US20100122673A1 - Drive unit for a fan and arrangement with a drive unit - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01P7/00—Controlling of coolant flow
- F01P7/02—Controlling of coolant flow the coolant being cooling-air
- F01P7/04—Controlling of coolant flow the coolant being cooling-air by varying pump speed, e.g. by changing pump-drive gear ratio
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01P7/00—Controlling of coolant flow
- F01P7/02—Controlling of coolant flow the coolant being cooling-air
- F01P7/04—Controlling of coolant flow the coolant being cooling-air by varying pump speed, e.g. by changing pump-drive gear ratio
- F01P7/048—Controlling of coolant flow the coolant being cooling-air by varying pump speed, e.g. by changing pump-drive gear ratio using electrical drives
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01P5/00—Pumping cooling-air or liquid coolants
- F01P5/02—Pumping cooling-air; Arrangements of cooling-air pumps, e.g. fans or blowers
- F01P5/04—Pump-driving arrangements
- F01P2005/046—Pump-driving arrangements with electrical pump drive
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
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- the invention relates to a drive unit for a fan and an arrangement with a drive unit.
- Fan systems or cooling systems and arrangements with such systems are known in vehicles, in particular in motor vehicles with internal combustion engines.
- multi-stage electromagnetic clutches or what are referred to as viscous clutches are installed.
- Viscous clutches can ensure, in particular, free setting of the rotational speed of the fan drive as long as a power loss does not exceed certain operating limits.
- power losses of several kilowatts which depend on the parameters of the fan torque and differential rotational speed of the coupled rotating elements can be produced. Disadvantages are found to occur with viscous clutches in particular in a cold start phase or in the case of deactivation.
- multi-stage electromagnetic clutches are used for operating a fan, said fan can be deactivated completely. There is no permanent slip in the switched-on state. However, control can be carried out only to a limited degree with electromagnetic clutches.
- the object of the present invention is to make available a drive of a cooling system for a vehicle having an internal combustion engine, which drive can advantageously be adapted to the operating states which are relevant in practice, in particular while avoiding the disadvantages which have occurred hitherto with drive systems of the generic type.
- the invention is based firstly on a drive unit for a fan of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, having a friction clutch which can be shifted in order to drive the fan via the internal combustion engine.
- the core of the drive unit according to the invention is that an electric motor is also provided for driving the fan, and that a torque-transmission path is formed between the friction clutch and the fan by means of a rotatably mounted part of the electric motor.
- the electric motor has, in particular, a stator and a rotor which can rotate in relation to one another.
- the invention permits a drive unit to be obtained which is advantageous in terms of improved control and comfortable adaptation of the fan power in the low power range by means of a desired or settable fan rotational speed.
- relatively high or maximum fan power levels can be implemented for selected operating states, for example.
- the drive unit according to the invention combines, in particular, the advantages of a viscous clutch and the advantages of a multi-stage friction clutch, for example of an electromagnetically actuable frictionally engaging clutch.
- a free rotational speed setting as long as the power loss does not exceed its operating limits.
- the drive effect on the impeller wheel can be completely deactivated or switched on without permanent slip.
- a direct drive by a drive shaft to the impeller wheel or an impeller wheel hub is possible 1:1.
- the drive according to the invention is advantageous, in particular, for utility vehicles.
- an electric motor with an electrical power level of approximately 5 kW can be made available without problems.
- the electric motor which can be switched on and off it is possible to implement a first operating state according to which the impeller wheel is not driven, and also a second operating state with control as far as approximately 5 kW.
- Power peaks can therefore be covered according to the invention by means of a simple friction clutch, in particular, for example, an electromagnetic clutch.
- the invention therefore allows, in particular, for the fact that, for example, for utility vehicles, in practice cooling of the cooling system generally occurs as a result of the relative wind for 80% of the time of use.
- the fan power of a maximum of approximately 5 kW is required for approximately 18% of the operating time. Only in 2% of the operating time is a relatively high to maximum fan power level required.
- These operating states can be advantageously covered with the drive unit according to the invention. It is also advantageous that, even when the internal combustion engine is stationary, a cooling power level of a maximum of 5 kW is possible by means of the electric motor.
- the friction clutch is designed to permit direct drive of the fan by the internal combustion engine.
- the friction clutch can advantageously be embodied as an electromagnetically actuable friction face clutch, for example, as a friction disk clutch.
- a slip-free connection of a motor-side drive shaft and of a fan-side fan shaft can therefore be made possible in a non-positively or frictionally locking fashion.
- a rotationally flexible clutch is provided for driving the fan by the internal combustion engine.
- the fan can be driven, for example, at a rotational speed which is relatively low with respect to the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine by means of the rotationally flexible clutch. It is thus basically possible to provide a drive of the impeller wheel which is subject to slip in addition to or instead of the direct drive.
- a torque-dependent overload protection can be implemented by means of the rotationally flexible clutch, and this can be advantageous in certain applications.
- an eddy current clutch is possible as a rotationally flexible clutch.
- the friction clutch and the electric motor do not extend, or only extend insignificantly, over a diameter of an impeller wheel hub of the fan in a radial direction. It is therefore possible to implement a particularly compact design of the drive unit.
- installation space which is necessary in any case in the radial direction, in particular with respect to an axis about which the fan or an impeller wheel can rotate during operation, can be used, which easily permits integration or retrofitting of the drive unit according to the invention for existing assemblies.
- the electric motor has a housing to which the fan is attached. It is therefore possible to implement a particularly stable and space-saving arrangement. In particular, no intermediate connecting parts are necessary between the electric motor and the fan.
- the fan itself can also be embodied as in previous systems.
- the friction clutch and the electric motor are combined to form one structural unit. This facilitates the installation or disinstallation of the drive unit. Furthermore, the entire drive with the drive unit can therefore be configured in a compact fashion. Furthermore, the parts of the friction clutch and of the electric motor can, if appropriate, be accommodated in a protected fashion in a common housing.
- the friction clutch and the electric motor are advantageously connected to form one unit, which is advantageous in terms of optimum utilization of space.
- the invention also relates to an arrangement for cooling an internal combustion engine having a radiator for cooling the internal combustion engine, and a fan which interacts with the radiator, wherein a drive unit for the fan is present in accordance with the details explained above.
- the cooling arrangement for the internal combustion engine can therefore be embodied in accordance with the advantages specified above.
- the drive unit preferably comprises a friction clutch and an electric motor which are combined to form one structural unit, wherein the structural unit is connected to the radiator.
- the fan generates an air current which is conducted past faces of the radiator in order to effectively bring about a transmission of heat from areas of the radiator to the air flowing around.
- the drive unit comprises a friction clutch and an electric motor which are embodied separately. This permits advantageous installation, disinstallation and utilization of an existing installation space.
- the friction clutch can be arranged on the internal combustion engine. This can be advantageous depending on the application or prevailing installation conditions.
- the electric motor is attached to the radiator, in particular the entire drive unit composed of the clutch and electric motor. This may be advantageous in terms of a compact design of the drive unit or for reasons of installation.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a drive unit according to the invention which is attached on the radiator side;
- FIG. 2 shows an alternative drive unit according to the invention which is arranged on the motor side
- FIG. 3 shows a third inventive embodiment variant of a drive unit, with an electric motor being arranged on the radiator and a friction clutch being arranged on the motor.
- FIG. 1 is a highly schematic view—which omits components—of a drive unit 1 according to the invention in the installed state, for example, in a vehicle with an internal combustion engine 3 , for example a diesel engine, with the internal combustion engine 3 being only shown in block form.
- the drive unit 1 is to be understood as being the part of the drive for an impeller wheel 2 , and in this context the drive unit 1 does not include the internal combustion engine 3 itself.
- the drive shaft 4 is connected to the drive unit 1 via a flange 4 a of a drive shaft 4 (shown only partially) of the internal combustion engine 3 .
- the impeller wheel 2 (illustrated only partially or in a hub region) is accommodated on a central impeller wheel hub 2 a which is connected in a rotationally fixed fashion to a fan shaft 5 via which the impeller wheel 2 can be driven in rotation.
- the fan shaft 5 is embodied over its main longitudinal extent as part of an electric motor 6 and forms a rotor 8 of the electric motor 6 .
- the rotor 8 is surrounded by a stator 7 of the electric motor 6 .
- the stator 7 is attached in a positionally fixed fashion to a radiator section 9 and to a vehicle frame (not illustrated) via the radiator section 9 .
- the stator 7 is supported with respect to the rotating rotor 8 by means of bearings 10 and 11 , for example roller bearings.
- a friction clutch 12 is provided between a drive flange 17 connected in a rotationally fixed fashion to the flange 4 a , and the electric motor 6 , on that side of said electric motor 6 which faces toward the internal combustion engine 3 .
- the friction clutch 12 is embodied as an electromagnetically actuable friction disk clutch.
- an electromagnet arrangement 13 with a positionally fixed electromagnet 14 is provided, the electromagnet 14 generating magnetic forces as a result of energization of the electromagnet arrangement 13 , as a result of which an armature disk 15 , which can be moved axially with respect to the fan shaft 5 in a resettable fashion, is attracted to a friction ring section 16 that is rotationally fixed to fan shaft 5 .
- the drive flange 17 is rotatably mounted on the fan shaft 5 by means of a bearing 18 , at the axial end of the fan shaft 5 which is directed toward the internal combustion engine 3 .
- the electromagnet arrangement 13 When the electromagnet arrangement 13 is not energized, the armature disk 15 is separated from the friction ring section 16 by resettable spring means, for example by means of a spring ring 19 , as a result of which no drive connection is produced between the drive shaft 4 and the fan shaft 5 .
- the drive unit 1 can drive the fan via the electric motor 6 if a comparatively low cooling power is required for the radiator (not illustrated).
- the fan 2 can be operated in an infinitely variable fashion, for example to approximately 5 kW power via the controllable electric motor 6 . Unless current is applied to the electric motor 6 and the electromagnet arrangement 13 , the impeller wheel remains stationary or does not experience any motor drive effect.
- the drive unit 1 with the electric motor 6 and the friction clutch 12 can advantageously extend in the radial direction with respect to the rotational axis S of the fan shaft 5 over a region a which is almost completely in the diameter region of the impeller wheel hub 2 a according to FIG. 1 .
- a drive unit according to the invention can also be located completely within the radial extent of an impeller wheel hub.
- the drive unit 1 can, for example, be fixedly arranged with the drive flange 17 on the radiator section 9 . Vibrations or oscillations which occur during operation of the internal combustion engine 3 are therefore not transmitted to the impeller wheel 2 .
- a circumferentially extending gap (not illustrated) which is present radially on the outside of the impeller wheel 2 , with respect to the adjoining sections, for example an air guiding ring on the radiator, can therefore be selected to have the minimum size, if appropriate in the millimeter range. Disruptive air eddying formations at the radial outer edge of the impeller wheel 2 can therefore be advantageously avoided or minimized.
- FIG. 2 An alternative arrangement according to the invention with a drive unit 20 is shown in FIG. 2 .
- Said arrangement likewise serves to drive an impeller wheel 21 on an impeller wheel hub 21 a .
- an internal combustion engine 22 for driving the impeller wheel 21 is present.
- An electric motor 23 of the drive unit 20 for a drive operation of the impeller wheel 21 which can be controlled in an infinitely variable fashion is present spatially between the internal combustion engine 22 and the impeller wheel 21 .
- the electric motor 23 comprises a rotor 24 which is fixedly connected to the impeller wheel hub 21 a and which is mounted by means of bearings 21 and 26 with respect to a stator 27 which is arranged in a positionally fixed fashion on the internal combustion engine 22 .
- the cylindrical stator 27 therefore has a gap with respect to the impeller wheel hub 21 a on the fan-side end of said stator 27 .
- the friction clutch 28 is present between the internal combustion engine 22 and the electric motor 23 .
- the friction clutch 28 comprises an electromagnet arrangement 29 with an electromagnet 30 , by means of which, when the electromagnet 30 is energized, an axially displaceable armature disk 31 can be connected to a section 33 a of a belt pulley 33 in a frictionally or non-positively locking fashion via spring means, for example a spring ring 32 , which can be displaced in the axial direction with respect to the rotor 24 .
- the belt pulley 33 is rotatably mounted on the stator 27 by means of a roller bearing 34 and can be driven in rotation by the internal combustion engine 22 by means of belts (not illustrated).
- a belt support section 33 b is present on the outer circumference of the belt pulley 33 .
- the impeller wheel hub 21 a and therefore the impeller wheel 21 are made to rotate in a regulated, infinitely variable fashion, by rotating the rotor 24 with said electric motor 23 .
- the impeller wheel 21 is not driven in rotation. If only the electromagnet arrangement 29 is energized when the electric motor 23 is not being operated, the rotor 24 which runs on the outside and therefore also the impeller wheel 21 , are driven directly via the shifted friction clutch 28 via the belt pulley 33 and the engaged friction clutch 28 .
- the electric motor 23 and the friction clutch 28 are embodied as a structural unit which is positioned between the impeller wheel 21 and the internal combustion engine 22 .
- FIG. 3 A further arrangement of an inventive drive unit 34 is shown in FIG. 3 .
- the drive unit 34 is divided into two units.
- a first unit is formed by the electric motor 35 , which is held fixedly connected by its stator 36 to a radiator section 38 .
- the stator 36 is mounted, by means of bearings 39 and 40 on the rotor 37 which rotates together with an impeller wheel hub 41 a .
- An impeller wheel 41 is secured to the impeller wheel hub 41 a .
- the rotor 37 forms part of an impeller wheel shaft 42 .
- the impeller wheel shaft 42 which is illustrated in an interrupted fashion in FIG.
- the friction clutch 44 can be connected in a rotationally fixed fashion to a drive shaft (not shown) of an internal combustion engine 43 via a friction clutch 44 , and can be disconnected from a drive effect of a drive shaft by means of the friction clutch 44 .
- the friction clutch 44 is only illustrated in a highly schematic fashion or in a box form.
- the friction clutch 44 can be embodied, in particular, in the form of an electromagnetic clutch which can be shifted.
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The invention relates to a drive unit for a fan of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, having a friction clutch which can be shifted in order to drive the fan via the internal combustion engine. An electric motor is also provided for driving the fan, and a torque-transmission path is formed between the friction clutch and the fan by means of a rotatably mounted part of the electric motor. The invention also relates to an arrangement for driving a fan via an internal combustion engine with a drive unit that includes an electric motor and a friction clutch.
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- This application claims the benefit under 35 USC §119(a)-(d) of German Application Nos. 10 2008 058 377.4 filed Nov. 20, 2008 and 10 2009 011 347.9 filed Mar. 5, 2009, the entireties of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- The invention relates to a drive unit for a fan and an arrangement with a drive unit.
- Fan systems or cooling systems and arrangements with such systems are known in vehicles, in particular in motor vehicles with internal combustion engines. In contemporary systems, in particular, multi-stage electromagnetic clutches or what are referred to as viscous clutches are installed. In such cases, a considerable loss of power may occur in a low rotational speed range of a fan of the cooling system via a system which is continuously subject to slip. Viscous clutches can ensure, in particular, free setting of the rotational speed of the fan drive as long as a power loss does not exceed certain operating limits. In this context, power losses of several kilowatts which depend on the parameters of the fan torque and differential rotational speed of the coupled rotating elements can be produced. Disadvantages are found to occur with viscous clutches in particular in a cold start phase or in the case of deactivation.
- If multi-stage electromagnetic clutches are used for operating a fan, said fan can be deactivated completely. There is no permanent slip in the switched-on state. However, control can be carried out only to a limited degree with electromagnetic clutches.
- The object of the present invention is to make available a drive of a cooling system for a vehicle having an internal combustion engine, which drive can advantageously be adapted to the operating states which are relevant in practice, in particular while avoiding the disadvantages which have occurred hitherto with drive systems of the generic type.
- The invention is based firstly on a drive unit for a fan of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, having a friction clutch which can be shifted in order to drive the fan via the internal combustion engine. The core of the drive unit according to the invention is that an electric motor is also provided for driving the fan, and that a torque-transmission path is formed between the friction clutch and the fan by means of a rotatably mounted part of the electric motor. The electric motor has, in particular, a stator and a rotor which can rotate in relation to one another.
- The invention permits a drive unit to be obtained which is advantageous in terms of improved control and comfortable adaptation of the fan power in the low power range by means of a desired or settable fan rotational speed. In addition, relatively high or maximum fan power levels can be implemented for selected operating states, for example.
- The drive unit according to the invention combines, in particular, the advantages of a viscous clutch and the advantages of a multi-stage friction clutch, for example of an electromagnetically actuable frictionally engaging clutch. With the proposed drive unit it is possible to implement a free rotational speed setting as long as the power loss does not exceed its operating limits. Furthermore, the drive effect on the impeller wheel can be completely deactivated or switched on without permanent slip. A direct drive by a drive shaft to the impeller wheel or an impeller wheel hub is possible 1:1. Overall, the drive according to the invention is advantageous, in particular, for utility vehicles.
- In particular, in the case of hybrid vehicles which generally have, for example, an on-board electrical voltage range to above 400 volts, an electric motor with an electrical power level of approximately 5 kW can be made available without problems. With the electric motor which can be switched on and off it is possible to implement a first operating state according to which the impeller wheel is not driven, and also a second operating state with control as far as approximately 5 kW.
- In practice, power peaks which occur cannot, however, be appropriately covered in terms of the radiator power or fan power with an electric motor which can reasonably be used in the vehicle, since the sizes of electric motor which are necessary for this purpose are uneconomical or the installation situation is impractical due to complex cabling.
- Power peaks can therefore be covered according to the invention by means of a simple friction clutch, in particular, for example, an electromagnetic clutch.
- The invention therefore allows, in particular, for the fact that, for example, for utility vehicles, in practice cooling of the cooling system generally occurs as a result of the relative wind for 80% of the time of use. The fan power of a maximum of approximately 5 kW is required for approximately 18% of the operating time. Only in 2% of the operating time is a relatively high to maximum fan power level required. These operating states can be advantageously covered with the drive unit according to the invention. It is also advantageous that, even when the internal combustion engine is stationary, a cooling power level of a maximum of 5 kW is possible by means of the electric motor.
- It is also advantageous that the friction clutch is designed to permit direct drive of the fan by the internal combustion engine.
- The friction clutch can advantageously be embodied as an electromagnetically actuable friction face clutch, for example, as a friction disk clutch. A slip-free connection of a motor-side drive shaft and of a fan-side fan shaft can therefore be made possible in a non-positively or frictionally locking fashion.
- Furthermore, it is advantageous that a rotationally flexible clutch is provided for driving the fan by the internal combustion engine. The fan can be driven, for example, at a rotational speed which is relatively low with respect to the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine by means of the rotationally flexible clutch. It is thus basically possible to provide a drive of the impeller wheel which is subject to slip in addition to or instead of the direct drive. A torque-dependent overload protection can be implemented by means of the rotationally flexible clutch, and this can be advantageous in certain applications. For example, an eddy current clutch is possible as a rotationally flexible clutch.
- In addition, it is possible that, in the installed state, the friction clutch and the electric motor do not extend, or only extend insignificantly, over a diameter of an impeller wheel hub of the fan in a radial direction. It is therefore possible to implement a particularly compact design of the drive unit. In particular, installation space which is necessary in any case in the radial direction, in particular with respect to an axis about which the fan or an impeller wheel can rotate during operation, can be used, which easily permits integration or retrofitting of the drive unit according to the invention for existing assemblies.
- It is also advantageous that the electric motor has a housing to which the fan is attached. It is therefore possible to implement a particularly stable and space-saving arrangement. In particular, no intermediate connecting parts are necessary between the electric motor and the fan. The fan itself can also be embodied as in previous systems.
- In one particularly advantageous modification of the subject matter of the invention, the friction clutch and the electric motor are combined to form one structural unit. This facilitates the installation or disinstallation of the drive unit. Furthermore, the entire drive with the drive unit can therefore be configured in a compact fashion. Furthermore, the parts of the friction clutch and of the electric motor can, if appropriate, be accommodated in a protected fashion in a common housing.
- The friction clutch and the electric motor are advantageously connected to form one unit, which is advantageous in terms of optimum utilization of space.
- The invention also relates to an arrangement for cooling an internal combustion engine having a radiator for cooling the internal combustion engine, and a fan which interacts with the radiator, wherein a drive unit for the fan is present in accordance with the details explained above. The cooling arrangement for the internal combustion engine can therefore be embodied in accordance with the advantages specified above.
- The drive unit preferably comprises a friction clutch and an electric motor which are combined to form one structural unit, wherein the structural unit is connected to the radiator. The fan generates an air current which is conducted past faces of the radiator in order to effectively bring about a transmission of heat from areas of the radiator to the air flowing around.
- Moreover, it is advantageous that the drive unit comprises a friction clutch and an electric motor which are embodied separately. This permits advantageous installation, disinstallation and utilization of an existing installation space.
- Furthermore, it is possible that the friction clutch can be arranged on the internal combustion engine. This can be advantageous depending on the application or prevailing installation conditions.
- Finally, it is also advantageous that the electric motor is attached to the radiator, in particular the entire drive unit composed of the clutch and electric motor. This may be advantageous in terms of a compact design of the drive unit or for reasons of installation.
- Further advantages and features of the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to three exemplary embodiments of the invention which are illustrated in a highly schematic form.
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FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a drive unit according to the invention which is attached on the radiator side; -
FIG. 2 shows an alternative drive unit according to the invention which is arranged on the motor side; and -
FIG. 3 shows a third inventive embodiment variant of a drive unit, with an electric motor being arranged on the radiator and a friction clutch being arranged on the motor. -
FIG. 1 is a highly schematic view—which omits components—of adrive unit 1 according to the invention in the installed state, for example, in a vehicle with aninternal combustion engine 3, for example a diesel engine, with theinternal combustion engine 3 being only shown in block form. Thedrive unit 1 is to be understood as being the part of the drive for animpeller wheel 2, and in this context thedrive unit 1 does not include theinternal combustion engine 3 itself. - The drive shaft 4 is connected to the
drive unit 1 via aflange 4 a of a drive shaft 4 (shown only partially) of theinternal combustion engine 3. - The impeller wheel 2 (illustrated only partially or in a hub region) is accommodated on a central
impeller wheel hub 2 a which is connected in a rotationally fixed fashion to afan shaft 5 via which theimpeller wheel 2 can be driven in rotation. Thefan shaft 5 is embodied over its main longitudinal extent as part of anelectric motor 6 and forms arotor 8 of theelectric motor 6. Therotor 8 is surrounded by astator 7 of theelectric motor 6. Thestator 7 is attached in a positionally fixed fashion to aradiator section 9 and to a vehicle frame (not illustrated) via theradiator section 9. Thestator 7 is supported with respect to therotating rotor 8 by means ofbearings - A
friction clutch 12 is provided between adrive flange 17 connected in a rotationally fixed fashion to theflange 4 a, and theelectric motor 6, on that side of saidelectric motor 6 which faces toward theinternal combustion engine 3. Thefriction clutch 12 is embodied as an electromagnetically actuable friction disk clutch. For this purpose, anelectromagnet arrangement 13 with a positionally fixedelectromagnet 14 is provided, theelectromagnet 14 generating magnetic forces as a result of energization of theelectromagnet arrangement 13, as a result of which anarmature disk 15, which can be moved axially with respect to thefan shaft 5 in a resettable fashion, is attracted to afriction ring section 16 that is rotationally fixed tofan shaft 5. In this way, it is possible to establish a coupling connection for a maximum cooling power in the case of power peaks of the radiator, and as a result also of thefan 2 with a direct transmission of rotational speed taking place from the drive shaft 4 to thefan shaft 5, and therefore to thefan 2, via thedrive flange 17 and thefriction ring section 16. - The
drive flange 17 is rotatably mounted on thefan shaft 5 by means of abearing 18, at the axial end of thefan shaft 5 which is directed toward theinternal combustion engine 3. When theelectromagnet arrangement 13 is not energized, thearmature disk 15 is separated from thefriction ring section 16 by resettable spring means, for example by means of aspring ring 19, as a result of which no drive connection is produced between the drive shaft 4 and thefan shaft 5. - However, in this state, the
drive unit 1 can drive the fan via theelectric motor 6 if a comparatively low cooling power is required for the radiator (not illustrated). Thefan 2 can be operated in an infinitely variable fashion, for example to approximately 5 kW power via the controllableelectric motor 6. Unless current is applied to theelectric motor 6 and theelectromagnet arrangement 13, the impeller wheel remains stationary or does not experience any motor drive effect. - The
drive unit 1 with theelectric motor 6 and the friction clutch 12 can advantageously extend in the radial direction with respect to the rotational axis S of thefan shaft 5 over a region a which is almost completely in the diameter region of theimpeller wheel hub 2 a according toFIG. 1 . According to the exemplary embodiments inFIG. 2 andFIG. 3 , a drive unit according to the invention can also be located completely within the radial extent of an impeller wheel hub. - It is also advantageous that the
drive unit 1 can, for example, be fixedly arranged with thedrive flange 17 on theradiator section 9. Vibrations or oscillations which occur during operation of theinternal combustion engine 3 are therefore not transmitted to theimpeller wheel 2. A circumferentially extending gap (not illustrated) which is present radially on the outside of theimpeller wheel 2, with respect to the adjoining sections, for example an air guiding ring on the radiator, can therefore be selected to have the minimum size, if appropriate in the millimeter range. Disruptive air eddying formations at the radial outer edge of theimpeller wheel 2 can therefore be advantageously avoided or minimized. If a drive unit were to be mounted on theinternal combustion engine 3, a significantly larger size would have to be disadvantageously selected for this gap in order to prevent contact between the impeller wheel and air guiding ring means. This has a negative effect on the formation of flow by the impeller wheel. - An alternative arrangement according to the invention with a
drive unit 20 is shown inFIG. 2 . Said arrangement likewise serves to drive animpeller wheel 21 on animpeller wheel hub 21 a. Furthermore, aninternal combustion engine 22 for driving theimpeller wheel 21 is present. Anelectric motor 23 of thedrive unit 20 for a drive operation of theimpeller wheel 21 which can be controlled in an infinitely variable fashion is present spatially between theinternal combustion engine 22 and theimpeller wheel 21. Theelectric motor 23 comprises arotor 24 which is fixedly connected to theimpeller wheel hub 21 a and which is mounted by means ofbearings stator 27 which is arranged in a positionally fixed fashion on theinternal combustion engine 22. Thecylindrical stator 27 therefore has a gap with respect to theimpeller wheel hub 21 a on the fan-side end of saidstator 27. - Furthermore a
friction clutch 28 is present between theinternal combustion engine 22 and theelectric motor 23. Thefriction clutch 28 comprises anelectromagnet arrangement 29 with anelectromagnet 30, by means of which, when theelectromagnet 30 is energized, an axiallydisplaceable armature disk 31 can be connected to asection 33 a of abelt pulley 33 in a frictionally or non-positively locking fashion via spring means, for example aspring ring 32, which can be displaced in the axial direction with respect to therotor 24. Thebelt pulley 33 is rotatably mounted on thestator 27 by means of aroller bearing 34 and can be driven in rotation by theinternal combustion engine 22 by means of belts (not illustrated). For this purpose, abelt support section 33 b is present on the outer circumference of thebelt pulley 33. - When the
electric motor 23 is operating, theimpeller wheel hub 21 a and therefore theimpeller wheel 21, are made to rotate in a regulated, infinitely variable fashion, by rotating therotor 24 with saidelectric motor 23. - When the
electric motor 23 and theelectromagnet arrangement 29 are not energized, theimpeller wheel 21 is not driven in rotation. If only theelectromagnet arrangement 29 is energized when theelectric motor 23 is not being operated, therotor 24 which runs on the outside and therefore also theimpeller wheel 21, are driven directly via the shiftedfriction clutch 28 via thebelt pulley 33 and the engagedfriction clutch 28. - In the arrangement of the
inventive drive unit 20 shown inFIG. 2 , theelectric motor 23 and the friction clutch 28 are embodied as a structural unit which is positioned between theimpeller wheel 21 and theinternal combustion engine 22. - A further arrangement of an
inventive drive unit 34 is shown inFIG. 3 . According to this embodiment, thedrive unit 34 is divided into two units. A first unit is formed by theelectric motor 35, which is held fixedly connected by itsstator 36 to aradiator section 38. Thestator 36 is mounted, by means ofbearings rotor 37 which rotates together with animpeller wheel hub 41 a. Animpeller wheel 41 is secured to theimpeller wheel hub 41 a. Therotor 37 forms part of animpeller wheel shaft 42. Theimpeller wheel shaft 42, which is illustrated in an interrupted fashion inFIG. 3 , can be connected in a rotationally fixed fashion to a drive shaft (not shown) of aninternal combustion engine 43 via afriction clutch 44, and can be disconnected from a drive effect of a drive shaft by means of thefriction clutch 44. Thefriction clutch 44 is only illustrated in a highly schematic fashion or in a box form. The friction clutch 44 can be embodied, in particular, in the form of an electromagnetic clutch which can be shifted. -
- 1 Drive unit
- 2 Impeller wheel
- 2 a Impeller wheel hub
- 3 Internal combustion engine
- 4 Drive shaft
- 4 a Flange
- 5 Fan shaft
- 6 Electric motor
- 7 Stator
- 8 Rotor
- 9 Radiator section
- 10 Bearing
- 11 Bearing
- 12 Friction clutch
- 13 Electromagnet arrangement
- 14 Electromagnet
- 15 Armature disk
- 16 Friction ring section
- 17 Drive flange
- 18 Bearing
- 19 Spring ring
- 20 Drive unit
- 21 Impeller wheel
- 22 Internal combustion engine
- 23 Electric motor
- 24 Rotor
- 25 Bearing
- 26 Bearing
- 27 Stator
- 28 Friction clutch
- 29 Electromagnet arrangement
- 30 Electromagnet
- 31 Armature disk
- 32 Spring ring
- 33 Belt pulley
- 33 a Section
- 33 b Belt support section
- 34 Drive unit
- 35 Electric motor
- 36 Stator
- 37 Rotor
- 38 Radiator section
- 39 Bearing
- 40 Bearing
- 41 Impeller wheel
- 41 a Impeller wheel hub
- 42 Impeller wheel shaft
- 43 Internal combustion engine
- 44 Friction clutch
Claims (12)
1. A drive unit for a fan of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, comprising a friction clutch that is shifted in order to drive the fan via the internal combustion engine, and an electric motor for driving the fan wherein a torque-transmission path is formed between the friction clutch and the fan by a rotatably mounted part of the electric motor.
2. A drive unit according to claim 1 , wherein the friction clutch permits direct drive of the fan by the internal combustion engine.
3. A drive unit according to claim 1 , wherein the friction clutch is an electromagnetically actuable friction face clutch.
4. A drive unit according to claim 1 , further comprising a rotationally flexible clutch for driving the fan by the internal combustion engine.
5. A drive unit according to claim 1 , wherein the friction clutch and the electric motor do not substantially extend in the radial direction beyond a diameter of an impeller wheel hub of the fan.
6. A drive unit according to claim 1 , wherein the electric motor comprises a housing to which the fan is attached.
7. A drive unit according to claim 1 , wherein the friction clutch and the electric motor are combined to form one structural unit.
8. An arrangement for cooling an internal combustion engine, comprising a radiator for cooling the internal combustion engine, a fan which interacts with the radiator, and a drive unit according to claim 1 .
9. An arrangement according to claim 8 , wherein the drive unit comprises a friction clutch and an electric motor, that are combined to form one structural unit that is connected to the radiator.
10. An arrangement according to claim 8 , wherein the drive unit comprises a friction clutch and an electric motor, which are embodied separately.
11. An arrangement according to claim 8 , wherein the friction clutch is arranged on the internal combustion engine.
12. An arrangement according to claim 8 , wherein the electric motor is attached to the radiator.
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