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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Franz Kosik, Ostfildem, DE;
Gunter Worner, Kernen, DE;
Assignee:
Mercedes-Benz AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
477 86 ; 477174 ; 477175 ; 701 67 ;
Abstract
In a method of controlling an automatic clutch disposed between a motor, especially an internal combustion engine, and the drive train of a vehicle which includes an arbitrarily operable transmission, the clutch is engaged in dependence on the torque generated by the motor in such a manner that the torque which can be transmitted by the clutch is only slightly above the motor-generated torque and, immediately after a transmission ratio change, the clutch is first fully engaged for the transmission of maximum torque if the motor torque exceeds a certain threshold value.