Hydraulic controlled fan clutch with integral cooling

A hydraulically controlled fan drive system having a method of engagement includes a housing assembly containing a hydraulic fluid and an engaging circuit. The engaging circuit includes a pitot tube coupled within the housing assembly that receives at least a portion of the hydraulic fluid. An engag...

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Hauptverfasser: Pickelman, Jr, Dale M, Malott, Theodore A, Robb, Neil E, Hart, Gary E
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A hydraulically controlled fan drive system having a method of engagement includes a housing assembly containing a hydraulic fluid and an engaging circuit. The engaging circuit includes a pitot tube coupled within the housing assembly that receives at least a portion of the hydraulic fluid. An engaging circuit engages the housing assembly to a fan shaft in response to supply of the hydraulic fluid from the pitot tube.