A control system for an air outlet of air conditioner in a vehicle includes a motor, a first clutch configured to control a horizontal vane of the air outlet, a second clutch configured to control a longitudinal vane of the air outlet, a third clutch configured to control an opening degree of a ventilation door of the air outlet, and an engaging element of the motor being connected to the motor, for engaging the clutches. The motor adjusts the horizontal vane of the air outlet when the engaging element is engaged with the first clutch, the motor adjusts the longitudinal vane of the air outlet when the engaging element is engaged with the second clutch, and the motor adjusts the opening degree of the ventilation door of the air outlet when the engaging element of the motor is engaged with the third clutch.

This stabilizer device is provided with first and second stabilizers and a joint device that can be switched between and ON-state and an OFF-state. The ON-state is a state in which a force inputted to one of the stabilizers can be transmitted to the other stabilizer, and the OFF-state is a state in which said transmission is disabled. The joint device has at least one engagement part that can be displaced to an engagement position and a non-engagement position. In addition, the joint device assumes the ON-state when the at least one engagement part is in the engagement position, and assumes the OFF-state when the at least one engagement part is in the non-engagement position.

A drive apparatus for a hybrid vehicle has an internal combustion engine, which has a crankshaft for outputting a drive power, and a torsional vibration reduction device, which is designed to reduce torsional vibrations and to transfer drive power from the crankshaft in the direction of a drivable wheel of the motor vehicle. A clutch device has a clutch input side, a clutch output side, a form-fit clutch and a frictional clutch. The torque transfer from the clutch input side to the clutch output side and thus from the crankshaft to the drivable wheel can be selectively produced, wherein the torque transition from the clutch input side to the clutch output side is enabled as soon as at least one of the two clutches is closed. The torsional vibration reduction device is arranged after the clutch device, relative to the torque transmission from the crankshaft in the direction of the drivable wheel. The clutch input side is connected to the crankshaft for conjoint rotation and the clutch output side is connected to the torsional vibration reduction device for conjoint rotation.

A clutch unit for a powertrain of a motor vehicle is disclosed, comprising a torque input component acting as a drive element and a torque output component acting as an output element, which can be connected to transmit a torque to the torque input component through a clutch which can be switched through friction elements, the clutch having two partial clutches by which the torque input component and the torque output component can be connected so as to transmit a torque, in which one of the two partial clutches is configured as a positive-fit clutch and the other of the two partial clutches is configured as a friction clutch. In addition, the disclosure relates to a hybrid module with a first drive machine the output shaft of which can be connected through such a clutch unit to an output shaft of a second drive machine or a transmission input shaft.

Presented are dual-clutch engine disconnect devices, methods for making/using such disconnect devices, and motor vehicles equipped with such disconnect devices. An engine disconnect device for a vehicle includes a first one-way clutch (OWC) with concentric inner and outer races and torque elements interposed between and transferring torque across these races in a first direction. The first outer race rigidly attaches to a damper plate for common rotation therewith, and the first inner race rigidly attaches to a pump cover of a torque converter for common rotation therewith. A second OWC, which concentrically aligns within the first OWC, includes concentric inner and outer races with torque elements interposed between and transferring torque across these races in a second direction. The second outer race is splined to the first inner race for common rotation with the pump cover. The second inner race rigidly attaches to the damper plate for common rotation therewith.

A drive mechanism for adjusting a position of a vehicle closure, with respect to a vehicle body, is provided. The drive mechanism may include a linear drive and a telescoping arrangement. The linear drive may include a spindle and a spindle nut and the telescoping arrangement may be coupled to the spindle nut and include a pair of gears coupled to one another. As the spindle rotates, the pair of gears may rotate to extend and retract translating portions of the telescoping arrangement in a telescoping manner such that the position of the vehicle closure may be adjusted.

A drive mechanism for adjusting a position of a vehicle closure, with respect to a vehicle body, is provided. The drive mechanism may include a linear drive and a telescoping arrangement. The linear drive may include a spindle and a spindle nut and the telescoping arrangement may be coupled to the spindle nut and include a pair of gears coupled to one another. As the spindle rotates, the pair of gears may rotate to extend and retract translating portions of the telescoping arrangement in a telescoping manner such that the position of the vehicle closure may be adjusted.

The invention relates to an overunning clutch, comprising a torque-introducing clutch element, a torque-receiving clutch element and switching element, which is forced from an engagement position into a freewheeling position or from a freewheeling position into an engagement position in dependence on the direction of a sufficient change in the rotational angle position between the torque-introducing clutch element and the torque-receiving clutch element by means of an actuating force applied to the switching element by an actuator. According to the invention, the actuating force is a friction-induced actuating force, which is induced by means of a friction-force pairing between the actuator and a component of the overrunning clutch that is in frictional contact with the actuator and the actuator forms an interlockingly acting actuating stop, by means of which the actuating force acts on the switching element.

A driveline power transmitting device that includes a limited slip differential having a differential case, a cross-pin, a pair of pressure rings, a pair of clutch packs, a pair of preload springs, and a pair of preload control mechanisms. The pressure rings are non-rotatably coupled to the differential case and are disposed on opposite sides of the cross-pin. The preload springs bias the pressure rings toward the clutch packs and thereby preload the clutch packs. The pressure rings are urged axially away from the cross-pin to further compress the clutch packs in response to rotation of the cross-pin relative to the differential case. The preload control mechanisms are employed to decrease the preload force on the clutch packs in certain situations.

A method of controlling the coupling arrangement in a gearbox, comprising: displacing the coupling sleeve to the second position by applying a first force on the coupling sleeve in the direction from the first position to the second position, overcoming a spring force acting on the coupling sleeve in the direction from the second position to the first position; relieving the first force on the coupling sleeve when the coupling sleeve is in the second position, and when a reaction force acting on the coupling sleeve overcomes the spring force, which reaction force is a result of torque transferred by the third engagement means on the coupling sleeve; applying the first force on the coupling sleeve in the direction from the first position to the second position, if the coupling sleeve is leaving the second position; and reducing the torque transferred by the coupling sleeve using the second power source.