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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:
May. 30, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 26, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Heinz Madsack, Overath, DE;
Assignee:
GKN Viscodrive GmbH, Lohmar, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 / ; 192 / ; 192 702 ; 192112 ;
Abstract
A viscous coupling (1) has a housing (2) with a housing casing (5) made of a softer material and covers (8, 9) adjoining the casing at its ends, made of a harder material. The two covers (8, 9) have sealing edges (22, 23). The two covers (8, 9) are tensioned relative to the end faces (6, 7) of the housing casing (5) and, via their sealing edges (22, 23), penetrate the end faces (6, 7).