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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Georg Wahl, Crailsheim, DE;
Hans Schirle, Stimpfach, DE;
Marjan Gantar, Ljubljana, SI;
Rok Pavlin, Ljubljana, SI;
Dusan Florjancic, Zirovnica, SI;
Assignee:
Voith Turbo GmbH & Co. KG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/300 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a hydrodynamic converter comprising a torus-shaped working chamber surrounding the converter axis, said chamber having the form of a ring channel in an axial cross-section; an impeller which is rotationally fixed to an input shaft; a turbine wheel which is rotationally fixed to an output shaft, and a ring of adjustable guide vanes. The converter is designed in such a way that it has a lambda value of less than 0.0005.