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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Gkn Driveline International, Lohmar, DE;
Inventors:
Michael Höck, Neunkirchen-Seelscheid, DE;
Harwin Niessen, Hürth, DE;
Assignee:
GKN Automotive Ltd., Redditch, Worcestershire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/19 (2012.01); F16H 48/22 (2006.01); B60K 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/19 (2013.01); B60K 23/04 (2013.01); F16H 48/22 (2013.01); B60K 2023/043 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/82 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/804 (2013.01);
Abstract
To reduce the complexity and the outlay involved in the development and implementation in a vehicle of systems and methods known from the prior art for operating a differential-free, clutch-controlled balancing unit having a first clutch and a second clutch, the invention provides for the first clutch and the second clutch to be controlled independently of the driving conditions, and always using the same variable controlled variable of the same value.