Patent · US Expired

Clutch assembly with control device which determines adapted gripping point and gradient of clutch characteristic curve

US5993352A · kind A · utility

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6Claims

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Assignee

Daimler-Benz AG · DE

Inventors

Franz Kosik · Esslingen am Neckar, DE
Thomas Grass · Neukirchen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 11, 1997
Grant date	Nov 30, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 11, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16D2500/7044
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An automatically controlled clutch is arranged between the engine and the driving wheels in the transmission line of a motor vehicle having a transmission which can be shifted manually in an arbitrary manner between idling and driving positions. A control device used for operating the clutch constantly determines the operating performance of the clutch and stores correspondingly adapted characteristic values.

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