Title:
RETARDER DEVICE OF VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2005163813
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a retarder device of a vehicle easily post-fittable additionally without changing an engine body for mounting a retarder.
An engine 13 is supported on a vehicle body 4 through elastic support bodies 18 and 18 such as vibration control rubber. A retarder case 22 to which the stator 21 of the retarder 20 is fixed is fixed to a vehicle body 4 near the front of a radiator 20 installed at the rear end of an engine room 6. A rotor 23 rotatably supported on the retarder case 22 is connected to the crankshaft 24 of the engine 13 through a joint 25 for power transmission. The joint 25 for power transmission is formed of two sets of universal joints 26 and 26 connected in series to each other.
Inventors:
SATO KICHIJI
Application Number:
JP2003399668A
Publication Date:
June 23, 2005
Filing Date:
November 28, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KOMATSU MFG CO LTD
International Classes:
B60T1/087; F16D57/02; (IPC1-7): F16D57/02; B60T1/087