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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2018
Mahle International Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Michael Bucher, Berlin, DE;
Christoph Fiala, Potsdam, DE;
Michael Hoetger, Berlin, DE;
Hannes Marlok, Leonberg, DE;
Lydia Ziegler, Berlin, DE;
Abstract
An engine assembly may include an internal combustion engine and an expander couplable to the internal combustion engine in a force transmitting manner. The engine assembly may also include a pulley mounted rotatably on a shaft of the expander. The pulley may be coupled to the internal combustion engine in a force-transmitting manner via a belt drive. The engine assembly may further include a first driver plate connected non-rotatably to the pulley and a second driver plate arranged adjacent thereto and connected non-rotatably to the shaft. The engine assembly may additionally include a clutch device including at least one actuating device and a coupling wheel. The coupling wheel may contact the first driver plate and the second driver plate when the clutch device is closed such that the pulley is connected with the shaft of the expander in a driving manner.