Control system for operating a manual clutch
AssigneeBorgWarner Inc.
InventorWesley L. Shaw
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Abstract
A number of variations may include a product comprising: a clutch system comprising: a clutch; a first cylinder operatively connected to the clutch; a piston assembly operatively connected to the first cylinder; a second cylinder operatively connected to the piston assembly; a clutch pedal operatively connected to the second cylinder; and a hydraulic power pack actuator operatively connected to the piston assembly, wherein the piston assembly is constructed and arranged to control actuation of the clutch through the first cylinder in response to actuation from at least one of the clutch pedal or hydraulic power pack actuator.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- automatically controlling a manual clutch comprising:
- operatively connecting a hydraulic power pack actuator to a piston assembly which is operatively connected to a clutch;
- operatively connecting a control unit to the hydraulic power pack actuator;
- and
- controlling the hydraulic power pack actuator with the control unit to automatically modulate a pressure to the piston assembly to cause the clutch to go into at least one of an ON, OFF, or slipping mode based on at least one vehicle condition wherein the hydraulic power pack actuator is a centrifugal electro-hydraulic actuator.
A product comprising:
- a clutch control system comprising:
- a clutch;
- a first cylinder operatively connected to the clutch;
- a piston assembly operatively connected to the first cylinder;
- a second cylinder operatively connected to the piston assembly;
- a clutch pedal operatively connected to the second cylinder;
- and
- a hydraulic power pack actuator operatively connected to the piston assembly wherein the piston assembly is constructed and arranged to control actuation of the clutch through the first cylinder in response to actuation from at least one of the clutch pedal or hydraulic power pack actuator wherein the hydraulic power pack actuator is a centrifugal electro-hydraulic actuator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.