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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7448291 | Method for error recognition and error avoidance when switching an automated gearbox as well as an automated gearbox To improve the safety of automated gearboxes, it is proposed that terminal positions of internal gearshift members and external actuation members be so defined separately from each other that one can recognize whether the engagement of a speed is accompanied by the ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7430998 | Method for positional determination of an EC motor A method for positional determination for an EC motor (14) on a device for the adjustment of the rotational angular position of the camshaft (11) of a reciprocating piston combustion engine relative to the crankshaft (12) is provided, whereby a ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7381148 | System for ensuring the ability to start an internal combustion engine contained within a drive train A system for ensuring the ability to start an internal combustion engine contained within a drive train of a vehicle includes, in addition to an actuation device, a torque transmission device contained in the drive train between the internal combustion engine and dr... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374511 | Method and device for operating especially an automatic or automated gearbox comprising a parking brake and a runaway locking mechanism Methods and devices for actuating a parking brake in a gearbox which is actuated in an automated manner, whereby gear changes are carried out using at least one electrically driven actuator, gear positions can be selected by using a selector device, and the parking ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7360359 | Hydraulic system having an emergency release mechanism for a clutch having servo-assisted pedal actuation To disengage a clutch using the clutch actuation in the event of a failure of the system, having pedal force-assisted pressurization of the hydraulic system, composed of two hydraulic circuits, a master cylinder and a slave cylinder being essentially disposed in the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361108 | Continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmission with two conical disk pairs on the input side and two conical disk pairs on the output-side that are connected with each another by two parallel endless torque-transmitting members in a drive mechanism. In one form of the transmi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350634 | Method for adjusting an incremental path measurement unit in an actuation device of a pressure-closed clutch as well as an actuation device Actuation devices are disclosed for a pressure-closed clutch where the position of an actuation member is acquired by an incremental sensor. In an embodiment of the actuation device, the signal of the incremental sensor is acquired in case of a sudden change in the ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350435 | Motor, especially a gear motor or a selector motor of a transmission actuating system, and method for detecting the moving direction of a motor The invention relates to a method for determining the moving direction of a motor, especially an electric motor of a transmission actuating system for gear selection and/or shifting, whereby at least one signal of the motor is detected. The inventive method is chara... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7337050 | Method and apparatus for controlling a gear shift in a parallel shaft gear of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a method for controlling a gear shift, especially a pulling upshift in a parallel-shift transmission of a vehicle, said parallel-shift transmission having two transmission branches situated parallel to each other between an output shaft of a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7306539 | Method and apparatus for the control of characteristic operating values of a power train A method of controlling at least a fifth characteristic operating value of a motor vehicle power train includes the step of performing an emergency adaptation of at least one of the stored clutch-disengagement thresholds during an operating phase of the motor vehicl... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7299120 | Method for reducing juddering vibrations Juddering vibrations are reduced in a motor vehicle drive train that is loadable by a drive device comprising an internal combustion engine, a clutch device and a transmission device, by performing the steps of (i) determining whether juddering vibrations are presen... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296667 | Torque converter with a rotary oscillation damper A torque converter with a rotary oscillation damper has two or more rotary damper components that are rotatable in relation to each other. A friction-reducing component is arranged between the rotary damper components. ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7287634 | Torque transmitting unit and drive train for it The invention relates to a torque transmission device, especially for a drive train comprising an internal combustion engine and a twin-clutch transmission having two transmission input shafts and one transmission output shaft, each transmission input shaft being co... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7264571 | Method and apparatus for controlling a vehicle power train containing a continuously variable transmission A method and apparatus to save fuel and to make efficient use of the possibilities of a power train including a transmission having a continuously variable transmission ratio. If the vehicle velocity exceeds a prescribed velocity the fuel supply to the engine is shu... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258636 | Method and apparatus for performing a slippage regulation in a continuously variable transmission A method and apparatus for carrying out a drive belt slippage regulation in a continuously variable transmission. A driving disk set and a driven disk set are connected together for torque transfer by an endless torque-transmitting element in which a power ratio bet... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7237785 | Roll stabilizer for the chassis of a motor vehicle A vehicle roll stabilizer for the chassis of a motor vehicle is provided, with its actuator (3, 38) being energized with independent energy, as necessary, for counteracting a roll. The actuator (3, 38) is provided with at least one additional energy ac... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234579 | Multiple clutch assembly A multiple clutch assembly for use in the power train of a motor vehicle between a prime mover and a change-speed transmission. A hub is coupled to a pumping device for an operating fluid. The pumping device is located radially outwardly of two coaxial, interfitted ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7225908 | Method of operating hydrokinetic torque converters in the power trains of motor vehicles and torque converter for the practice of the method The hydrokinetic torque converter between the prime mover and the transmission in the power train of a motor vehicle is designed to promote and/or otherwise regulate the flow of hydraulic fluid therethrough. The fluid is circulated between the friction linings on th... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223020 | Bearing assembly A bearing assembly including a bearing having an outer bearing ring and an inner bearing ring. The outer bearing ring is axially received in a bearing-receiving recess that includes a substantially cylindrical inner wall. An element that is radially flexible is loca... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207232 | Continuously variable transmission, and a transfer case including a continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmission including a drive element rotatable about a drive axis, an output element rotatable about an output axis parallel to the drive axis, and an adjusting mechanism with which the drive axis and the output axis can be laterally offset... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204775 | Plate-link chain for a continuously variable transmission A plate-link chain formed from short plate links and long plate links. The long plate links have an extension at one end. The installation direction of the long plate links is such that their extensions overlap plate links in an adjacent row and that are next in ord... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197385 | Method and apparatus for adjusting a contact force in a motor vehicle drive train A method and apparatus for regulating the contact force between two frictionally-engaged torque-transmitting components of a motor vehicle drive system. A contact force between an endless torque-transmitting device and a pair of conical disks of a continuously varia... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7179184 | Link chain and method of making, assembling and utilizing the same A link chain for use in the continuously variable transmission of the power train in a motor vehicle is assembled of pairs of composite identical or dissimilar links each having a stack of apertured plates, and of coupling units employing pairs of non-circular pins ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7169082 | Method for changing the clutch torque in a clutch in the power train of a vehicle having an automated manual shift transmission A method for altering the coupling torque of a coupling in the drive train of a vehicle with an automatic gearbox and/or automatic coupling in a creep drive mode of a vehicle. According to the invention, the coupling torque is altered according to at least one varia... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166030 | Torsional vibration damper A torsional vibration damper with at least two components that are rotatable relative to each other against the opposition of at least two deformable energy storing elements, such as arcuate coil springs. In order to at least reduce the noise that is generated by th... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166059 | Method for upshifting of a parallel shaft gear In a method for upshifting a parallel shift transmission having two input shafts, each of which is coupleable via a clutch to the drive shaft of a driving engine, an output shaft, which may be brought into rotationally fixed engagement with the input shafts via diff... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160225 | Method, device and use thereof for operating a motor vehicle A method, a device, and use thereof for operating a motor vehicle having a drive motor and a transmission in the drive train are proposed. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158873 | Method of controlling an automated clutch of a vehicle A method of controlling an automated clutch of a vehicle includes the step of adapting a characteristic curve of the clutch through an electronic clutch management system. The adaptation is performed under at least one set of operating conditions that are represente... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156217 | Motion transmitting apparatus A motion transmitting apparatus wherein an electric motor, an engine or another prime mover rotates an axially fixed first part relative to a coaxial axially movable non-rotatable second part. The structure which serves to move the second part axially in response to... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153234 | Twin-clutch gearbox and method for controlling at least two clutches in a twin-clutch gearbox of a motor vehicle A method for controlling at least two clutches in a twin-clutch gearbox of a motor vehicle, wherein at least one clutch is opened by at least one emergency valve. A twin-clutch gearbox of a motor vehicle, consisting of at least two clutches actuated by at least one ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150207 | Flywheel A flywheel, especially for a dual-mass flywheel, having a friction surface and a mounting surface that is able to mate with a flange. It is distinguished by at least one buffer for the buffering of the friction surface and the mounting surface. ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7151990 | Method for controlling an automated gearbox, electronic safety system and adapter plug A method for controlling an automated gearbox of a motor vehicle. An electronic control unit controls pre-determined functionalities, and especially pre-determined functionalities of the automated gearbox. Functional software runs on a main processor of the control ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147092 | Multiple clutch unit A multiple clutch unit for a power train. The clutch includes a first clutch, particularly a multiple-disk clutch that is non-rotatably connected to a first shaft. A second clutch, particularly a multiple-disk clutch, is non-rotatably connected to a second shaft and... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144350 | Method and device for monitoring the errors of an electronic control unit of an automated transmission that is situated in the drive train of a motor vehicle A method and device for error control procedure of an electronic control device of an automatic transmission, especially an automated shift transmission, disposed within the drive train of a motor vehicle, wherein the control device in the error-free state produces ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137310 | Twin-clutch transmission and method for carrying out a gearshift in a twin-clutch transmission The invention relates to a method for carrying out a gearshift in a twin-clutch transmission, which is characterized in that a downshift is carried out subject to the kind of shift and/or of at least one predetermined vehicle parameter. The invention also relates to... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7139654 | Method for synchronizing a gearbox and device for damping the vibrations in gearbox, especially during synchronization A method for synchronizing a gearbox in a vehicle, whereby the engine and/or the clutch are controlled in a suitable manner during synchronization. In addition, a device for damping the vibrations in a gearbox, especially during synchronization, wherein at least one... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137495 | Drivetrain The invention relates to a drivetrain comprising an internal combustion engine, at least one friction clutch having at least one disengagement device with a pressure relief device and a transmission. ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131921 | Belt-driven conical-pulley transmission A continuously variable transmission having two pairs of conical disks operatively connected by an endless torque-transmitting belt. One of each of the disk pairs is axially movable relative to the other along a supporting shaft. The movable disk includes an inner t... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124871 | Disengaging systems A lever system for actuating a clutch or a brake for a vehicle, such as a motor vehicle. The actuating force for the clutch or transmission brake is changeable by displacing a fulcrum with respect to a lever. An energy storage mechanism may act at one end portion of... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121390 | Method and apparatus for adapting a clutch torque Method for adapting a relationship stored in an electronic control unit, between a moment transmittable by a clutch, and a control variable for controlling an actuation unit of the clutch, which clutch is arranged in an automated motor vehicle drive train with a tor... | 10/17/2006 |
