Patent ID: 6679361
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,F16D,F16H,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A motor vehicle power train comprising a prime mover, a transmission system shiftable into a plurality of gears, a clutch having engaged and disengaged conditions, means for automatically operating the clutch and the transmission, comprising a signal receiving and transmitting control unit, means for transmitting signals to the control unit, clutch-actuating means driven by at least one first electric motor and operating between the control unit and at least one clutch-input element, transmission-actuating means driven by at least one second electric motor and operating between the control unit and at least one transmission-input element, said control unit including means for generating on the basis of received signals at least one defect signal denoting a malfunctioning of at least one of the at least one first electric motor and the at least one second electric motor, wherein one of said at least one first and second electric motors comprises a brushless direct current motor.