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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alfred Klatt, Wathlingen, DE;
Assignee:
WABCO GmbH, Hannover, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 4/806 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 4/806 ;
Abstract
An actuating mechanism for a clutch implements an operator-dependent clutch actuation by sensing and transmitting an operator force signal, in the form of a target-value for the control circuit representative of the operator force, to a closed loop control system of the actuating mechanism. Greater sensitivity of operator-dependent clutch actuation is thereby achieved, as compared with a known automatic actuating mechanism for a clutch, in which the operator force alone controls an operated-initiated clutch actuation. Vehicles with automatic transmissions represent an important area of application for the invention.