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Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 1990

Filed:

May. 01, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:

Winfried Schulz, Pulheim, DE;

Johann Kirchhoffer, Cologne, DE;

Kurt Graef, Pulheim, DE;

Assignee:

Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74867 ; 192 487 ;
Abstract

A control valve for controlling the engagement of a friction drive clutch for an automatic transmission having multiple clutches and brakes for establishing a drive mode following a neutral mode wherein the valve regulates pressure distributed to the drive clutch and wherein the valve is in fluid communication with a second clutch whereby the latter acts as an accumulator for altering the rate of pressure buildup in the drive clutch thus eliminating harshness in the clutch engagement.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Schulz, Winfried. (1990). Control valve for reducing harshness of engagement of an automatic (U.S. Patent No. 4966050). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/4966050

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