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Electrohydraulic control device for a drive train of a vehicle

US5380257A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 25, 1993
Grant dateJan 10, 1995
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Expiry dateMar 25, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H59/44
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An electrohydraulic control device for a drive train of a vehicle is provided. The drive train includes an engine, a transmission, a source of pressurized fluid, and an input clutch connected between the engine and the transmission. The control device senses the rotational output speed of the engine and responsively engages and disengages the input clutch as a function of the engine speed.

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