Title:
流体継手装置及び該装置用の排出防止構造体
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4573936
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A fluid coupling device having an input coupling member (11) disposed within an operating chamber (33), and operable to transmit torque to an output coupling assembly including a body (15) and a cover (17). Attached to the cover (17) is a valve plate (31) to separate the operating chamber (33) from a reservoir chamber (35), the valve plate defining a fill port (43a, 43b). In order to eliminate morning sickness, which results from the bleed back of fluid though the fill port, an accumulator plate (59) is provided, attached to the cover (17) to define an accumulator chamber (67) within the operating chamber (33). When the engine is turned off, any fluid draining from the reservoir back through the fill port is contained within the accumulator chamber (67), and prevented from flowing directly into the viscous shear chamber (53,55), which would result in morning sickness. After the engine is started, fluid flows from the accumulator chamber and fills the shear chamber in the normal manner.
Inventors:
Neil E. Robb
Application Number:
JP2000036316A
Publication Date:
November 04, 2010
Filing Date:
February 15, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Borg Warner Incorporated
International Classes:
F16D3/80; F16D35/02
Domestic Patent References:
| JP11294491A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuo Shamoto
Shosuke Imai
Tadashi Masui
Tadahiko Kurita
Yasushi Kobayashi
Hiroyuki Uchida
Shosuke Imai
Tadashi Masui
Tadahiko Kurita
Yasushi Kobayashi
Hiroyuki Uchida