US5138840A
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Power transmission apparatus for internal combustion engine including supercharger
Assignee: KOMATSU SEISAKUSHO A CORP OF JAPAN KK
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Filing: 1989-04-07
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Granted: 1992-08-18
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Expires: 2009-04-07
Abstract
Abstract According to the present invention, a power transmission apparatus for an internal combustion engine (2) having a supercharger (1) attached thereto is constructed such that thermal energy included in exhaust gas discharged from a turbine (T) in the supercharger is recovered by a waste heat recovering turbine (3) thereby to drive the waste heat recovering turbine (3), auxiliary units (9), (10) for a cooling system of the internal combustion engine (2) are driven by power generated by the waste heat recovering turbine (3) which has been driven and the power generated by the wasted heat recovering turbine (3) is then transmitted to a crankshaft (12) of the internal combustion engine (2) via a coupling (6) for interrupting power transmission in an operational region where the internal combustion engine is rotated at a low speed or in an operational region where the internal combustion engine is rotated under a low load.
Inventors
- 👤 Tetsuro Oguchi
- 👤 Hidetada Fukushima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 22:51
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01P; F01P5/00; F01P5/10; F01P5/12; F01P5/02; F01P5/04; F02; F02B; F02B37/00; F02B37/005; F02B41/00; F02B41/02; F02B41/10; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
189 words
A power transmission apparatus for an internal combustion engine having a supercharger attached thereto wherein thermal energy included in exhaust gas is recovered by a waste heat recovering turbine and power generated by said waste heat recovering turbine is transmitted to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine, characterized in that an output shaft of the waste heat recovering turbine is connected to a gear type speed reduction mechanism, a pulley is fixedly mounted on one end part of a power take-out shaft of said gear type speed reduction mechanism, auxiliary units for a cooling system of the internal combustion engine are driven via a V-belt extending round said pulley and the input shaft of a fluid coupling is arranged at the other end of said power take-out shaft of the gear type speed reduction mechanism to interrupt power transmission during rotation of the internal combustion engine at a low rotational speed and during rotation of the internal combustion engine under a low load, whereby the power transmitted via the output shaft of the fluid coupling is transmitted further to the crankshaft via another gear type speed reduction mechanism.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
189 words
A power transmission apparatus for an internal combustion engine having a supercharger attached thereto wherein thermal energy included in exhaust gas is recovered by a waste heat recovering turbine and power generated by said waste heat recovering turbine is transmitted to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine, characterized in that an output shaft of the waste heat recovering turbine is connected to a gear type speed reduction mechanism, a pulley is fixedly mounted on one end part of a power take-out shaft of said gear type speed reduction mechanism, auxiliary units for a cooling system of the internal combustion engine are driven via a V-belt extending round said pulley and the input shaft of a fluid coupling is arranged at the other end of said power take-out shaft of the gear type speed reduction mechanism to interrupt power transmission during rotation of the internal combustion engine at a low rotational speed and during rotation of the internal combustion engine under a low load, whereby the power transmitted via the output shaft of the fluid coupling is transmitted further to the crankshaft via another gear type speed reduction mechanism.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
175 words
A power transmission apparatus for an internal combustion engine having a supercharger attached thereto wherein thermal energy included in exhaust gas is recovered by a waste heat recovering turbine and power generated by said waste heat recovering turbine is transmitted to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine, characterized in that an output shaft of said waste heat recovering turbine is connected to a gear type speed reduction mechanism, a pulley is fixedly mounted on a power take-out shaft of said gear type speed reduction mechanism so as to drive auxiliary units for a cooling system of the internal combustion engine via a V-belt extending round said pulley, a shaft of said pulley round which said V-belt extends is coupled to the input shaft of a fluid joint for interrupting power transmission during rotation of the internal combustion engine at a low rotational speed or during rotation of the internal combustion engine under a low load and an output shaft of said fluid coupling is connected directly to the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
175 words
A power transmission apparatus for an internal combustion engine having a supercharger attached thereto wherein thermal energy included in exhaust gas is recovered by a waste heat recovering turbine and power generated by said waste heat recovering turbine is transmitted to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine, characterized in that an output shaft of said waste heat recovering turbine is connected to a gear type speed reduction mechanism, a pulley is fixedly mounted on a power take-out shaft of said gear type speed reduction mechanism so as to drive auxiliary units for a cooling system of the internal combustion engine via a V-belt extending round said pulley, a shaft of said pulley round which said V-belt extends is coupled to the input shaft of a fluid joint for interrupting power transmission during rotation of the internal combustion engine at a low rotational speed or during rotation of the internal combustion engine under a low load and an output shaft of said fluid coupling is connected directly to the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1995-08-18 | 1996-02-17 | 1996-08-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1999-08-18 | 2000-02-17 | 2000-08-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2003-08-18 | 2004-02-17 | 2004-08-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |