Cooling a control device of the gearbox of a motor vehicle

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PATENT NO 6688383
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09857093

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A method of adjusting an operating temperature of a control device (2) of a motor vehicle automatic transmission. The transmission control has a hydraulic unit (3) and an electronic unit (4) with electronic modules. The control device (3)is situated in a transmission housing which is partially filled with transmission oil and at least partly surrounded by transmission oil. The control device (2) has a cooling device (5) by which at least part of the electronic unit (4) is cooled with the transmission oil. The transmission oil has a temperature .THETA..sub.C which is lower than a prevailing transmission oil temperature .THETA..sub.G. The electronic unit (4) is impinged upon with a defined volume flow of the transmission oil.

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ZF TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGIES L L C1981 FRONT WHEEL DRIVE BATAVIA OH 45103

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fessler, Bernd Kressbronn, DE 10 86
Sommer, Stefan Saulgau, DE 46 349

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