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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 1991
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazunori Takikawa, Numazu, JP;
Yuichi Ono, Numazu, JP;
Assignee:
Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Ltd., Sunto, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ; F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 / ; 192 / ; 192 / ;
Abstract
There is disclosed a temperature-controlled fan fluid coupling which supplies cooling air to the engine of an automobile according to the operating conditions at all times. The coupling includes a rotating shaft, a driving disk fixed to the shaft, and an enclosed housing consisting of a cover and a casing. The coupling further includes a dam for collecting oil, a circulation passage, a valve member for opening and closing a hole formed in a partition plate, and a temperature-sensing element. Radially protruding fins or recessed walls are formed to force oil to the dam.