Control of an automatic clutch

US5759131A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Mercedes-Benz Group AG · DE

Inventors

• Franz Kosik · Esslingen am Neckar, DE
• Gunter Worner · Weingarten, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 15, 1996
• Grant date: Jun 2, 1998
• Expiry date: Jul 15, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16D2500/70452
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

In a control for an automatic clutch disposed between the engine and the drive train of a vehicle for controlling the vehicle movement at start or during transitional phases, the clutch is controlled in such a way that, with a predetermined low engine speed, movement of the vehicle at a predetermined creeping speed is obtained.