Patent · US Expired

Control of an automatic clutch

US6183392A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Daimlerchrysler AG · US

Inventors

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

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 25, 1999
Grant date	Feb 6, 2001
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

The present invention relates to an automatic clutch intended for an engine-transmission unit in a vehicle with random gear changing. The gearbox comes into action automatically as soon as it has recognized the driver's intentions. Furthermore, the gear lever shift, the speed and the engine torque of the vehicle as well as the brake system action are monitored. As soon as the gear lever has shifted and the speed or the torque has fallen sufficiently and/or the brake system is actuated, the clutch is released.

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