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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2020
Gkn Automotive Ltd., Birmingham, GB;
Markus Weller, Kettenhausen, DE;
Marcel Richter, Cologne, DE;
GKN Automotive Ltd., Birmingham, GB;
Abstract
Controlling a clutch by means of an actuator, wherein at least one first shaft can be torque-transmittingly connected to a second shaft by means of the clutch, the clutch in one of at least three states, where in an disengaged first state, a torque cannot be transmitted, in a second state, a torque can be transmitted such that the speeds of the first shaft and the second shaft are synchronized in the second state, and in an engaged third state, a required torque can be transmitted; wherein, in various states and in an operating mode associated with the particular state, the actuator is adjusted at a different speed in order to adjust the clutch.