Arrangement for the control of the power transmission of a four-wheel drive vehicle
US4860208A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 1988 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2540/18
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
For improving the load-change behavior of a four-wheel drive motor vehicle when driving through curves, the vehicle is provided with a longitudinal clutch continuously controllable and with a lockable differential continuously controllable in its locking action. The activation of the longitudinal clutch takes place in the first instance in dependence on velocity whereas the activation of the lockable differential is undertaken in the first instance in two stages dependent on power output whereby a velocity-dependent characteristic can additionally be super-imposed on this power output dependent control.
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