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US 4,790,212 AGranted
Engine brake clutch including electrical brake
AssigneeRenault Vehicules Industriels
InventorJean-Paul Sibeud
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Abstract
Engine brake clutch device comprising a common system of the electric machine type for transformation of mechanical energy associated with a differential system (27) and with a clutch (28), the unit being placed between the engine and the transmission so as to be able to perform the clutching or the engine braking of the vehicle.
Claims6
An engine brake clutch device in a motor vehicle having an engine and a transmission, comprising:
- a differential system placed between said engine and said transmission and mechanically coupled to said engine;
- an electric machine mechanically coupled to an output of said differential system and comprising brake means for transforming mechanical energy into heat;
- a clutch connected between said output of said differential system and said transmission;
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- a control device for controlling said electric machine such that said output of said differential system is braked.
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