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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2022
Applicant:
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Inventors:
Tobias Kohr, Bodnegg, DE;
Michael Sohler, Isny, DE;
Franz Brugger, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Bernd Haegele, Ravensburg, DE;
Patrick Ledig, Meckenbeuren, DE;
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 63/36 (2006.01); F16H 59/44 (2006.01); F16H 59/66 (2006.01); F16H 63/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 63/36 (2013.01); F16H 59/44 (2013.01); F16H 59/66 (2013.01); F16H 63/48 (2013.01); F16H 2059/446 (2013.01); F16H 2059/663 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a motor vehicle with a prime mover (), a drive output (), and a parking lock () is provided. The parking lock (), in an engaged condition, blocks a shaft () coupled to the drive output () and, in a disengaged condition, releases the shaft (). In order to disengage the parking lock (), at least one coupling mass () is coupled to the shaft (), which is coupled to the drive output (), while increasing the moment of inertia effective at the shaft ().