee:
Voith Patent GmbH, Heidenheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 57/04 (2006.01); F16D 23/06 (2006.01); F16D 33/18 (2006.01); B60T 10/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 57/04 (2013.01); B60T 10/02 (2013.01); F16D 23/06 (2013.01); F16D 33/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hydrodynamic machine comprising a housing, arranged within said housing: at least one shaft; a toroidal working chamber that can be filled with a working medium, the toroidal working chamber including a first housing with a first bladed wheel and a second housing with a second bladed wheel; a step-up gear arranged with the first bladed wheel about a common rotational axis and mounted such that they can rotate independently of one another; and a coupling device operable to transfer torque between the step-up gear and the first bladed wheel.