Abstract:
A fail-safe friction clutch assembly for a vehicle accessory, particularly to drive a vehicle cooling pump, and more particularly as part of a dual mode drive for a cooling pump, together with an electric motor. The friction clutch assembly includes a friction plate member connected to a central rotatable shaft member used for operating the vehicle accessory. A pair of friction lining members are positioned on opposite sides of the friction plate member. An armature member is spring biased to axially force the friction plate member and friction lining member against a housing or cover which is rotating at input speed. A solenoid assembly is used to overcome the spring bias and pull the armature and friction plate member away from the housing.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an electrically controlled silicon oil fan clutch rotary valve device. The valve device is based on a magnetic mandrel, including a Y-shaped element, a driven disc, a driving disc, and a guide disc intercombined, which achieves control over flow of silicon oil by controlling rotation of a valve, and achieves precise control over positions by resetting through a reset torsion spring and using outer teeth and inner teeth of the driving disc and the driven disc as well as a stop device. In the present invention, the valve may be controlled to be stable at an appropriate position through the size of the current of the coil, so as to achieve a stepless speed and achieve a purpose of precisely controlling the clutch.
Abstract:
A forced air-cooled engine includes a crankcase, a cylinder block, a cylinder head, a cooling fan, and a shroud arranged to cover a portion of the crankcase, the cooling fan, and a portion of the cylinder block and a portion of the cylinder head. Fins are provided at least in a region of the cylinder block covered by the shroud. The shroud includes a facing wall portion that faces the fins. An exhaust opening is provided between the facing wall portion and the cylinder block, and opens away from the cooling fan.
Abstract:
A convex fan shroud for use with an automotive engine cooling system having a fan and a fan-cooled, liquid-to-air radiator is disclosed. The convex fan shroud has an optimized shape that leads to high air flow rates through the radiator. The convex fan shroud includes a front frame that defines an air-intake opening, a convex top wall connected to the frame, a convex bottom wall connected to the frame, and a pair of opposed convex side walls connected to the frame and to the top and bottom walls. The interior surfaces of the walls are smooth. The convex walls define a barrel-shaped shroud body that includes a round engine-facing opening to accommodate the fan. In addition to generating a higher flow rate, the disclosed inventive concept for a smooth convex fan shroud is relatively low cost to produce and has a relatively high degree of rigidity.
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.
Abstract:
An electromagnetically actuatable clutch for a water pump in a cooling water circuit of an internal combustion engine, having a drive wheel rotatably mounted relative to the water pump, and an armature disk, which interacts with a coil. The armature disk and a functional component of an eddy current clutch are connected to the drive wheel so that the drive wheel, armature disk and first functional component run synchronously when they rotate. The armature disk can be moved axially with the first functional component by energizing the coil. A second functional component of the eddy current clutch is provided arranged in a fixed fashion on a shaft coupled to the water pump. A friction mechanism is provided between the first and second functional components to provide a frictional locking engagement between the two functional components that is released by energizing the coil.
Abstract:
Device for controlling the movement of a fan (1) for cooling the coolant in a motor vehicle, comprising a support element (20a ;220a;420a) on which the fan (1) is rotatably mounted by means of an idle bell member (1a); a first electromagnetic clutch (30) comprising at least one first electromagnet (32) and a rotor (31;531) and a first armature (33) connected to the idle bell member (1a) by means of a second clutch (200) of the type based on Foucault parasitic currents, and a second armature (34) directly connected to the said idle bell member (1a) supporting the fan (1). Wherein, the first clutch (30) can be energized to a first level whereby only the first armature (33) is actuated and engages the rotor (31) and rotates the second clutch (200) which causes the fan (1) to rotate at a first speed and the first clutch (30) can be energized to a second level whereby the second armature (34) is actuated and engages the rotor (31) and rotates the fan (1) at a second speed. The second clutch (200) can be a Foucault parasitic current type clutch having permanent magnets (214).
Abstract:
A device for transmitting the movement to a fan for cooling the cooling fluid in a motor vehicle, mounted, by means of an idle support, on an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis (X-X) of the driving shaft of the vehicle, said device comprising movement generating means which are coaxial and integral with the driving shaft; means for transmitting the movement of the driving shaft to a first clutch; at least one first friction clutch with an electromagnetic actuating system, which is arranged on an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis (X-X) of the driving shaft and the rotor of which is connected to said movement transmission means and the engagement of which produces a rotation of the fan at a number of revolutions at least equal to that of the movement generating means.