Dual clutch transmission clutch cooling control method
US6715597B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2200/0052
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of controlling the temperature of the clutches of a dual clutch transmission, which includes the steps of providing a predetermined flow of cooling fluid to at least one clutch of the dual clutch transmission for controlling bulk clutch temperature, monitoring the temperature of the cooling fluid at the clutch, and changing the flow of the cooling fluid to the clutch as a function of a change in the bulk clutch temperature.
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