Method for controlling a friction clutch
US9759276B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2500/70414
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a motor vehicle, a friction clutch is disposed between a drive unit and a transmission. The value of the contact point of the clutch is adapted at predetermined points in time. A method for controlling the friction clutch includes the steps of determining a value of the contact point of the friction clutch, this value having been modified as a result of an adaptation thereof, and of continuously reducing the value of the contact point at a predetermined ramp rate, without letting this value drop below a predefined contact point reduction value.
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