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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1981
Filed:
Nov. 27, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard L Smirl, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Assignee:
Borg-Warner Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7433 / ; 7475 / ; 192-0033 ; 192 / ;
Abstract
A three-phase accessory drive system associated with the engine of a vehicle and providing a high ratio drive phase from vehicle engine idle to a first predetermined engine speed, a substantially constant speed drive phase above the first predetermined engine speed to a second predetermined engine speed and a low ratio drive phase above the second predetermined engine speed. The accessory drive speed is also temperature compensated. The drive system comprises the combination of a planetary gear set, a friction brake, a friction clutch and a hydraulic system operatively associated with the brake.