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Connection of a gearbox cooling to the cooling circuit of an engine

  • US 7,162,936 B2
  • Filed: 07/06/2002
  • Issued: 01/16/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for providing a flow of cooling medium between cooling medium lines (30

  • , 32

    ) of an engine (26) and a hydrodynamic retarder housing (12) wherein the hydrodynamic retarder housing (12) is located at a first end of a transmission housing (4) and a second end of the transmission housing (4) is mounted to the engine by a clutch bell housing (6) mating with the engine (26), comprising;

    first coupling flanges (16, 18) are mounted to the clutch bell housing (6) at a junction between the clutch bell housing (6) and the engine (26),each first coupling flange (16, 18) being connected to a corresponding cooling medium tube (20,22) for conveying cooling medium to the retarder housing (12),second coupling flanges (30, 32) connected to engine cooling medium lines (30

    , 32

    ) of the engine (26) and mounted to the engine (26) at the junction between the clutch bell housing (6) and the engine (26) so thatcorresponding ones of the first and second coupling flanges come into connecting mating relationships to connect each cooling medium tube (20, 22) to a corresponding one of the engine cooling medium lines (30

    , 32

    ).

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