Automotive energy management system
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1. An automotive energy management system comprising in combination:
- a housing,a first hydraulic unit having a first input/output member, a first reaction member, a first inlet port and a first outlet port,a second hydraulic unit having a second input/output member, a second reaction member which is coupled to said housing for obtaining therefrom an external reaction to torque developed in said second hydraulic unit, a second inlet port and a second outlet port,clutch means for selectively coupling said first reaction member to said second input/output member, and,brake means for selectively anchoring said first reaction member to said housing.
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Abstract
A hydromechanical/hydrostatic automotive energy management system comprising two hydraulic units, the system adapted to provide: An efficient, continuously variable optimal transmission ratio, an intermittent optimal engine operation in city traffic and regenerative braking, thereby, the system is able to reduce a car'"'"'s fuel consumption by as much as one half while improving drivability.
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1. An automotive energy management system comprising in combination:
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a housing, a first hydraulic unit having a first input/output member, a first reaction member, a first inlet port and a first outlet port, a second hydraulic unit having a second input/output member, a second reaction member which is coupled to said housing for obtaining therefrom an external reaction to torque developed in said second hydraulic unit, a second inlet port and a second outlet port, clutch means for selectively coupling said first reaction member to said second input/output member, and, brake means for selectively anchoring said first reaction member to said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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9. The system of claim 9 wherein said first reaction member carries a swash-plate and a distributor plate between which said first reaction member is sandwiched.
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