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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2011
Josef Winkler, Kipfenberg, DE;
Rainer Ertel, Fürth, DE;
Gerhard Hinkel, Happurg, DE;
Lars Nitz, Nürnberg, DE;
Bernd Schafer, Nürnberg, DE;
Josef Winkler, Kipfenberg, DE;
Rainer Ertel, Fürth, DE;
Gerhard Hinkel, Happurg, DE;
Lars Nitz, Nürnberg, DE;
Bernd Schafer, Nürnberg, DE;
AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
CONTI TEMIC MICROELECTRONIC GMBH, Nürnberg, DE;
Abstract
In a motor vehicle with an adjustable coupling (intermediate device) between the (crank)shaft and floor contact elements (wheels), wherein the coupling is set in trailing throttle mode in such a way that the rotational speed of the shaft is reduced, in particular is adjusted to a predefined value, in order to reduce the internal losses of the drive, in particular an internal combustion engine.