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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2020
Dana Italia S.r.l., Arco, IT;
Andrea Bortoli, Trento, IT;
Pier Paolo Rinaldi, Arco, IT;
DANA ITALIA S.R.L., Arco, IT;
Abstract
A wet brake system, a method therefor, and a vehicle including such system, the system comprising: a housing enclosing a brake compartment, at least one friction plate rotatably disposed within the brake compartment, at least one separator plate disposed within the brake compartment, coupled to the housing and configured to be frictionally engaged with the at least one friction plate for braking the at least one friction plate, the at least one friction plate and the at least one separator plate configured to be at least partially submersed in a liquid held within the brake compartment, and a liquid reservoir, wherein a drain port is arranged such that the at least one friction plate when rotating is configured to convey liquid held within the brake compartment to the liquid reservoir via the drain port and a drain channel for draining the brake compartment.