Quick pump-out clutch plate for a viscous fluid clutch

Details Quick pump-out clutch plate for a viscous fluid clutch Quick pump-out clutch plate for a viscous fluid clutch

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F16D 13/64 (2006.01) F16D 35/02 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2010793

QUICK PUMP-OUT CLUTCH PLATE FOR A VISCOUS FLUID CLUTCH Abstract of the Disclosure A fan clutch assembly for a vehicle includes a clutch plate rotatably driven by an input shaft. The clutch plate includes a plurality of concentric, annular lands and grooves which are mated with complementary lands and grooves of a clutch body to form a shear zone. A plurality of passages are provided in the clutch plate lands and grooves for directing fluid from a reservoir to the shear zone. A plurality of radial channels are provided in the clutch plate lands and grooves to expel fluid from the shear zone to a receiving chamber of the clutch plate assembly. Each channel is aligned with and leads radially outwardly from a respective passage. Preferably, each groove includes an aligned notch provided on the circumference of the clutch plate. The notch includes a mouth on the surface of the clutch plate adjacent the lands and grooves and an exit on the surface of the clutch plate adjacent a receiving chamber. An angled wall provided with each notch fluid from a channel to the receiving chamber of the clutch plate assembly.

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