Device for automatic actuation of an automobile clutch
First Claim
1. In a motor vehicle, a device for automatically actuating a clutch arranged between the output shaft of the engine and the input shaft of the transmission comprising servo means coupled to said clutch for selectively actuating said clutch, first detection means for measuring the speed of said engine output shaft, second detection means for measuring the speed of said transmission input shaft, and control means coupled to said servo means and to said first and second detection means for controlling said servo means for actuating said clutch as a function of the speeds of said engine shaft and transmission shaft and their second derivatives with respect to time.
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Abstract
A device for automatically actuating a clutch arranged between the output shaft of the engine and the input shaft of a motor vehicle transmission comprises a servo coupled to the clutch for selectively actuating the clutch, a first detection device for measuring the speed of the engine output shaft, a second detection device for measuring the speed of the transmission input shaft, and a control device coupled to the servo means and to the first and second detection devices for controlling the servo as a function of the speeds of the engine shaft and transmission shaft and their second derivatives with respect to time.
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- 1. In a motor vehicle, a device for automatically actuating a clutch arranged between the output shaft of the engine and the input shaft of the transmission comprising servo means coupled to said clutch for selectively actuating said clutch, first detection means for measuring the speed of said engine output shaft, second detection means for measuring the speed of said transmission input shaft, and control means coupled to said servo means and to said first and second detection means for controlling said servo means for actuating said clutch as a function of the speeds of said engine shaft and transmission shaft and their second derivatives with respect to time.
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