Abstract: A vehicle driver warning device includes: a steering angle sensor (SAS) producing steering signals representative of a real time angle of rotation of a steering column (RTARSC), a control unit receiving said signals and generating a timer activation signal (TAS) when an absolute value of the RTARSC is equal to a maximum value and a timer deactivation signal (TDS) when the absolute value is less than the maximum value after being equal to the maximum value, a timer receiving the TAS and starting a preset period of time countdown and interrupting said countdown if the TDS is received before the countdown ends, an alarm module generating an alarm perceptible to the driver upon receiving an alarm activation signal (AAS), wherein the control unit generates and communicates the AAS to the alarm module at the end of the preset period of time if the countdown has not been interrupted.

Abstract: A clutch plate and a clutch assembly for use in a powertrain of a vehicle, the clutch plate being configured to be connected for common rotation with a driven shaft extending in an axial direction, the clutch plate including a support member and a first friction member attached thereto, the first friction member having a first friction surface configured to face and selectively engage a corresponding second friction surface of a flywheel, the clutch plate further including an electrically conducting element extending from the first friction surface toward the support member in a direction having an axial component, the electrically conducting element being configured to be electrically connected to a terminal, so that, upon engagement of the first and second friction surfaces, an electric signal may be passed between the flywheel and the terminal via the electrically conducting element.

Abstract: A vehicle driver warning device includes: a steering angle sensor (SAS) producing steering signals representative of a real time angle of rotation of a steering column (RTARSC), a control unit receiving said signals and generating a timer activation signal (TAS) when an absolute value of the RTARSC is equal to a maximum value and a timer deactivation signal (TDS) when the absolute value is less than the maximum value after being equal to the maximum value, a timer receiving the TAS and starting a preset period of time countdown and interrupting said countdown if the TDS is received before the countdown ends, an alarm module generating an alarm perceptible to the driver upon receiving an alarm activation signal (AAS), wherein the control unit generates and communicates the AAS to the alarm module at the end of the preset period of time if the countdown has not been interrupted.

Abstract: A clutch plate and a clutch assembly for use in a powertrain of a vehicle, the clutch plate being configured to be connected for common rotation with a driven shaft extending in an axial direction, the clutch plate including a support member and a first friction member attached thereto, the first friction member having a first friction surface configured to face and selectively engage a corresponding second friction surface of a flywheel, the clutch plate further including an electrically conducting element extending from the first friction surface toward the support member in a direction having an axial component, the electrically conducting element being configured to be electrically connected to a terminal, so that, upon engagement of the first and second friction surfaces, an electric signal may be passed between the flywheel and the terminal via the electrically conducting element.