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Controlling a clutch by an actuator

US11421747B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GKN Automotive Limited · DE

Inventors

Markus Weller · Kettenhausen, DE
Marcel Richter · Haag, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 11, 2020
Grant date	Aug 23, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 11, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16D2500/70414
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Controlling a clutch by means of an actuator, wherein at least one first shaft can be torque-transmittingly connected to a second shaft by means of the clutch, the clutch in one of at least three states, where in an disengaged first state, a torque cannot be transmitted, in a second state, a torque can be transmitted such that the speeds of the first shaft and the second shaft are synchronized in the second state, and in an engaged third state, a required torque can be transmitted; wherein, in various states and in an operating mode associated with the particular state, the actuator is adjusted at a different speed in order to adjust the clutch.

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