Patents Assigned to Behr Industry America, L.P.
  • Viscous clutch with controlled drain back
    Patent number: 7581627
    Abstract: A viscous fluid clutch for controlling the rotation of an engine cooling fan has a dividing disk separating a storage chamber from a working chamber. The dividing disk includes an opening having a geometry that defines a drain-back path to the working chamber regardless of the angular orientation of the clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignees: Behr America, Behr Industry America, L.P.
    Inventors: David L. McDermott, Joseph G. Sawyer