System for the control of the couplings in the drive train of a

Details System for the control of the couplings in the drive train of a System for the control of the couplings in the drive train of a

1994-08-10

1996-11-05

Hurley, Kevin T.

Motor vehicles

Having four wheels driven

With differential means for driving two wheel sets at...

180197, B60K 1734

Patent

active

055707556

ABSTRACT:
A system for the control of couplings in the locking mechanisms or differentials of a drive train in an all-wheel-drive vehicle is disclosed. The drive train of a vehicle having at least two drive axles (4.times.4 vehicle) comprises, starting from the engine and transmission block 1, a power take-off with switchable coupling 2, a front axle differential with locking coupling 3, a rear axle differential with locking coupling 5, steering angle sensor 10, rotational speed sensors 11, status sensors 12 and actuators 13, 14, 15. The rotational speed sensors 11 are installed in proximity to the wheels 4, 6. To be able to automatically switch all the couplings in keeping with terrain conditions, a control system 18 having individual modules (21,24,25) for each coupling (2,3,5) is provided. The control modules (24,25) of the hierarchically lower couplings (3,5) also emit control signals for one or several hierarchically higher coupling(s) (2,5) before they actuate their own couplings (3,5). The slip signals are slip totals signals formed by integration of the rotational speed differences and are compared with slip totals threshold values to obtain control signals with which the couplings are controlled.

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