FERLEC is the automobile electric clutch mechanism which was made by French auto parts manufacturer FERODO, from 1958-64. This was a new type of car clutch, designed to obviate the need for pressing the clutch foot-pedal. A Ferlec clutch has an electrical switch instead of the clutch foot-pedal, normally used to operate the clutch while driving a car.
The goal of the Ferlec invention is to replace the clutch pedal with a simple switch.
In a car without the new clutch, the foot-pedal had to be pressed down to progress through the gears.
When a Ferlec is fitted to the car, changing gears with a manual gear-box transmission is simplified.
As the driver is no longer required to press the clutch pedal each time, to change gear.
Another invention with a similar purpose was the pre-selector gear-box [[1]], which were fitted in Daimler cars and by other car manufacturers.
The Ferlec is a novel type of electro-magnetic clutch, that was available as an optional extra in Renault cars c.1959-64. Including the rear-engine cars Renault 4CV [[2]] and Dauphine [[3]].
The Ferlec option was superseded once fully automatic transmissions were introduced in the motor industry, during the 1960's.
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FERLEC Electromagnetic ClutchFerodo SA. (November 11, 1959). "Control mechanism for automatic clutches of automotive vehicles". US Patent Number 2914131. US Patents Office. pp. 1–7. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
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