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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2013
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a prime mover arrangement comprising an internal combustion engine () for driving a first shaft () and comprising a steam engine (), which is connected to the first shaft by means of a clutch arrangement (), for driving a second shaft (). Furthermore, a freewheel () which interacts with the clutch arrangement () is arranged between the first shaft () and the second shaft () in order to transmit a rotational movement of the second shaft () to the first shaft () in a first operating mode and to allow the first shaft () to freewheel relative to the second shaft () in a second operating mode. The clutch arrangement () is designed as a fluid-actuated clutch arrangement () which can be operated with positive pressure or negative pressure and bridges the freewheel () in a friction-fitted or form-fitted manner in order to transmit the rotational movement of the internal combustion engine () to the second shaft () via a flange () arranged on the first shaft ().