Abstract: A vehicle having a clutch which connects an engine with a driveline which includes a multi-ratio gearbox, the clutch having an actuator which can be operated by a vehicle driver to engage and disengage the clutch, the actuator also having a control system arranged to move the clutch between fully engaged and fully released positions through a range of positions allowing variable levels of clutch slip in order to automatically reduce torsional vibrations in the driveline.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 4, 2014
Date of Patent:
July 31, 2018
Assignee:
RAICAM CLUTCH LIMITED
Inventors:
Mihails Milehins, Benjamin Chetwood Struve