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Drive for automobile automatic transmission
Assignee: Volkswagen AG
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Filing: 1980-09-26
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Granted: 1983-11-22
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Expires: 2000-09-26
Abstract
Abstract A drive train for an automobile engine and automatic transmission includes a clutch positioned between the engine and the flywheel and a starting motor on the transmission side of the clutch.
Inventors
- 👤 Ernst Fiala
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-30 10:35
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60K; B60K6/00; B60K6/20; B60K6/22; B60K6/30; B60K17/00; B60K17/02; B60K6/36; B60K6/38; B60K6/42; B60K6/48; B60W; B60W10/00; B60W10/02; F; F02; F02N; F02N11/00; F02N11/04; F02N11/08; F02N11/0814; F16; F16H; F16H61/00; F16H61/02; F16H61/0202; F16H61/0204; F16H61/0213; B60K6/26; B60K2006/268; B60W20/00; F16H2061/0015; F16H2061/0075; F16H2061/0096; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/40; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/62; Y10; Y10S; Y10S903/00; Y10S903/902; Y10S903/903; Y10S903/904; Y10S903/909; Y10S903/912; Y10S903/946; Y10S903/96
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A vehicle drive train, comprising an internal combustion engine having an output shaft, an automatic transmission having an input shaft, a drive-up motor of a noncombustion type being in torque-transmitting connection with said input shaft, a clutch between said output shaft and said drive-up motor having an engine-side part and a transmission-side part, a flywheel, and control means responsive to flywheel speed for controlling clutch engagement, said transmission being of the type automatically shifting between stages upon receiving shifting signals, said flywheel being permanently connected with said transmission-side clutch part, said flywheel, clutch and drive-up motor replacing a hydrodynamic torque converter, and said control means permitting engagement of said clutch only when an accelerator lever is actuated and flywheel speed is above a predetermined value.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
A vehicle drive train, comprising an internal combustion engine having an output shaft, an automatic transmission having an input shaft, a drive-up motor of a noncombustion type being in torque-transmitting connection with said input shaft, a clutch between said output shaft and said drive-up motor having an engine-side part and a transmission-side part, a flywheel, and control means responsive to flywheel speed for controlling clutch engagement, said transmission being of the type automatically shifting between stages upon receiving shifting signals, said flywheel being permanently connected with said transmission-side clutch part, said flywheel, clutch and drive-up motor replacing a hydrodynamic torque converter, and said control means permitting engagement of said clutch only when an accelerator lever is actuated and flywheel speed is above a predetermined value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A drive train means as set forth in claim 1, wherein said flywheel is an integral part of the transmission-side part of said clutch.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A drive train as set forth in claim 1, the improvement wherein said starting motor is an integral part of the transmission-side part of said clutch.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
A drive train as set forth in claim 2 or 3, wherein a common accelerator lever is provided for said engine and said motor and is coupled to a position transducer that generates a transducer output signal for generation of a shifting signal for said transmission.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A drive train as set forth in claim 4, wherein an accelerator switch, responsive to the position of said accelerator lever generates a disengagement signal for disengaging said clutch when said accelerator lever is not depressed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A drive train as set forth in claim 5, wherein there are provided switch means for overriding said disengagement signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A drive train as set forth in claim 5, wherein there are provided switch means responsive to the operating condition of said engine for overriding said disengagement signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
53 words
A drive train as set forth in claim 4, wherein there is further provided a means for generating an engine speed signal and control unit having a first input for said transducer output signal, a second input for said engine speed signal, and an output for delivering a shifting signal to said transmission.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
64 words
A drive train as set forth in claim 8, wherein said accelerator lever has a plurality of ranges of accelerator lever position and said transmission has a plurality of ordered gears, where each of said gears corresponds directly to one of said ranges of said accelerator position, and further wherein a first gear of said transmission corresponds to full depression of said accelerator lever.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
105 words
A drive train as set forth in claim 4, wherein said internal combustion engine has an intake passage with a throttle valve positioned therein and wherein there is provided a storage means, having an address input means responsive to an engine speed signal, in which there are stored a plurality of throttle valve position control signals, where said signals correspond to a selected set of throttle valve positions greater than required for traveling on level ground and less than required for optimum fuel consumption for any given engine speed, and an operating means responsive to said throttle valve control signals for operating said throttle valve.
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