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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2010
Applicants:
Yves Detrois, Renningen, DE;
Rolf Jaros, Backnang, DE;
Inventors:
Yves Detrois, Renningen, DE;
Rolf Jaros, Backnang, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); F16H 7/12 (2006.01); F02B 67/06 (2006.01); F16H 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/1281 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0887 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0823 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0885 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0893 (2013.01); F02B 67/06 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0806 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and a device for operating a belt drive of a motor vehicle. Under high loads, a high belt tension is set and during normal operation a low belt tension is set. The particular belt tension is set through a control process, taking into account the instantaneous load on the belt drive and/or taking into account the age of the belt of the belt drive.