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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Akira Inoue, Suita, JP;
Assignee:
Exedy Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 2/508 ; F16D 2/512 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 2/508 ; F16D 2/512 ;
Abstract
A motorized clutch operating system in which it is possible to operate the clutch with a clutch pedal when there is a problem with the motor is provided. A clutch actuator that serves as a mechanism for operating a clutch of a vehicle is equipped with a hydraulic mechanism a motor control mechanism and a clutch pedal device The hydraulic mechanism is a mechanism for operating the clutch. Motor control mechanism executes automatic engagement and disengagement of the clutch using a motor that drives the hydraulic mechanism in accordance with a prescribed input signal. A clutch pedal device executes manual engagement and disengagement of the clutch by driving the hydraulic mechanism