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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Franz Kosik, Ostfildern, DE;
Gunter Worner, Kemen, DE;
Assignee:
Mercedes Benz AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
477 74 ; 477176 ;
Abstract
In a method of controlling an automatic clutch arranged between an engine and a drive train of a vehicle in vehicle startup situations wherein the clutch is engaged to such a degree that only a small torque can be transmitted through the clutch and wherein the clutch is increasingly engaged when engine power output is increased, the clutch is immediately returned toward disengagement if, during vehicle startup, the engine power output requirements are suddenly reduced and, after a predetermined delay, the clutch is adjusted to the new situation that is to a standstill of the vehicle or to a renewed startup situation.