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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7850572 | Hydraulic over/undershoot protection for transmission clutch control A vehicle automatic speed change power transmission control includes a control arrangement with overshoot/undershoot protection logic. The control is used with an electro-hydraulic pressure control module featuring a linear solenoid, and which supplies a hydraulical... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7412316 | Method for setting a clutch torque In a method for setting the clutch torque of a clutch, especially a clutch disposed in a drive train of a motor vehicle, the clutch is adjusted using a clutch actuator. This clutch actuator has at least two actuator parts that may be positioned relative to each othe... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409885 | Method for controlling a twin-clutch transmission The invention concerns a method of controlling a twin-clutch transmission (10). When the torque transmitted in a first transmission path (C1, E2, Z8, Z9, S2, Z3, Z4) reaches an upper limit given by the torque t... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7402124 | Control method and apparatus for a transmission clutch system A more efficient method for maintaining the hydraulic actuation of a selectively engageable torque transmitting device in a vehicle. The method includes generating a predetermined pressure level of a hydraulic fluid such as, for example, with a pump. The pressurized... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7386383 | Differential limiting control apparatus for a vehicle and the method thereof A differential limiting control apparatus for a vehicle has: clutch unit interposed between one rotational shaft and the other rotational shaft for variably transmitting a driving force between the one rotational shaft and the other rotational shaft; target differen... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7357208 | Control system for an at least temporarily four wheel-driven motor vehicle A control unit of an at least temporarily four wheel-driven motor vehicle is provided. The control unit is arranged such that a displacement path for an actuator that actuates a transmission clutch is assigned to a setpoint clutch torque via a characteristic curve, ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7338408 | Hydraulic circuit and method for controlling said circuit A method for controlling a hydraulic circuit for a twin-clutch transmission, wherein the hydraulic circuit comprises a first and a second clutch that can be hydraulically actuated, the pressures of said clutches being controlled with respective pressure control valv... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334655 | Control system for an at least temporarily four wheel-driven motor vehicle A control unit of a control system for an at least temporarily four wheel-driven motor vehicle is arranged such that a displacement path for an actuator that actuates a transmission clutch is assigned to a setpoint clutch torque via a characteristic curve, and the c... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325532 | Method for the torque-oriented control of an internal combustion engine A method for the torque-oriented control of an internal combustion engine, in which a sum torque (MSUM) is calculated from a set torque value (MSW) and a friction torque (MF). A set injection quantity (mSL) for driving the internal combustion engine is calculated fr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318512 | Dual clutch transmission with radially nested clutches having a common disk carrier A dual clutch transmission having radially nested clutches includes an outer clutch having a plurality of first outer clutch disks, a plurality of first inner clutch disks, and a first inner support carrier, with the first inner clutch disks operatively mounted to t... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318018 | Control system A control system which is capable of compensating for and suppressing the influence of a periodic disturbance on a controlled object more quickly, even when the controlled object is subjected to the periodic disturbance the amplitude of which periodically changes, t... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314427 | Driving force transmission apparatus A driving force transmission apparatus is provided for a twin clutch transmission with two clutches, that are controlled a gear change control without a torque cutting out to reduce slapping sounds of the gears by performing a pre-shift operation before the gear shi... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311187 | Dual clutch transmission clutch cooling circuit A hydraulic circuit for controlling the application of pressurized cooling fluid to the clutches of a dual clutch transmission including a cooling unit in fluid communication with a source of the pressurized cooling fluid and adapted to exchange heat from the coolin... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7294091 | Transmission A transmission comprises a first transmission mechanism and a second transmission mechanism. When a clutch is in an engaged state, the first transmission mechanism transmits a driving force from the engine to the axle shaft. When a clutch is in a disengaged state, t... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7264101 | Start-up clutch and torsional-vibration damper assembly A start-up clutch and torsional-vibration damper assembly including a disk clutch having an outer disk carrier and an inner disk carrier, and a torsional vibration damper having a primary element, a secondary element, and a spring dampening mechanism. The spring dam... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258185 | Drive power transmission equipment Front and rear wheels Tf, Tr of a motor vehicle driven by an engine 10 are connected through a differential control device 15 which is capable of varying the torque to transmit. When the turning radius of a predetermined one wheel or the motor vehicle ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257477 | Method for controlling a prime mover for a vehicle The invention relates to a method for controlling a prime mover for a vehicle, particularly a combustion engine, comprising at least one engine control unit and at least one additional controller in the drive train. According to the invention, command variable deman... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7228216 | Automatic shift control apparatus and method for manual transmission In automatic shift control apparatus and method for a manual transmission, at least one clutch is interposed between an engine and the manual transmission and a controller performs a feedback control for an engagement force of the clutch after a gear shift for the m... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219571 | Transmission having an electro-mechanical gear actuation system A transmission having an electromechanical gear actuation system includes an input shaft, a counter shaft, and a plurality of gear sets that are adapted to be operatively engaged to and disengaged from their shafts. A plurality of synchronizers operatively engage an... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7211028 | Method of controlling a vehicle, apparatus for controlling the same, transmission and apparatus for controlling the same Power train control unit 100 controls friction clutch 203 when shifting from one cogwheel row to the other cogwheel row, sets the target synchronous rotation speed based on the output rotation speed of a transmission and parameters indicative of the st... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201703 | Gear type speed change unit control device, control method, and automobile A control device for giving an existing gear type transmission a parking lock function to lock a vehicle; a control method thereof; and an automobile having an improved transmission. The gear type transmission comprises a gear type speed change mechanism (5) ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7189187 | Control apparatus and method for vehicular automatic transmission A control apparatus for a vehicular automatic transmission includes a control portion that executes a neutral control in which the control portion places the automatic transmission in a neutral state by reducing an application load on a frictional apply device insid... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7169081 | Method for actuating a clutch at low temperatures A method for clutch actuation at low temperatures for a motor vehicle having a hydraulically actuatable clutch, below a predetermined temperature a situation-dependent pre-opening of the clutch is executed when a braking is probable. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7155993 | Dual clutch transmission having a synchronizer actuation interlock circuit A dual clutch transmission for a motor vehicle having a synchronizer actuation interlock system includes two input shafts, a counter shaft, and a plurality of gear sets rotatively disposed on the shafts. The gear sets are adapted to be operatively engaged to and dis... | 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 |
| 7150288 | Control valve apparatus A control for parallel hybrid transmission has a valve mechanism, which is operable to supply fluid pressure to a torque-transmitting mechanism with or without the operation of the vehicle engine. The valve mechanism is responsive to an electrically driven pump to s... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7127961 | Integrated control module for a dual clutch transmission An integrated control module for a dual clutch transmission that includes a valve body having an inlet, a plurality of outlets with a plurality of internal hydraulic passages disposed therebetween, and a hydraulic control assembly mounted to the valve body. The hydr... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7111699 | Engine governor system A governor system for limiting the ground speed of a vehicle and maintaining an idle speed of the engine. The governor system includes a first feedback shaft operably coupled with a transmission of the vehicle to provide a first feedback torque in response to a grou... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7094178 | Drive control A drive control for controlling a gear system which is connected to a motor. The drive control comprises one or several sensors for detecting operationally specific parameters of the gear system, and a decentralized sensor evaluation unit. The sensor or each sensor ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086989 | Control method for shifting a powershift transmission In a transmission during a shifting process while torque is transferred from a power-outputting clutch, which is initially in the adhered state, to a power-receiving clutch, which is initially open, the power-receiving clutch increases torque capacity in a slip regi... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7073407 | Integrated control module for use in a dual clutch transmission having integrated shift actuator position sensors An integrated control module for a dual clutch transmission having an integrated shift actuator position sensor assembly that includes a valve body having a plurality of raised portions juxtaposed to each other with a plurality of shift actuator bores piston bores f... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070538 | Clutch control for automated manual transmission (AMT) A vehicle having an engine and an automated manual transmission (AMT) includes an electronically controlled clutch (ECC) that selectively couples the engine and the AMT to transfer drive torque to the AMT. A controller communicates with the ECC and the engine and ge... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7044280 | Method for adapting the clutch characteristics in a twin-clutch system The invention relates to a method for adapting the clutch characteristics in a twin-clutch system (PSG) which comprises in a first train a first clutch (A) and a first partial transmission (iA) mounted downstream thereof, and in a second train a second clutch (B) an... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7032730 | Gearbox with central clutch release A vehicle gearbox (2) comprises a centrally operating device (28) for releasing the clutch (6), which is provided between the clutch disc and the clutch bell housing of the gearbox (2). A transmission control unit (22) provided on ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7005826 | Method for enhancing the control response of a drive train having backlash and/or elasticity of a machine tool or production machine A method for increasing the control response of a drive train of a machine tool or production machine with backlash and/or elasticity is described. A combined signal comprised of the motor speed measured on the motor and the load speed measured near the load of the ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6971971 | Method and system for an adaptation of an engagement of an automated clutch A clutch is operated by an actuating pressure pressure during an engaging process of the clutch. The actuating pressure is controlled over time such that predetermined characteristics for an engagement of said clutch are approximated by starting a process for changi... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969339 | Control equipment for a vehicle and control method thereof A control device for a vehicle which has a function to reduce the change-speed shock when changing the speed by controlling the transmission of the vehicle. The control device performs the switching between a manual change-speed mode in which the vehicle speed can b... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6953417 | Method for controlling a dual clutch transmission A method of controlling the hydraulic actuation of the clutches and the synchronizers in a dual clutch transmission in the event of a clutch or synchronizer fault. The method includes the steps of determining which clutch is faulted when a clutch-on fault is detecte... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6950734 | Motor vehicle In a method of operating a motor vehicle with an electronically controlled automatic clutch device, a control device and one or more data-storing devices for values of operating quantities and parameters, the values are stored in at least duplicate form in the data-... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6939265 | Method of controlling a motor vehicle with an automated clutch device A method of controlling a motor vehicle with an automated clutch is provided and includes the steps of: (a) detecting the vehicle speed, (b) detecting if the brake and/or the gas pedal is actuated, (c) detecting whether or not the engine is running, (d) disengaging ... | 09/06/2005 |
