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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
LuK Getriebe-Systeme GmbH, Buhl/Baden, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 5/954 ; F16H 5/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 5/954 ; F16H 5/900 ;
Abstract
An electronic control unit for an automated transmission and/or an automated clutch in the power train of a motor vehicle is connected with one or more sensors denoting one or more activities by the operator of the vehicle. The control unit can become operative in response to a signal denoting the actuation of a brake and/or in response to a signal denoting that the ignition system of the vehicle has been operated to start the engine.