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Clutch control device

US11131351B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 9, 2018
Grant dateSep 28, 2021
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Expiry dateAug 9, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16D2500/70426
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This clutch control device includes an engine (13), a transmission gear (21), a clutch device (26), a clutch actuator (50), a control unit (60), a clutch operator (4b), and a clutch operation amount sensor (4c), wherein the control unit (60) is configured to enable intervention of a manual clutch operation according to the clutch operator (4b) during automatic control of the clutch device (26) according to the clutch actuator (50), and the control unit (60) is configured to set a control target value of a clutch capacity to a connection lower limit target value (Px) acquired by changing an operation target value (Pv) corresponding to an amount of operation of the clutch operator (4b) to a clutch disconnection side in a case in which the amount of operation of the clutch operator (4b) based on an output value of the clutch operation amount sensor (4c) reaches a predetermined value (θ2) set in advance at a time of performing a clutch disconnection operation through the intervention of the manual clutch operation.

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