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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sergio Saluzzo, San Pietro Val Lemina, IT;
Donato Spina, Turin, IT;
Assignee:
Fiat Auto SpA, Turin, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 5/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 5/900 ;
Abstract
A drive unit for an alternator of a motor vehicle is provided with a driven pulley, which rotates around its own axis, and with a unit for connection of the pulley to a rotary drive shaft for the alternator; the drive unit is also provided with a revolution-multiplier device and a torque-limiter device, which are disposed in series with one another and constitute part of the unit for connection of the pulley to the shaft of the alternator.