Patent ID: 7565850

Claim:
A motor vehicle comprising an engine with an engine block; a clutch with a clutch-actuator device including at least one element from the group of hydraulic, mechanical and electronic elements, the clutch actuator device including a clutch-release device with at least one clutch-release drive source; a transmission adjacent to the clutch; a transmission housing surrounding the transmission; a clutch bell housing surrounding the clutch; a control device; and a slab-shaped carrier element in which at least portions of at least one of the clutch-actuator device and the control device are integrated so as to form a modular unit and thereby conserve space as well as facilitate assembly and testing; wherein the transmission housing is connected to the clutch bell housing and the latter is, in turn, connected directly to the engine block; the control device is operable to control at least the clutch in an automated mode; and said carrier element is arranged in an intermediate area between the clutch bell housing and the transmission housing.