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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2017
Applicant:
Gkn Automotive Ltd., Redditch, GB;
Inventor:
Holger Seidl, Siegburg, DE;
Assignee:
GKN Automotive Ltd., Redditch, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 48/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 48/06 (2013.01); F16D 2500/1022 (2013.01); F16D 2500/1024 (2013.01); F16D 2500/1026 (2013.01); F16D 2500/1066 (2013.01); F16D 2500/10412 (2013.01); F16D 2500/10462 (2013.01); F16D 2500/3022 (2013.01); F16D 2500/3026 (2013.01); F16D 2500/3028 (2013.01); F16D 2500/30803 (2013.01); F16D 2500/3166 (2013.01); F16D 2500/50245 (2013.01); F16D 2500/7041 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle drive train, has a clutch unit actuatable by an actuating unit, and a sensor for determining the coupling status. The actuating unit includes an electromagnetic actuator having a piston movable from a starting to an end position. At least the piston and the clutch are acted on by a transmission fluid. Operating the drive train can include: