Mercedes-benz Aktiengesellschaft

Daimler Chrysler Ag

Bernd Bertsche

Ludger Kortenjann

Gerhard Wagner

Ludwig Bauer

Henrich Wied

G&uuml;nter Indlekofer

A gearbox of a gear-changing appliance has a frictional connection whose engagement by a hydraulic fluid actuator causes an associated gearbox transmission ratio to be effective. A control pressure derived from the working pressure of the actuator is used to influence a pressure regulating valve for a supply pressure present at a pressure regulating valve which adjusts the working pressure as required by an electronic control unit.

Shifting device in a variable speed gearbox with pressure regulating valves for working and feed pressure

An arrangement drives an automatic selector appliance of a change-speed gearbox of a motor vehicle into a position for emergency running in the event of a failure of an electronic control unit. A specified forward gear is selected, after the vehicle has come to rest, by manually moving a range selector valve into a P position and back into a D position.

Emergency running driving arrangement for a change-speed gearbox

An arrangement for controlling an automatic selector device of a change-speed gearbox has two selecting connections engageable alternately by selecting actuators operated by pressure medium can be actuated into two non-transient and two transient selector conditions. This alternate engageability is provided by an electronic control unit by way of just one electromagnetic control valve. The arrangement also uses three pressure systems and two multi-way valve arrangements.

Control for a motor vehicle change-speed gearbox automatic selector

A device is provided for influencing starting of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle that has an electronically controlled gearbox, an electrically acting interlock that prevents the internal combustion engine from being put into operation when a gearbox status causing a driving force connection is selected, and a starter with an electromagnetic disengagement switch that is suppliable with battery current from an ignition switch during actuation of the starter. The device has an electronic engine control unit for at least one of ignition and metering of fuel, with a communicative connection communicatively connecting the engine control unit to the gearbox control. A direct connection is provided from the ignition switch to the electromagnetic disengagement switch for supplying battery current to the electromagnetic disengagement switch without an intermediate disabling switch. A recorder records the position of an element influencing the gear-selection status of the gearbox and transmits a corresponding signal to the gearbox control. The gearbox control acts upon the engine control unit via the communicative connection to disable at least one of the ignition and the fuel metering when the element influencing the gear-selection status of the gearbox is in a position which normally effects a driving force connection through the gearbox.

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Tuttlingen, Germany

Bernd Bertsche