发明名称 |
Combined bearing and variable speed viscous coupling |
摘要 |
A combined variable speed viscous coupling and bearing includes a rolling element bearing that supports a driven member for relative rotation on a powered member. A viscous grease interposed and sealed with respect to the rolling elements of the bearing acts as a variable speed drive, frictionally retarding the rolling of the rolling elements when the powered member turns below a certain critical speed, thus causing the driven member to turn with the powered member in a one-to-one relationship. Above the predetermined critical speed, the rolling elements roll sufficiently through the viscous material to allow the powered member to overrun the driven member. In a preferred embodiment, the invention is disclosed as a variable speed drive for the cooling fan of a vehicle alternator.
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申请公布号 |
US4540075(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1985.09.10 |
申请号 |
US19840611135 |
申请日期 |
1984.05.17 |
申请人 |
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION |
发明人 |
DELPERCIO, MARIANO;MOLLOY, EDWARD W. |
分类号 |
F16H55/36;F01P7/08;F16C33/66;F16D7/00;F16D35/00;H02K9/06;(IPC1-7):F16D31/00 |
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F16H55/36 |
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