Patent · US Expired

Control device for at least one consumer, such as a camshaft adjuster, automatic transmission and the like, of motor vehicles

US7047931B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 11, 2003
Grant dateMay 23, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF15B2211/212
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A control device for at least one consumer of a motor vehicle, having an engine and at least one pump for supplying a medium via at least one pressure line to the at least one consumer, is configured to supply the medium to the at least one consumer before the engine is started. The pump can be driven by an electric motor or by the engine of the motor vehicle or alternatingly by the electric motor and the engine.

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