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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2009
Applicants:
Hans Hofler, Immenstaad, DE;
Thomas Kurz, Langenargen, DE;
Inventors:
Hans Hofler, Immenstaad, DE;
Thomas Kurz, Langenargen, DE;
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2006.01); F16H 61/14 (2006.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); F16D 33/00 (2006.01); F16D 35/00 (2006.01); F16D 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A clutch of a hydrodynamic torque converter, which connects the drive input of the hydrodynamic torque converter to the drive output of the hydrodynamic torque converter, is actuated in a disengaging direction when a power at an auxiliary power take-off in a vehicle exceeds a predefined value.