Patent ID: 9651098
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: F16C,F16D,F16H

Claim:
1. A hydrodynamic machine, comprising: a bladed primary wheel revolving about an axis of rotation of the hydrodynamic machine; a bladed secondary wheel which is stationary or which also revolves about the axis of rotation, said bladed secondary wheel and said bladed primary wheel together forming a toroidal working chamber that is filled or can be filled with a working medium to transmit torque hydro-dynamically via a working medium circuit inside the working chamber from the primary wheel to the secondary wheel, whereby at least one of the primary wheel and the secondary wheel are rotatably mounted using at least one plain bearing; a lubricant supply system for the at least one plain bearing, including a lubricant source that is connected via at least one lubricant supply line with the at least one plain bearing, and having a lubricant outlet that is connected via a lubricant discharge line with the at least one plain bearing; and a lubricant reservoir provided in at least one of the lubricant supply line and in the lubricant discharge line, the lubricant reservoir adapted for forming a lubricant circuit between the lubricant reservoir and the at least one plain bearing, which is connected via at least one lubricant feed conduit and at least one lubricant return conduit with the at least one plain bearing in the event of failure of the lubricant supply from the lubricant source.