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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anton Fritzer, Markdorf, DE;
Franz Bitzer, Landau, DE;
Rainer Eidloth, Bamberg, DE;
Carsten Weinhold, Buhl, DE;
Thomas Jager, Buhl, DE;
Martin Vornehm, Buhl, DE;
Hans-Jürgen Renk, Lichtenau, DE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 4/806 ; B60K 4/102 ; F16H 5/952 ; F16H 5/966 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 4/806 ; B60K 4/102 ; F16H 5/952 ; F16H 5/966 ;
Abstract
A torque transfer system of a motor vehicle has a clutch, a transmission, a control device, and a traction load detecting device. The traction load is the variable resistance that a vehicle has to overcome to start or to keep moving, e.g., going uphill or downhill, with a heavy or light load, with or without a trailer or a roof load. The control device controls the torque transfer system, in particular the clutch, dependent on input signals received from the traction load detecting device.