Clutch actuating arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11512752-B2
Application number	US-202117176845-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 16, 2021
Priority date	May 30, 2016
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

The present invention relates to a clutch arrangement ( 500 ) of a vehicle transmission arrangement ( 100 ), the clutch arrangement ( 500 ) being positioned within a clutch bell housing ( 206 ) of the vehicle transmission and comprising a pneumatically controlled actuator arrangement ( 208 ) connectable to a first clutch unit ( 202 ) of the vehicle transmission arrangement ( 100 ) and arranged to controllably position the first clutch unit ( 202 ) between a closed position and an opened position, a pneumatically controlled brake actuator arrangement ( 210 ) connectable to a second clutch unit ( 204 ) of the transmission arrangement and arranged to controllably position the second clutch unit ( 204 ) between a closed position and an opened position, and a valve unit ( 302 ) connected to the pneumatically controlled actuator arrangement ( 208 ) and the pneumatically controlled brake actuator arrangement ( 210 ), wherein the valve unit ( 302 ) comprises a clutch valve ( 308 ) arranged in fluid communication with the pneumatically controlled actuator arrangement ( 210 ) for controlling supply of compressed air to the pneumatically controlled actuator arrangement ( 210 ), and a brake valve ( 318 ) arranged in fluid communication with the pneumatically controlled brake actuator arrangement ( 210 ) for controlling supply of compressed air to the pneumatically controlled brake actuator arrangement ( 210 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A pneumatically controlled actuator arrangement of a vehicle transmission arrangement:
said actuator arrangement being connectable to a first clutch unit of the vehicle transmission arrangement and arranged to controllably position the first clutch unit between a closed position and an opened position, the actuator arrangement being connectable to a valve unit arranged to controllably supply pressurized air to the actuator arrangement, wherein the actuator arrangement comprises:
an interface portion for connection to the valve unit, said interface portion comprises a mechanical interface portion and a pneumatic interface portions;
the pneumatic interface portion comprises at least one conduit arranged to connect to a valve conduit of the valve unit for fluidly connecting the pneumatically controlled actuator arrangement to a clutch valve of the valve unit;
the mechanical interface portion comprises guiding means for guiding a portion of the valve unit for connection to the actuator arrangement;
the guiding means comprises a guiding pin extending from the interface portion and arranged to be positioned in an opening of the portion of the valve unit, wherein the guiding pin has an extension from the interface portion which is larger than an extension of the at least one conduit of the pneumatic interface portion.

2. The pneumatically controlled actuator arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the pneumatic interface portion comprises a sealing arrangement for preventing compressed air to leak from the interface portion when the pneumatically controlled actuator arrangement is connected to the valve unit.

3. The pneumatically controlled actuator arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising a magnet sensor arranged to determine an openness degree of the first clutch unit.

Assignees

• Volvo Truck Corp

Inventors

• Zetterstrand Lars
• Sjöqvist Fredrik

Classifications

• F16D25/061

  the clutch having interengaging clutch members · CPC title

• F16D2500/1028

  Pneumatic · CPC title

• F16D67/04 Primary

  fluid actuated · CPC title

• F16D48/02 Primary

  Control by fluid pressure · CPC title

• F16D65/186

  with full-face force-applying member, e.g. annular · CPC title