System for controlling the temperature of a vehicle drive train component including coolant circulation

A system for controlling the temperature of a vehicle drive train component (24) utilizes coolant that is normally used to cool an engine (22) on the vehicle (20). At least one flow passageway (32,34) is associated with the drive train component housing. Coolant from the radiator (26) is selectively...

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Hauptverfasser:	JOHNSON, MICHAEL E, BOWMAN, LARRY W, HILDEBRAND, ROBERT W, SCHNEIDER, MARK M, SIEBER, PAUL R, RATTS, ERIC B
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL BLASTING BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL BRAKES CLUTCHES COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS HEATING LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OFVEHICLES THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL TRANSPORTING VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES VEHICLES IN GENERAL WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A system for controlling the temperature of a vehicle drive train component (24) utilizes coolant that is normally used to cool an engine (22) on the vehicle (20). At least one flow passageway (32,34) is associated with the drive train component housing. Coolant from the radiator (26) is selectively allowed to flow through the passageway where it absorbs heat from within the drive train component. The fluid is then returned to the radiator where heat can be dissipated in a conventional manner. A suitably programmed controller (42) preferably controls the amount of coolant fluid flow through the component and controls a fan (28) assembly associated with the radiator to ensure appropriate cooling of the fluid to achieve desired engine cooling and drive train component cooling.