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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas Otto, Würzburg, DE;
Assignee:
Mannesmann Sachs AG, Schweinfurt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 4/806 ; F16D 2/314 ; F16D 2/508 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 4/806 ; F16D 2/314 ; F16D 2/508 ;
Abstract
A clutch system comprises a clutch arrangement, an adjusting device for actuating the clutch arrangement, a displacement sensor arrangement for detecting a first quantity relating to the movement of a component which displaces when an actuating process is carried out, and a torque sensor arrangement for detecting a second quantity relating to a clutch torque transmitted via the clutch arrangement. The control device controls the adjusting device for carrying out actuating processes at least occasionally depending on at least the second quantity.