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Method and device for operating a clutch

US6988605B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 31, 2001
Grant dateJan 24, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16D2500/7082
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and device for operating a clutch between an internal combustion engine and at least one driven wheel of a vehicle, a torque being transmitted between the internal combustion engine and the driven wheel by pressing the clutch together via an application force or an application pressure, and the application force or the application pressure being controlled as a function of a clutch slip in the clutch when the torque is transmitted between the internal combustion engine and the driven wheel and a setpoint clutch slip.

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