Abstract: A system and method of anchoring a bimetal coil member on a viscous clutch fan drive. An adjustable channeled retainer member together with a silicone or silicone-type material is used to anchor the free end of the bimetal coil member.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 18, 2015
Date of Patent:
January 2, 2018
Assignee:
BorgWarner Inc.
Inventors:
Ryan W. Livingston, Jason R. Roderick, Darin L. Gwin
Abstract: A viscous fluid coupling device includes: a plate that divides a housing into a reservoir chamber and an operation chamber; communication holes that are provided in the plate and communicate the reservoir chamber and the operation chamber; a rotor that is disposed inside the operation chamber and fixed to one end of a drive shaft and rotates integrally with the drive shaft; a valve that is disposed in the reservoir chamber and opens and closes the communication holes, a rod that is fixed at one end to the valve and fixed at the other end to the inner circumferential side of a vortical bimetal and rotatably supported on the housing; a bimetal holder that fixes an attaching outer end formed by bending the outer circumferential side of the bimetal; and a vibration isolator that is disposed between the bimetal holder and the bimetal.