HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY, FRICTION CLUTCH AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A FRICTION CLUTCH

    公开(公告)号:US20240352981A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18681666

    申请日:2022-07-13

    发明人: Marco GRETHEL

    IPC分类号: F16D48/02

    摘要: The invention relates to a hydraulic assembly for driving a friction clutch, comprising a hydraulically driveable actuator cylinder, a pump driving the actuator cylinder, wherein the actuator cylinder has a working piston with a working chamber and the working piston moveably arranged in the working chamber divides said working chamber into a main chamber and an auxiliary chamber, at least one control valve which is designed as a multi-port valve and arranged in the line path between the actuator cylinder and the pump, wherein a first supply line leads from the pump to the control valve, whereby a line path is created via a second supply line in a first valve position of the control valve, which leads to the main chamber of the actuator cylinder. In addition, in a second valve position of the control valve, the auxiliary chamber of the working chamber can be fluidically connected to the line path of the first and second supply lines via a first discharge line, while simultaneously, in the second valve position, the main chamber is connected via the first and second supply lines by means of the pump.

    HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY, FRICTION CLUTCH AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A FRICTION CLUTCH

    公开(公告)号:US20240280147A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-22

    申请号:US18293808

    申请日:2022-07-13

    发明人: Marco GRETHEL

    摘要: An assembly for driving a friction clutch, having a hydraulically driveable stepped piston, with: a pump driving the stepped piston, which has a working piston moveably arranged in a working chamber that divides it into first and auxiliary working chambers. The working piston is mechanically connected to an auxiliary working piston and hydraulically driveable via a second working chamber. A control valve is arranged between the stepped piston and pump. A first line path leads from the pump to the second working chamber, and a second line path leads from the pump to the first working chamber. The stepped piston has a working tappet which acts on the friction clutch. The first and second line paths are connected via a first line section of the supply line and a multi-port control valve, which has two valve positions, and the first line section is at least partially blocked in one valve position.

    Cooling fan device
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11833883B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-05

    申请号:US18337431

    申请日:2023-06-20

    IPC分类号: B60H1/00 F16D48/02 F01P7/08

    摘要: A cooling fan device includes an electronic control unit that controls an engagement rate of a fan clutch. The electronic control unit executes a first calculation process that calculates an air conditioner requested engagement rate, a second calculation process that calculates, as a first guard value, a value of an engagement rate at which a fan rotation speed increases at a specified speed and an upper limit guarding process that sets a value of the air conditioner requested engagement rate to the first guard value when a calculated value of the air conditioner requested engagement rate in the first calculation process exceeds the first guard value. The electronic control unit further controls the engagement rate of the fan clutch based on a value of the air conditioner requested engagement rate after execution of the upper limit guarding process.

    HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230086720A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-23

    申请号:US18057701

    申请日:2022-11-21

    IPC分类号: F16D48/02

    摘要: The present disclosure describes a hydraulic control system comprising a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber, each pressure chamber configured to receive a hydraulic fluid, a first movable member configured to assume a position depending on a hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the first pressure chamber and a second movable member configured to assume a position depending on a hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the second pressure chamber, a hydraulic command circuit configured to provide the hydraulic fluid and to control the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the first pressure chamber and/or the second pressure chamber, having a switchable valve in fluid communication with the first pressure chamber, wherein the switchable valve is configured to be pilotable depending on the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the second pressure chamber.

    METHOD FOR DETERMINING A KISS POINT OF A CLUTCH

    公开(公告)号:US20230047752A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-16

    申请号:US17793689

    申请日:2021-02-18

    IPC分类号: F16D48/06 F16D48/02

    摘要: Method for determining a kisspoint of a clutch. A method is provided of determining a kisspoint of a clutch in a driveline of a vehicle comprising a. increasing a target clutch pressure of a clutch piston up to a first predetermined test target pressure, b. increasing the target clutch pressure up to an upper target pressure and subsequently keeping the target clutch pressure stable for a predetermined time interval, c. monitoring a parameter indicative for the filling of the clutch piston, e.g. the rotational speed of a pump, during the predetermined time interval, d. repeating steps a., b., and c. for at least one further predetermined test target pressure, and e. determining the kisspoint based on the monitored parameter indicative for the filling of the clutch piston.

    Variable torque limiting clutch for a steel belt continuously variable transmission

    公开(公告)号:US11543006B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-03

    申请号:US16906464

    申请日:2020-06-19

    摘要: A driven sheave and variable torque limiting clutch assembly for a CVT that includes a drive sheave, a driven sheave, a VTL clutch and a hydraulic system is provided. The driven sheave is operationally coupled to a drive sheave via belt of the CVT. The driven sheave includes a fixed sheave member and a movable sheave member. The driven sheave is operationally coupled to a drivetrain. The VTL clutch is coupled between the driven sheave and the drivetrain to selectively couple torque between the driven sheave and the drivetrain. The hydraulic system is configured to manipulate both the movable sheave member of the driven sheave and the VTL clutch with shared hydraulic pressure.

    Hydraulic control system
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11536327B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-27

    申请号:US17364709

    申请日:2021-06-30

    IPC分类号: F16D48/02

    摘要: The present disclosure describes a hydraulic control system comprising a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber, each pressure chamber configured to receive a hydraulic fluid, a first movable member configured to assume a position depending on a hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the first pressure chamber and a second movable member configured to assume a position depending on a hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the second pressure chamber, a hydraulic command circuit configured to provide the hydraulic fluid and to control the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the first pressure chamber and/or the second pressure chamber, having a switchable valve in fluid communication with the first pressure chamber, wherein the switchable valve is configured to be pilotable depending on the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the second pressure chamber.