Motor vehicle drive train comprising a hydrodynamic retarder that can be disengaged, and control method therefor

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PATENT NO 9291220
APP PUB NO 20140330495A1
SERIAL NO

14119106

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A motor vehicle drive train including a hydrodynamic retarder (1) that comprises a revolving bladed impeller (10) and a stationary or counter-rotating bladed turbine (11) which jointly form a working chamber (12) that can be filled with a working medium to switch on the retarder (1) is disclosed. The hydrodynamic retarder (1) can be mechanically disengaged from the drive train by a disconnect clutch (2). A fill level monitoring device (14) can detect the current fill level of the working medium in the working chamber (12), while a disconnect clutch-blocking device (9) is effectively connected in a communicating or mechanical manner to the fill level monitoring device (14) and prevents the disconnect clutch (2) from engaging in accordance with the detected fill level.

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VOITH PATENT GMBHGERMAN HAYDEN HAIM HEIDENHEIM BADEN-WURTTEMBERG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Becke, Martin Ulm, DE 16 60
Huth, Tilman Satteldorf, DE 10 29
Klement, Werner Heidenheim, DE 19 149
Koch, Werner Deggingen, DE 42 336
Laukemann, Dieter Crailsheim, DE 31 65
Menne, Achim Crailsheim, DE 23 129

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