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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Otto Lutz, Meersburg, DE;
Franz Sorg, Langenargen, DE;
Peter Muschel, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Roland Leibinger, Markdorf, DE;
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 6/350 ; B60K 4/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 6/350 ; B60K 4/102 ;
Abstract
Within the scope of the method for motor reduction while closing the lock-up clutch for automatic transmission of a motor vehicle, the starting value of the motor reduction is brought up via an adjustable ramp within the time period elapsed while laying on the disks of the lock-up bridge clutch, the motor reduction being adjustable with reference to a characteristic field.