Patent ID: 7097013
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: B60T,F16D

Abstract:
1. A hydrodynamic brake comprising: a stator which has an annular shell with a multiplicity of blades supported in the respective shell; a rotor which has a corresponding annular shell with a number of blades also supported in the respective shell; the annular shells of the rotor and the stator are so shaped and arranged that they form a toroidal space in which the blades extend for receiving a medium which is intended to be supplied to the toroidal space for effecting a braking action between the rotor and the stator when the medium is supplied to the space; a number of components for allowing regulation of the flow of the medium into or out of the space; and a housing having a first side accommodating the rotor and stator and including at least three recesses formed in the first side, wherein each recess provides an opening to accommodate one of the components and including a second side which is detachably connected to the first side along a connecting region so that the first side and second side together form the housing and surround the rotor, the stator, and the components and enclose the recesses of the first side of the housing.