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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:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jürgen Friedrich, Crailsheim, DE;
Klaus Vogelsang, Crailsheim, DE;
Assignee:
Voith Turbo GmbH & Co. KG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 1/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 1/06 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and a device for increasing the use of the braking moment of a retarder in an automobile. According to this method, the heat produced by the retarder during braking is dissipated using a coolant. The method is characterized in that at least one auxiliary consumer and/or at least one of the following devices of the cooling system—a connected fan, a connected thermostat, a coolant pump, a bypass-valve—is controlled in dependence on the mode of the operation of the retarder.