| ENGINEERING CENTER STEYR GMBH & CO KG Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20130025998 | CLUTCH DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - A clutch device has a first clutch part and a second clutch part which can selectively be brought into engagement with one another with form fitting as well as a control unit which includes a disengagement unit and an actuator unit operable by means of a fluid pressure. A force disengaging the clutch parts can be generated by the disengagement unit and a force engaging the clutch parts can be generated by the actuator unit. The control device includes a pressure holding device to reduce a fluid pressure acting on the actuator unit in accordance with a predefined characteristic. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20120221221 | CONTROL METHOD FOR A COUPLING IN THE POWERTRAIN OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method of controlling at least one coupling in a powertrain of a motor vehicle includes the steps of: determining at least one slip value which represents an instantaneous slip between different axles of the motor vehicle or between different wheels of an axle; forming an absolute value of the slip value which corresponds to the amount of the slip value; summing the absolute value or a substitute value derived therefrom to a last-formed slip sum value to form an instantaneous slip sum value; comparing the instantaneous slip sum value with a slip sum threshold value: and generating a control signal for actuating the coupling if the instantaneous slip sum value reaches or exceeds the slip sum threshold value. | 08-30-2012 |