Patent ID: 7641032
Filing Date: 2010-01-05
Classification: B60T,F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A clutch pedal control system for an external activation clutch brake for a transmission, comprising: a clutch pedal that is moved through a pedal stroke; a switch for actuating the external activation clutch brake when the clutch pedal is at an engagement point in the pedal stroke corresponding to the time that the external activation clutch brake is intended to be engaged; an activation load simulator that is disengaged in a first phase of pedal movement and that is engaged in a second phase of pedal movement, the second phase of movement beginning when the clutch pedal is depressed to the engagement point to indicate that the transmission is ready to be shifted, the activation load simulator is actuated in the second phase of movement which resists depression of the clutch pedal and increases the load required to further depress the clutch pedal.