US 12,078,214 B2
Intelligent clutch (i-Clutch) system for an automobile vehicle
Rajeev Chanan, Gurgaon (IN)
Assigned to UMEANDUS TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, Gurgaon (IN)
Appl. No. 18/011,386
Filed by UMEANDUS TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, Gurgaon (IN)
PCT Filed May 29, 2021, PCT No. PCT/IN2021/050525
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 19, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/255749, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 23, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 202011025987 (IN), filed on Jun. 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0235797 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. F16D 48/06 (2006.01)
CPC F16D 48/06 (2013.01) [F16D 2500/10412 (2013.01); F16D 2500/3108 (2013.01); F16D 2500/31426 (2013.01); F16D 2500/3144 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An intelligent clutch (i-clutch) system for an automobile, said i-clutch system comprising:
a controller [210] connected to at least one of a braking pressure sensor [202], a speed sensor [204] and an acceleration pressure sensor [206] of the automobile, said controller configured to:
dynamically receive one or more parameters from at least one of the braking pressure sensor [202], the speed sensor [204] and the acceleration pressure sensor [206],
continuously determine an operating condition of the automobile based on the received one or more parameters,
generate a trigger based on the determined operating condition of the automobile to activate an intelligent clutch (i-clutch) [212]; and
the i-clutch [212] connected to the controller [210], said i-clutch [212] configured to disconnect a prime mover and a driving shaft of the automobile upon activation, by disconnecting a transmission and the driving shaft of the automobile,
wherein the controller [210] is further configured to generate a second trigger based on the determined operating condition of the automobile to deactivate the i-clutch [212].