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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Franz Kosik, Ostfildern, DE;
Thomas Grass, Urbach, DE;
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 4/128 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 4/128 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an automatic clutch intended for an engine-transmission unit in a vehicle with random gear changing. The gearbox comes into action automatically as soon as it has recognized the driver's intentions. Furthermore, the gear lever shift, the speed and the engine torque of the vehicle as well as the brake system action are monitored. As soon as the gear lever has shifted and the speed or the torque has fallen sufficiently and/or the brake system is actuated, the clutch is released.