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Hydraulic clutch control system, comprising servo means which are disposed between the master cylinder and the slave cylinder of the system

US7857113B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 8, 2004
Grant dateDec 28, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 13, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16D2500/7041
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a system for the hydraulic control (10) of a clutch (12), e.g. a motor vehicle clutch, comprising an upstream master cylinder (14) which is connected to a down-stream slave cylinder (18) by means of a conduit (16). The invention is characterized in that the system comprises a servo cylinder (30) which is disposed in the conduit (16) between the master cylinder (14) and the slave cylinder (18), said servo cylinder comprising at least one servo piston which can be subjected to an assist force produced by a servo device.

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