Rotating apparatus and heating apparatus, for vehicle

摘要

A heat recovery unit (5) in which cooling water absorbs heat generated in a water-cooled alternator (4) and a viscous heater in which cooling water absorbs heat generated in viscous fluid within a heat-generating chamber (54) have a common cooling water passage. Further, a rotor (33) of the alternator (4) and a rotor (53) of a viscous heater (6) are disposed on a shaft to have a common driving shaft (10) and a common V-belt. Therefore, cooling water pipes of a cooling water circuit are simply connected, a large space is not necessary for winding the V-belt of a belt transmitting mechanism (2), and the number of parts of a heating apparatus can be decreased. Further, because heat generated in the viscous fluid of the viscous heater (6) and heat generated with an operation of the alternator (4) are used as a supplementary heating source, a sufficient heating capacity can be provided for a passenger compartment even in a vehicle in which heat generated in the engine (E) is small. <IMAGE>