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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:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Harald Hoffeld, Crailsheim, DE;
Assignee:
Voith Turbo GmbH & Co. KG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 4/502 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 4/502 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a hydrodynamic clutch ( ) comprising at least two impellers, as outer wheel ( ), and an inner wheel ( ). The inner wheel is equipped with an integrated synchronizer clutch ( ) and is enclosed by a clutch shell ( ) that is coupled to said outer wheel. The invention is characterized in that the clutch elements ( ) are formed by the inner wheel and by the clutch shell. Said inner wheel comprises at least two segments ( ) that are displaceably mounted in a radial direction.