Patents by Inventor Varne Axel Gerhard Gustavsson

Varne Axel Gerhard Gustavsson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Wet disc clutch and method of force cooling the same
    Patent number: 4027758
    Abstract: A wet disc clutch is force cooled by feeding a cooling liquid under pressure from locations adjacent the axis of rotation of the clutch into the region between the friction surfaces of the clutch discs through a pattern of grooves formed in at least one of the disc surfaces and comprising a plurality of radially extending distribution grooves which communicate with a helical array of cooling grooves which in turn communicate with a plurality of radially extending conveying grooves, located between the distribution grooves, and communicating with constricted outlets disposed adjacent the outer edges of the discs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1977
    Assignee: AB Bofors
    Inventors: Varne Axel Gerhard Gustavsson, Lars-Goran Moberg