Control system, in particular emergency control system, of an automatic clutch

US6080085A · kind A · utility

Assignees

• LuK Getriebe-Systeme GmbH · DE
• Daimlerchrysler AG · US

Inventors

• Franz Kosik · Esslingen am Neckar, DE
• Michael Salecker · Bühl, DE
• Martin Zimmermann · Sasbach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 2, 1998
• Grant date: Jun 27, 2000
• Expiry date: Nov 2, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S477/906
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a control system, in particular an emergency control system, of an automatic clutch. The clutch can operate with slip controlled by the driving speed when engaged, or can be disengaged or remain disengaged when the engine speed is excessive, and can also be disengaged when there is an idling signal.