Multiple-disk brake or clutch
A multiple-disk brake or clutch ( 1 ) includes at least one disk ( 2, 4 ) in a housing and at least one disk located on a shaft. Coolant is located in the housing ( 3 ). A coolant outlet ( 10 ) and a coolant inlet ( 7 ) of a cooling circuit ( 9 ) are located on the housing ( 3 ), whereby coolant can be delivered to the coolant outlet ( 10 ) by means of the disks ( 2, 4 ).
1. A multiple-disk brake or clutch, comprising:
at least one disk located in a housing;
at least one disk located on a shaft, with coolant located in the housing;
a coolant outlet and a coolant inlet of a cooling circuit provided on the housing, wherein coolant is delivered to the coolant outlet by means of the disks; and
a coolant unit connected to the brake or clutch;
wherein the coolant unit can be turned on or off, and
wherein the coolant unit can be turned on as a function of a braking signal.
2. The multiple-disk brake or clutch as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the housing is only partly filled with coolant.
3. The multiple-disk brake or clutch as claimed in claim 1 , wherein when the shaft is oriented substantially horizontally, the coolant inlet is in the vicinity of a lowest point of the housing and the coolant outlet is on the housing in the area above a coolant level surface when the brake or clutch is not in operation.
4. The multiple-disk brake or clutch as claimed in claim 1 , including a collecting device in the housing, which collecting device is in communication with the coolant outlet.
5. The multiple-disk brake or clutch as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the collecting device is located underneath the coolant outlet in the housing when the shaft is oriented substantially horizontally.
6. The multiple-disk brake or clutch as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cooling circuit includes a cooling device.
7. The multiple-disk brake or clutch as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the cooling device is a radiator.
8. The multiple-disk brake or clutch as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the cooling device includes a fan device.
9. The multiple-disk brake or clutch as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the fan device is temperature controlled as a function of a temperature of the coolant.
10. The multiple-disk brake or clutch as claimed in claim 1 , wherein in the housing, in a radial inner area of the disks, a coolant unit outlet is provided for the coolant that is delivered by the coolant unit.