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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Franz Kosik, Ostfildern, DE;
Gunter Worner, Kernen, DE;
Assignee:
Mercedes-Benz AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
477 84 ; 477 86 ;
Abstract
In a control for an automatic clutch disposed between the engine and the drive train of a vehicle for controlling the vehicle movement at start or during transitional phases, the clutch is controlled in such a way that, with a predetermined low engine speed, movement of the vehicle at a predetermined creeping speed is obtained.