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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
May. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;
Inventors:
Michael Sagefka, Kösching, DE;
Sebastian Strasser, Ingolstadt, DE;
Michael Bär, Ingolstadt, DE;
Christian Knely, Ingolstadt, DE;
Thomas-Willibald Meier, Ingolstadt, DE;
Adrian Mihailescu, Aachen, DE;
Stefan Hüfner, Ingolstadt, DE;
Assignee:
AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/34 (2006.01); B60K 17/35 (2006.01); B60K 23/08 (2006.01); F16D 48/06 (2006.01); B60K 17/354 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/35 (2013.01); B60K 17/354 (2013.01); B60K 23/0808 (2013.01); F16D 48/06 (2013.01); B60K 2023/0816 (2013.01); B60K 2023/0833 (2013.01); F16D 2500/1045 (2013.01); F16D 2500/10431 (2013.01); F16D 2500/3108 (2013.01); F16D 2500/3109 (2013.01); F16D 2500/3118 (2013.01); F16D 2500/3125 (2013.01); F16D 2500/5075 (2013.01); F16D 2500/70408 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a drivetrain for a motor vehicle, said method includes: reducing a transmission torque transmitted between a primary drive axle operatively connected with a secondary drive axle of the motor vehicle via a clutch configured to allow adjustment of the transmission torque when determining at the secondary drive axle a wheel slip which exceeds a defined slip threshold value.