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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 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, means which interact with the clutch arrangement () are 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 a freewheel between the first shaft () and the second shaft () in a second operating mode. The clutch arrangement () can be operated with positive pressure or negative pressure. Furthermore, the clutch arrangement () can be shifted by a fluid, and a torque transmission is provided between the first shaft () and the second shaft ().