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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Winfried Bernhardt, Wolfsburg, DE;
Paulus Heidemeyer, Wolfsburg, DE;
Dag-Arnulf Schlaf, Brunswick, DE;
Assignee:
Volkswagen AG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ; F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192-0096 ; 192-0048 ; 192-0098 ;
Abstract
A drive arrangement for a motor vehicle has an internal combustion engine, a transmission on the output side of the engine and at least one drive axle, and an arrangement for shutting off and restarting the engine depending upon the driving condition. The transmission is a continuously variable automatic transmission and a disconnect coupling is arranged on the output side of the transmission to prevent transmission losses when the engine is turned off. An electromechanical converter capable of operation as a motor or a generator may be provided in place of a flywheel.