Patent ID: 6047799
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,F16D,F16H,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
In a motor vehicle, a power train comprising:a prime mover;a transmission system shiftable into and from a selected one of a plurality of gears;a torque transmitting system having engaged and disengaged conditions;means for automatically operating at least one of said systems, comprising at least one signal receiving and transmitting control unit, means for transmitting signals to said at least one control unit, and actuating means operating between said at least one control unit and at least one input element of said at least one system, said actuating means comprising at least one driving unit, at least one mobile output element arranged to receive motion from said at least one driving unit by way of at least one transmission and to normally transmit motion to said at least one input element, and a mobile operating component for at least one of said at least one driving unit and said at least one transmission; andat least one of (a) a manually manipulatable implement and (b) a power-operated implement for moving said component.