Motor vehicle

US5957805A · kind A · utility

Assignees

• LuK Getriebe-Systeme GmbH · DE
• Daimler-Benz AG · DE

Inventors

• Michael Salecker · Bühl, DE
• Klaus Kupper · Bühl, DE
• Martin Vornehm · Neu-Anspach, DE
• Franz Kosik · Esslingen am Neckar, DE
• Thomas Grass · Neukirchen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 26, 1998
• Grant date: Sep 28, 1999
• Expiry date: May 26, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16H63/46
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A motor vehicle wherein the power train comprises an automated clutch between the engine and a manually shiftable transmission. The control circuit for the clutch is designed in such a way that the clutch is disengaged in response to actuation of the gear shifting lever simultaneously with one or more additional undertakings such as actuation of the gas pedal and of one or more brakes, a reduction of the speed of the vehicle below a preselected value, and/or many others.