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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jose Carlos Parada Centeno, Mexico City, MX;
Elias Aram Loza Neri, Lerma, MX;
Pablo Daniel Martinez, Morelia, MX;
David Michael Pariseau, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 13/00 (2006.01); F16D 48/06 (2006.01); F16D 28/00 (2006.01); F16D 23/12 (2006.01); F16H 63/46 (2006.01); F16H 3/091 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 48/064 (2013.01); F16D 13/00 (2013.01); F16D 23/12 (2013.01); F16D 28/00 (2013.01); F16H 63/46 (2013.01); F16D 2023/123 (2013.01); F16D 2500/1023 (2013.01); F16D 2500/1045 (2013.01); F16D 2500/10412 (2013.01); F16D 2500/30806 (2013.01); F16H 3/091 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an engine, a manual transmission, and a clutch that selectively couples the engine to the transmission. The clutch includes a disk biased to engage a flywheel of the engine, a first actuator that disengages the disk in response to depression of a clutch pedal, and a second actuator that disengages the disk in response to an electric signal from a vehicle controller.