Patent · US Expired

Automatic clutch

US6090009A · kind A · utility

1Cited by

10References

10Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Daimlerchrysler AG · US

Inventors

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

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 25, 1999
Grant date	Jul 18, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 25, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16H63/46
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is an automatic clutch for an engine-transmission unit in a vehicle with random gear changing. A sensor technology is used for determining the parameters to be taken into account for the automated clutch control. The sensing device includes a speed or driving notch display, so that, when normally changing the gear or driving notch, the transition over the neutral gear or idle is not displayed.

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