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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2006
Applicant:
Piercarlo Boffelli, Milan, IT;
Inventor:
Piercarlo Boffelli, Milan, IT;
Assignee:
Baruffaldi S.p.A., Tribano (MI), IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 27/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multi-speed drive for a motor cooling fan mounted on a driveshaft has provided a first electromagnetic clutch containing one electromagnet, and first and second armatures. When no current is imposed on the electromagnet, the clutch does not engage and the fan remains stationary with respect to the rotating driveshaft. Depending on the amount of current imposed on the electromagnet, the fan will either rotate at a speed slower than the drive shaft or, when maximum current is imposed, the fan will be rotated at the same speed as the rotating driveshaft.