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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Gkn Automotive Ltd., Redditch, Worcestershire, GB;
Inventors:
Frank Discher, Düsseldorf, DE;
Kai Sorge, Sankt Augustin, DE;
Assignee:
GKN Automotive Ltd., Redditch, Worcestershire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 23/08 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 30/02 (2012.01); B60K 5/06 (2006.01); F16D 21/02 (2006.01); B60K 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 23/0808 (2013.01); B60K 5/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 30/02 (2013.01); B60W 50/0098 (2013.01); F16D 21/02 (2013.01); B60K 5/04 (2013.01); B60K 2023/0833 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0012 (2013.01); B60W 2520/263 (2013.01); B60W 2720/403 (2013.01);
Abstract
Operating a drive train of a vehicle with a clutch unit for distributing torque on a primary axis and a secondary axis of the vehicle comprises: a) determining an available drive torque; b) determining excess torque on the primary axis; c) determining an actual maximum torque on the secondary axis; d) determining the excess torque on the secondary axis insofar as the maximum torque is not exceeded.