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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2009
Applicants:
Stephan Bartosch, Rammingen, DE;
Jürgen Berger, Gerstetten, DE;
Christian Bausch, Bubesheim, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Voith Patent GmbH, Heidenheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 23/10 (2006.01); F01K 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A drive train for a motor vehicle includes: a vehicle drive engine for driving the motor vehicle via a vehicle drive shaft driven by a vehicle drive engine; and a compressor which can be driven optionally or permanently for compressing air for a compressed-air system of the motor vehicle. The compressor is associated with at least one drive unit in the form of a steam-driven expansion machine by which the compressor can be driven.