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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2001
Filed:
May. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Salecker, Stuttgart, DE;
Martin Zimmermann, Sasbach, DE;
Assignee:
LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau GmbH, Buhl/Baden, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 2/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 2/300 ;
Abstract
A motor vehicle is equipped with a device for automatically actuating a clutch in the drive train. A clutch actuator is directed by a control unit which, in turn, is responsive to a control signal from an electronic stability system (ESS). When the control signal indicates that the electronic stability system is in action, the actuator will set the degree of clutch engagement or the amount of torque that the clutch will transmit.