Method of Controlling an External Activation Clutch Brake
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorsMartin E. Kummer, Kevin F. Schlosser, Daniel V. Gochenour
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Abstract
A method of controlling an activation load applied to a clutch pedal. A first load is applied to the clutch pedal that has a first reaction force in a first phase of pedal movement. A switch is activated at the end of the first phase. When the switch is activated, a second load that is greater than the first load is applied to the pedal that provides a second reaction force in a second phase of pedal movement.
Claims7
A method of controlling the activation load applied to a clutch pedal having a control link to an external activation clutch brake and a switch that actuates the external activation clutch brake comprising:
- applying a first load to the clutch pedal that has a first reaction force in a first phase of clutch pedal movement;
- actuating the switch at the end of the first phase;
- and
- applying a second load to the clutch pedal that has a second reaction force in a second phase of clutch pedal movement that is greater than the first reaction force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.