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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
May. 23, 2017
Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Lars Zetterstrand, Gothenburg, SE;
Fredrik Sjöqvist, Torslanda, SE;
VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a clutch arrangement () of a vehicle transmission arrangement (), the clutch arrangement () being positioned within a clutch bell housing () of the vehicle transmission and comprising a pneumatically controlled actuator arrangement () connectable to a first clutch unit () of the vehicle transmission arrangement () and arranged to controllably position the first clutch unit () between a closed position and an opened position, a pneumatically controlled brake actuator arrangement () connectable to a second clutch unit () of the transmission arrangement and arranged to controllably position the second clutch unit () between a closed position and an opened position, and a valve unit () connected to the pneumatically controlled actuator arrangement () and the pneumatically controlled brake actuator arrangement (), wherein the valve unit () comprises a clutch valve () arranged in fluid communication with the pneumatically controlled actuator arrangement () for controlling supply of compressed air to the pneumatically controlled actuator arrangement (), and a brake valve () arranged in fluid communication with the pneumatically controlled brake actuator arrangement () for controlling supply of compressed air to the pneumatically controlled brake actuator arrangement ().