Patent ID: 6230862
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: B60W,F16D,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
An actuating arrangement for motor vehicles having an engine, a torque transmitting system and a transmission, the actuating arrangement comprising:a first means for use with the torque transmitting system for initiating, discontinuing or regulating the transmission of torque;at least one second means for use with the transmission for initiating a gear shifting operation within one of a plurality of gear shifting paths;a third means for use with the transmission for initiating a gear ratio selecting operation between the gear shifting paths;at least two actors; andan electronic control unit operatively connected to the two actors, one of the two actors actuating, in a predetermined manner, two of the first, second and third means for the regulation of the transmission of torque, gear shifting or gear ratio selecting operations and the other of the two actors actuating, in a predetermined manner, one of the first, second, and third means for the regulation of the transmission of torque, gear shifting or gear ratio selecting operation and the other of the two actors actuating, in a predetermined manner, two of the first, second and third means for the initiation of the transmission of torque, gear shifting and gear ratio selecting operations.