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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Dec 28, 1993
|Filing date
|Jul 29, 1992
|Priority date
|Jul 30, 1991
|Fee status
|Also published as
|Publication number
|Reiner Voss, Bernd Gaubitz, Gerhard Gasper, Holger Westendorf
|Original Assignee
|Fichtel & Sachs Ag
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (11), Referenced by (22), Classifications (19), Legal Events (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The invention relates to an arrangement for operating a friction clutch of a motor vehicle, in particular of a truck.
To automate the clutch engaging and disengaging process when starting up or changing the gear speeds of a motor vehicle, it is known, for example from DE-A-33 21 578 (U.S. Pat. No. 4,591,034) to have the friction clutch thereof driven by a servo actuator which, in turn, is controlled via an electric motor, operating the servo control valve of the actuator, by an electronic controller as a function of operation parameters of the internal combustion engine or of the motor vehicle. A conventional clutch pedal acting mechanically on the disengager of the clutch is dispensed with in automatic friction clutches of this type. Emergency operation of the clutch in the event of a defect in the electric motor driving the clutch or in the electronic controller is not therefore possible.
From a first point of view, an object of the invention is to provide an arrangement which is suitable, in particular, for trucks, for emergency operation of an otherwise automatic operable friction clutch. The emergency operation arrangement should allow manual operation of the clutch with less expenditure and/or less space in the motor vehicle cab than with a conventional clutch pedal.
An arrangement according to the invention comprises a pneumatic actuator designed, in particular, as a pneumatic servo actuator for operating the friction clutch, an electric motor driven actuator, in particular for operating the pneumatic servo actuator and an electronic controller for the electric motor driven actuator. According to the invention, the pneumatic actuator is designed as a compressed air actuator supplied from a compressed air source, in particular as a compressed air servo actuator, of which the compressed air inlet can be connected via a manually controllable pneumatic changeover valve alternately to the compressed air source and to a flow throttle leading to the atmosphere, for emergency operation of the friction clutch.
An emergency operation arrangement of this type is independent of the running state of the electronic controller and utilizes, in particular, auxiliary energy sources which are present in a truck in any case for the emergency operation of the clutch. The pneumatic changeover valve is a two-position valve which, in one position, pressure loads the compressed air actuator so that the clutch is disengaged against the action of its clutch main spring while in the other position of the pneumatic changeover valve the compressed air actuator is vented in a throttled manner so that the clutch is engaged at a positioning rate determined by the cross section of flow of the flow throttle. A changeover valve of this type is relatively small and can easily be arranged at a suitable point in the driver's cab of the motor vehicle so that it can be controlled manually, i.e. by hand or foot operation. The compressed air actuator may be a simple power amplifier, for example in the form of a compressed air cylinder which travels into its two end positions depending on whether its working chamber is being loaded with compressed air or is being vented. However, the compressed air actuator is preferably a compressed air servo actuator in which the setting position of an input element acting on a servo control valve adjusts the output power and/or the position of an output element via a closed-loop control mechanism.
In a first embodiment of the invention, the electric motor driven actuator and the compressed air actuator operate separate hydraulic master cylinders of a hydraulic power transmission arrangement of which the hydraulic slave cylinder connected to the clutch can be connected via a manually controllable hydraulic changeover valve alternately to one of the two hydraulic master cylinders. It is possible to change over manually between normal automatic clutch running and emergency running by means of the hydraulic changeover valve. The hydraulic changeover valve is preferably a valve having high pressure resistance, in particular a ball-cock valve, to allow a changeover to emergency running even if the electric motor driven actuator has stalled with a defect in the engaged position and therefore with a master cylinder subjected to pressure.
Steps are preferably taken to disable the electronic controller when the hydraulic changeover valve changes over to emergency running. A switch coupled to the hydraulic changeover valve is preferably provided for this purpose.
In a further embodiment of the invention, in which a compressed air servo actuator, for example in the form of a servo power amplifier supplied from the compressed air source as an auxiliary source, is provided, the electric motor driven actuator controls the servo control valve of the compressed air servo actuator. In this case, the compressed air servo actuator is designed such that the pressure in its working chamber supplied from the compressed air source can be altered via the servo control valve and also via the manually controllable pneumatic changeover valve. A servo actuator of this type acts as a power amplifier for the electric motor driven actuator, and this is advantageous, in particular with high clutch operating powers of the type to be applied in trucks. The servo function of the actuator is not fully utilized in emergency running; the compressed air actuator acts as a mere auxiliary drive similar to a compressed air cylinder.
To rule out unintentional operation of the pneumatic changeover valve controlling the clutch during emergency running, the pneumatic changeover valve is preferably designed as an electrically deblockable valve arrangement which does not deblock until the changeover to emergency running and is therefore released for manual servicing or manual control of the compressed air actuator. To initiate emergency running in a preferred embodiment, a manually operable electric switch is provided which, when operated, disables the electronic controller and also deblocks the optionally provided electrically deblockable valves. Uncontrolled running states are also reliably prevented in this case by the disabling of the electronic controller during emergency running.
In a preferred embodiment, a pressure release line, which leads to a balancing tank and into which a valve opening on initiation of emergency running is connected, branches from the pressure side of the hydraulic master cylinder. In this way, the hydraulic circuit can be relieved of pressure on initiation of pneumatic emergency running Even if the electric motor driven actuator has stalled in its clutch-disengaging position, the clutch may therefore be engaged during the transition to emergency running. The valve opening on initiation of emergency running preferably controls a throttle path between the pressure side of the hydraulic master cylinder and the balancing tank, preferably an electrically deblockable bypass throttle path to a check valve which closes toward the balancing tank.
The throttle path ensures that the pressure side of the master cylinder is relieved only gradually, in other words that the clutch does not engage suddenly during the transition to emergency running.
The above-mentioned point of view is also important for other clutch operating arrangements with a compressed air servo actuator which do not allow manual engagement and disengagement of the clutch during emergency running. The manual nonreturn valve arranged in the pressure release line of the hydraulic power transmission system allows manual release of the pressure in the hydraulic system and therefore engagement of the friction clutch even in the absence of electric or pneumatic auxiliary power. The motor vehicle can therefore be started, for example, by jump-starting.
Automatic friction clutches of the type used in the scope of the invention are often also used together with an automatic pneumatically changeable gear which is also controlled by the electronic clutch controller. To allow an emergency mode of running of the gear when the clutch controller is switched off during emergency running, it is proposed in a preferred embodiment of the invention that the gear is allocated a manually operable pneumatic changer by means of which compressed air can be supplied selectively to the gear during emergency running for changing at least into the first gear, the reverse gear and into the neutral position. The pneumatic gear changer is simultaneously coupled to an electric switch by means of which emergency running is initiated and the electronic controller is disabled. It goes without saying that not only the gear speeds required for starting up but optionally also at least one further gear speed allowing emergency running can be engaged by means of the pneumatic gear changer.
The pneumatic gear changer is preferably attached to the compressed air source via the manually controllable pneumatic changeover valve. In this way, the pneumatic pressure required for changing the gear speed is applied to the gear changer only when the pneumatic changeover valve controlling the clutch is in its clutch-disengaging position. With suitable dimensioning of the compressed air lines, the clutch can initially be disengaged before the pneumatic pressure at the gear changer reaches a pressure which is adequate for gear operation. However, as this could lead to incorrect changes in individual cases, it is preferably proposed that the pneumatic gear changer be attached to the pneumatic changeover valve via an on-off valve mechanically coupled to the clutch, in particular the disengager thereof, the on-off valve being open in the clutch-disengagement position of the disengager and closed in the clutch-engagement position. In other words, the on-off valve is controlled as a function of the instantaneous position of the clutch disengager or of a part connected thereto, thus ensuring that the pneumatic pressure required for changing the gear is not applied to the gear changer until the clutch is disengaged.
In a variation which also ensures, during emergency running, that the gear changes after a time delay for disengaging the clutch and that the clutch engages after a time delay for changing the gear, it is proposed that the manually controllable pneumatic changeover valve is connected to the compressed air actuator via a check valve opening in the direction of flow to the compressed air actuator and is connected to the pneumatic gear changer via a check valve opening in the direction of flow toward the manually controllable pneumatic changeover valve, the two check valves being bridged over by bypass throttle paths. As a result, the pressure in the working chamber of the compressed air actuator builds up more quickly during disengagement of the clutch than at the gear changer whereas the pressure at the gear changer decreases more rapidly during engagement of the clutch than in the working chamber of the compressed air actuator. The throttle path in the bypass to the check valve opening toward the compressed air actuator can simultaneously assume the role of the flow throttle allocated to the manually controllable pneumatic changeover valve and leading to the atmosphere.
The various features of novelty which characterize the invention are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to, and forming part of, this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and specific objects attained by its use, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated and described preferred embodiments of the invention.
FIG. 1 is a schematic block circuit diagram of an arrangement for emergency operation of an automatic friction clutch of a truck.
FIGS. 2 and 3 are schematic block circuit diagrams of variations of the emergency operation arrangement.
The internal combustion engine 1, shown in FIG. 1, of a truck drives, via a conventional friction clutch 3, a gear 5 which can be changed in a manner not illustrated in detail, . for example can be changed manually, and of which the output shaft 7 acts upon the driving wheels of the truck. The clutch 3 is engaged and disengaged by an electronic controller 9 by means of an electric motor driven actuator 11 as a function of a plurality of operating data which are supplied to inputs 13 of the electronic controller 9. For example, sensors 15, 17 detect the input speed and the output speed of the clutch 3 whereupon the controller 9 controls the actuator 11 as a function of the travel situation such that the clutch closes smoothly both during a start up and during a change of speeds of the gear 5. Suitable methods of control are known and therefore will not be described in detail.
During normal operation, the electric motor driven actuator 11 operates a hydraulic master cylinder 19 which is connected via a hydraulic line 21 to a hydraulic slave cylinder 23, and the slave cylinder 23 acts in the conventional manner on a disengager 25 of the clutch 3. However, to enable the clutch 3 to be operated in an auxiliary manner in the event of a defect in the electronic controller 9 or the actuator 11, a pneumatic emergency operation arrangement 27 is provided by means of which the clutch 3 can be engaged or disengaged manually, though with loss of comfort, to enable the truck to be moved during emergency running. The emergency operation arrangement comprises a compressed air actuator 29 of which the piston arrangement 31 operates a further hydraulic master cylinder 33. A manually switchable hydraulic changeover valve 35 in the hydraulic line 21 connects the slave cylinder 23 alternately either to the master cylinder 19 operated by the electric motor driven actuator 11 or the master cylinder 33. The compressed air actuator 29 is supplied from a compressed air source 37 via a manually operable changeover valve 39, for example a 3/2 way valve. The compressed air source 37 can be the brake compressed air source often provided in a truck anyway. The changeover valve 39 connects the working pressure chamber of the actuator 29 either to the compressed air source 37 or to a flow throttle 41 leading to the atmosphere.
The emergency operation arrangement 27 functions as follows:
The controller 9 displays a defect of its electronic components or of the actuator 11 by an optical or acoustic warning signal 43. The driver of the truck then changes over the changeover valve 35 manually from the normal running position shown in broken lines into the emergency running position shown in solid lines. In this position, a switch 45 coupled to the changeover valve 35 is operated which disables the electronic controller 9 and therefore switches off the automatic mode of running of the clutch. If the defect has occurred while the clutch 3 is disengaged and the slave cylinder 23 is therefore pressure loaded, the slave cylinder 23 is released when the changeover valve 35 is changed over into the emergency running position toward a balancing tank 47 of the master cylinder 33. The changeover valve 35 is designed as a ball valve so that it can also be switched in the pressure-loaded state. The clutch 3 is engaged owing to the release of pressure from the slave cylinder 23.
During emergency running, the clutch 3 is engaged and disengaged by changing over the pneumatic changeover valve 39 either by foot operation or by manual operation. FIG. 1 shows the changeover valve 39 in the clutch 3-disengaging position in which the working pressure chamber 49 of the actuator 29 is connected to the compressed air source 37 and the working piston 31 operates the master cylinder 33. In its non-operated rest position, the changeover valve 39 which is spring-biased into the rest position vents the working pressure chamber of the actuator 29 to the atmosphere via the throttle 41. The throttled reduction of pressure in the working pressure chamber 49 leads to a gradual release of pressure in the master cylinder 33 and therefore to engagement of the clutch 3 at a positioning rate determined by the cross section of flow of the throttle 41. The clutch 3 for emergency running can be adequately manually controlled by multiple alternating changeovers of the valve 39.
FIG. 2 shows a variation of an emergency operation arrangement for a truck with an automatically operable friction clutch which differs from the arrangement in FIG. 1 predominantly by the arrangement of the compressed air actuator. Similarly acting components are provided with the reference numerals from FIG. 1 and with the letter a for distinction. Reference is made to the description of FIG. 1 for explanation of the construction and mode of operation.
Whereas the compressed air actuator in the arrangement according to FIG. 1 acts via the hydraulic cylinders 23, 33 on the disengager 25 of the clutch 3, the compressed air actuator 29a of the arrangement according to FIG. 2 is designed as a servo power amplifier of which the output element 51 is mechanically coupled to the disengager 25a of the clutch 3a. The hydraulic master cylinder 19a operated by the electric motor driven actuator 11a as a function of the electronic controller 9a in normal operation acts via the hydraulic line 21a on the slave cylinder 23a which controls a servo control valve of the servo actuator 29a indicated at 53. The control valve 53 regulates the pressure in the working chamber 49a, supplied from the air pressure source 37a, of the servo actuator 29a to a value determined by the piston position of the slave cylinder 23a so that the working piston 31a designed, for example, as a diaphragm, via the output element 51, sets the disengager 25a power amplifier to a position determined by the actuator 11a.
An emergency running arrangement 27a by means of which the pressure in the working chamber 49a can be controlled independently of the hydraulic pressure is provided for emergency running. For this purpose, the working chamber 49a is connected via a pneumatic line 55 and the pneumatic changeover valve 39a to the compressed air source 37a. The changeover valve 39a in one position in turn connects the working chamber 49a to the compressed air source 37a while the working chamber 49a in the other position of the changeover valve 39a is vented to the atmosphere via the throttle 41a. To enable the pressure in the hydraulic side of the servo actuator 29a to be released during the transition from normal running to emergency running, the pressure side of the master cylinder 19a is connected via an on-off valve 57 in a pressure release line 59 to a pressure balancing tank 61. The on-off valve 57 contains a check valve 63 which blocks toward the pressure balancing tank 61 during normal running and can bridged over by a bypass throttle 65. If the on-off valve 57 is switched into the bridging position, the bypass throttle 65 allows a gradual release of pressure in the master cylinder 19a with the result that the clutch 3a initially engages slowly at the transition to emergency running.
The arrangement according to FIG. 2 functions as follows. A defect in the controller 13a or the actuator 11a is again displayed by the warning signal 43a. The driver then operates a gear emergency switch 67 which thereafter disables the controller 9a and will be described in detail hereinafter. At the same time, the valves 39a and 57 which are electrically unlockable valves are unlocked by the gear emergency switch 67. The changer 39a is released at its position closing the working chamber 35a of the servo actuator 29a during normal running so that it can now be changed over manually between the position loading the working chamber 35a with pressure and the position venting the working chamber 35a. After being unlocked, the on-off valve 57 switches automatically into the position which releases the pressure in the master cylinder 19a and is shown in FIG. 2. The clutch 3a can now be engaged and disengaged by operation of the changeover valve 39a.
The gear 5a comprises pneumatic actuators 69 by means of which the gear speeds can be switched automatically during normal running in a manner not shown in detail as a function of the controller 9a. When the controller 9a is disabled, the gear emergency switch 67 allows the changing of at least the first gear speed, the reverse gear, the neutral position of the gear and one further higher gear speed which is to be used during travel, for example the second or the fourth gear speed. For this purpose, the gear emergency switch 67 is designed as a pneumatic changer which is attached via an on-off valve 71, for example a 3/2 way valve, to the pneumatic line 55 leading from the changeover valve 39a to the servo actuator 29a. The on-off valve 71 is coupled mechanically to the disengager 25a or to an operating element coupled thereto and is switched into the open position shown in FIG. 2 as soon as the clutch 3a has reached its disengaged position. As the gear emergency switch 67 is supplied from the compressed air source 37a via the changer 39a, the changer 39a simultaneously also controls the changeover of the gear 5a according to the gear speed position manually adjusted at the gear switch 67. The gear switch 67 is supplied with compressed air as soon as the clutch 3a controlled into the disengagement position by the changer 39a has reached the disengagement position. This ensures that the gear is not changed until the clutch 3a is completely disengaged.
FIG. 3 shows a variation of the arrangement according to FIG. 2 which differs from this arrangement mainly by the components for the compressed air supply of the gear changer. Equally acting components are provided with the reference numerals from FIGS. 1 and 2 and with the letter b for distinction. Reference is made to the description of FIGS. 1 and 2 for explanation of the construction and the mode of operation.
Instead of the on-off valve 71 mechanically coupled to the operating element of the clutch in the arrangement according to FIG. 2, the pneumatic line 55b connected to the compressed air source 37b via the manually operable changeover valve 39b is connected via a respective check valve 73, 75 to the working chamber 49b of the compressed air servo actuator 29b and the compressed air inlet of the gear emergency switch 67b. Each of the check valves 73, 75 is bridged by a bypass throttle path 77 or 79. Whereas the 30 check valve 73 opens in the direction of flow from the changer 39b to the servo actuator 29b, the check valve 75 opens in the opposite direction from the gear emergency switch 67b to the changeover valve 39b. The throttle check valve arrangements delay clutch operation and gear operation relative to one another in time. If the changeover valve 39b is switched into the position which is shown in FIG. 3 and disengages the clutch 3b during emergency running, the check valve 73 opening toward the servo actuator 29b ensures that the working pressure in the working chamber 49b builds up more rapidly than at the gear emergency switch 67b to which the compressed air is supplied via the bypass throttle path 75 when the check valve 75 has a blocking action. The clutch 3b is therefore disengaged before the working pressure at the pneumatic actuator 69b of the gear 5b reaches a value which is adequate for changing the gear. If, on the other hand, the changeover valve 39b is switched into the engagement position, the working pressure at the actuators 69b decreases more rapidly via the now opening check valve 75 than in the working chamber 49b of the servo actuator 29b which is vented via the bypass throttle path 77. The gear changing process is therefore completed before the clutch 3b is completely engaged. The check valves 73, 75 in conjunction with the bypass throttle paths 77, 79 allow automatic control without the need for mechanical adjustment of operating elements of an on-off valve.
FIG. 3 also shows a variation of FIG. 2 in which the changeover value 39b cannot be unlocked electromagnetically as such but in which the pneumatic line 55b is connected via an electromagnetically operable on-off valve 81 to the outlet of the changeover valve 39b. The on-off valve 81 can be changed over electrically between a position blocking or clearing the outlet of the changeover valve 39b. A valve arrangement of this type can also be used instead of the changeover valve 39a. Similar valve arrangements with a separate on-off valve may also be used with the other electromagnetically unlockable valves of the arrangement, for example the throttle check valve 57. In order to control the valves 57b and 81, the gear emergency switch 67b is preferably provided with an opener contact to enable the valves to be brought into the emergency running position by spring force even in the event of a failure of the electrical system of the motor vehicle. It will be appreciated that the gear emergency switch 67b simultaneously produces release signals for the starter, contacts provided for this purpose on the emergency switch being designed as make-contacts for safety reasons.
It will be appreciated that the emergency operation arrangement described with reference to FIG. 2 or 3 can also be used with a gear which is to be changed manually. Furthermore, the pressure release arrangement illustrated can also be provided in the hydraulic system of the arrangement according to FIG. 1 or a different arrangement with a compressed air servo actuator.
While specific embodiments of the invention have been shown and described in detail to illustrate the application of the inventive principles, it will be understood that the invention may be embodied otherwise without departing from such principles.
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|U.S. Classification
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|International Classification
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|European Classification
|Jul 29, 1992
Owner name: FICHTEL & SACHS AG, GERMANY
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Effective date: 19920522
|May 19, 1997
|Fee payment
Year of fee payment: 4
|Jul 24, 2001
|Maintenance fee reminder mailed
|Dec 28, 2001
|Lapse for failure to pay maintenance fees
|Mar 5, 2002
|Expired due to failure to pay maintenance fee
Effective date: 20020128


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Archbishop Desmond Tutu: Sentencing Bradley Manning to life imprisonment will not serve justice – 3 June 2013
Army private Bradley Manning goes on trial today charged with the biggest leak of classified information in United States history.
At issue is not whether or not Private Manning leaked information, for he has admitted doing so. The imponderable question is – given the rot that his actions exposed – whether he should be regarded as heroic whistle-blower or villain.
Manning has confessed to sending vast quantities of information to the website, WikiLeaks, and has pleaded guilty to charges that carry a 20-year prison sentence. However, the US military is pursuing charges of aiding the enemy that carry a life sentence.
Much of the information leaked by Manning was of a nature that called into question the integrity of the United States military. The effects of his actions were to hold to account powerful people with selfish motives who preferred to remain unaccountable and anonymous. In February, Manning told a military judge that he leaked the material to expose the US military's alleged bloodlust and disregard for human life in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In an ideal world, based on equality and justice, it would be unnecessary for nations to keep their actions secret. This is the world for which we should strive.
While Manning's actions violated US military policy they cannot be separated from the context of a larger failure of justice: The questionable strategies and tactics pursued by the US over the past 10 years in fulfillment of its self-appointed role as global policeman.
I do not believe sentencing Manning to life imprisonment will serve justice.
This statement was issued for the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation by Oryx Media.


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W00t's up! Gaming word goes mainstream
Learning new words is one benefit of newspaper reading. How many other types of useful knowledge can students think of gaining from the paper that might be useful in school or everyday life.
Editors, reporters and page designers work to reach readers of various ages and interests, just as Merriam Webster does by focusing on a word used by gamers. Ask class members to spot coverage that appeals to them because of its topic, language or visual presentation.
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Just in time to put it to work during holiday celebrations, we�ve got a Word of the Year, thanks to the dictionary folks at Merriam-Webster -- and it's one many adults never heard of and never will use. The offbeat word is w00t, written with two zeroes and pronounced "whoot" (rhymes with hoot).
There�s a few versions of how w00t originated. It may have come from role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons or World of Warcraft, perhaps as an exuberant abbreviation for We Own the Other Team. Others believe it comes from the phrase "wow loot" used in other multiplayer games, or began as hackers' jargon describing a system break-in. Apparently the zeroes were added to make the word look cooler.
A Merriam Webster�s president says w00t is an ideal choice for its fifth Word of the Year because it blends whimsy and new technology. "It shows a really interesting thing that's going on in language,� explains John Morse. �It's a term that's arrived only because we're now communicating electronically with each other."
Previous winner: "Truthiness" was 2006 Word of the Year after it was popularized by Stephen Colbert on his cable TV news satire show The Colbert Report. Webster�s defines it as things a person claims to know intuitively or "from the gut" without regard to evidence, logic, intellectual examination or facts.
Journalist says: "Merriam-Webster sure left me scratching my head. The Word of the Year selection left me feeling, well, anything but w00t." -- Jeff Hage, managing editor of The Daily Journal in Fergus Falls, Minn.
Professor says: "It's amusing, but it's limited to a small community and unlikely to spread and unlikely to last." -- Allan Metcalf, English professor at MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Ill.
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B-Hop is still the cash cow in the division, he's the marquee name and a win over him can easily make someone a household name. I mean if Cleverly was to fight and beat Shumenov or Cloud he's commercial profile would hardly increase as a win over B-Hop would. Hopkins doesn't have a long time left in the sport hence why everybody wants a piece.
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Cleverly's style is all wrong for Hopkins due to Cleverly's activity and Hopkins age. But that does not make Cleverly the next Calzaghee. Cal wasn't as easy to hit for one thing. Cleverly leaves himself open for perfect counters and that will cost him when he faces a bigger puncher. A good fighter but he will have problems against the best.
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To gain any credibility Clev's gonna have to look at unification against Shumenov, Cloud & Dawson & not claim the scalp of a fossil.
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Okay name for B-Hops resume. Even though it looks like he'd beat him in a wheelchair so far.
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I think Nathan Cleverly is properly over rated and is definitely not world level. BUT i agree with whoever said his activity beats B-HOP. One thing Cleverly does is work his a** off every fight. He throws a lot of punches and does not give the other guy a break.
I don't think that a 48 year old Hopkins can live with the pace he would set. I would love to see B-HOP break him down physically and mentally but that's gotta be wishful thinking???
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It's easy enough to try and set the pace against him, it's another to pull it off. That's why he's still around.
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This past Monday, Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg spent his day with the Stanley Cup in Atlantic City, N.J., capping the day off with a private VIP party in a Caesars Palace ballroom and drinking champagne from the oldest known bottle of champagne out of the oldest trophy in sports. For the German-born rearguard, that night and this whole summer have been vastly different from how he spent last summer. After a season-ending wrist injury just before the 2009-10 Stanley Cup playoffs, Seidenberg spent last summer rehabbing and working hard to be ready for the 2010-11 season.
"This summer has definitely been different," Seidenberg said with a laugh in a recent phone interview with ESPNBoston.com. "Really busy and lots of partying right after we won the Cup. Then June 21, I was at my brother's wedding in Florida, so the partying and busy-ness just continued. Lots of appearances and just seeing a lot of friends and family, especially this past Monday with the Cup. It's been a lot more enjoyable, that's for sure."
A far cry from the pain and suffering of summer 2010.
"That was a hard summer and tough on the body at first, but I worked my hardest I've probably ever worked in an offseason to get back," Seidenberg said. "But that's what you need to do if you're going to keep your spot in this league. I knew I could've helped the team in the playoffs that spring, and I wanted to come back and prove that."
Seidenberg was rewarded with a four-year deal from the Bruins last summer, and he lived up to it on the ice, coming back to prove how valuable he is on the Bruins' blue line. He finished the season with 25 assists and 32 points in 82 regular-season games, but he really shined in the playoffs. Coach Claude Julien paired Seidenberg with captain Zdeno Chara, and the two formed one of the best shutdown defensive pairings in the playoffs. In addition to playing tough defense, Seidenberg chipped in 11 points (10 assists) in the playoffs. That point total included two helpers in the Bruins' Cup-clinching Game 7 win in Vancouver.
"Like I said, it was so hard watching in 2010, and then when they [the Bruins] had enough faith in me to sign me to that contract and give me and my family that security, it made it that much easier," Seidenberg said. "You want to go out and prove them right, and I liked this group of teammates so much already, so you want to win for them, too. It was so amazing to be able to do that and then just to reward the fans. It's such a great sports city."
The chemistry and opportunity to play with Chara was also very rewarding for Seidenberg, as he really found his niche on the team.
"Obviously he is such a great player, and that shows with the Norris Trophy he won a couple years back and then the way he played this season," Seidenberg said of the Bruins' captain. "But playing with him, he is just so good defensively and smart that it allows you as a partner to play your game and not be worried. You know he is always there, and then we just really formed a great chemistry and helped each other a lot. It's great playing with 'Z.'"
Seidenberg is looking forward to the possibility of being paired up with Chara again this season and is also excited that the Bruins will bring back most of the players from their Cup-winning team. Although the Bruins will miss the likes of Michael Ryder and Tomas Kaberle, they have a solid core of younger players, including Milan Lucic, David Krejci, Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand and Tyler Seguin.
"It's tough that we lost Rydes [Ryder] and Kabs [Kaberle], but that's part of the game, and I wish them both the best," Seidenberg said. "But you look at the guys we have back, the young talent that has already won it all, and that's pretty sick. We're going to contend again, and I am excited at the potential we have."
Seidenberg has another wedding to attend soon, and then he plans on trying to salvage some of the summer before he puts his workouts and conditioning into full speed.
"The summer is almost over, but I am hoping to get in a few lazy days before I come back to Boston for camp," he said. "Before I know it, I'll be working hard every day, and then camp will start. But it's been a great summer, so I'm not complaining."
James Murphy covers the Bruins for ESPNBoston.com. Ask a question for his next Bruins mailbag here.


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Billy Idol says he wasn't that upset when he first learned of his death. After all, the news had come to him by way of the morning papers, so he figured the funeral notices were a bit premature. Those rumors about his heroin habit, or that he was suffering from AIDS, were another matter, however, and enough to ruin a bloke's image—even an image like Billy's, which leans pretty heavily on bondage gear, macho sneering and misogynism. Billy thinks all these nasty stories started simply because he hadn't put out a record in a while. "I suppose people just thought, 'Why would anyone disappear? Why doesn't he want to keep up his star profile?' " he says. "Well, that's not important to me. It's more important to make a good record and actually sort of be alive and stuff."
And so he is, not only in the flesh but on the Billboard charts, where his new Whiplash Smile LP broke into the Top 10 just a month after its release. It is his first album since Rebel Yell three years ago, and it offers a few new wrinkles for Billy's old Idolators. For starters, half the songs are written by Billy himself, now 31. At least half can also be considered love songs, a genre of music almost totally foreign to Idol vinyl until now. Keep in mind that Billy's past hits included lyrics like "Face to face and back to back/ You see and feel my sex attack," and that he once featured a woman chained to a wall as the centerpiece of his MTV video. "I think love's exciting and happy," says the new Billy, "as well as being able to make you sad."
Sad is just what he became, says Billy, after the breakup of his six-year romance with singer-dancer Perri Lister, 27. What with his work on Rebel Yell, the nine-month tour that followed, and then a six-month stint in California, "I hadn't had any kind of home life for a long time, and it really estranged us."
Idol had gone to California to try and get a movie made of King Death, the Nik Cohn book he describes as "an allegorical story about Elvis Presley, a weird, spy-murder sci-fi thing about a guy who does assassinations on TV." It was too weird even for Hollywood, apparently, since "we never really got much further than trying to get a script written." Stymied in the film world, split from his manager and convinced, finally, that his relationship with Perri was "irreconcilable" (though they have since begun seeing each other again), "I had to decide to get on with doing a record or I was going to go mad." The domestic and professional "chaos" taught him a lot, adds Billy, "and the great thing was, I was able to put it into the music."
Billy and his longtime collaborator, guitarist Steve Stevens, spent 18 months off and on making the new album. The old Rebel Yell band gave way to Idol, Stevens and studio musicians, and much of the raw punk anger of earlier LPs has disappeared. To promote the album—and to squelch those rumors of drugs, death and AIDS—Idol is planning a six-month tour, including the U.S. and Great Britain, beginning in March.
The latter will be a homecoming for the Sussex-reared rocker who, as William Broad, first split for London when he was 16 and then for the U.S. nine years later. Because of his move to America, English rock fans have tended to "see me as a bit of a betrayal," concedes Billy, for years a full-time Manhattanite. A few concerts, he hopes, just might set everything straight. After all, love songs or not, "I haven't significantly changed my outlook," he insists with a hint of the old sneer. "I've kept a lot of my own values. I'm not talking with an American accent. I haven't gone off and become Sammy Hagar."
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Complaint: I contacted Rainbow in reference to a replacement pump on my hot tub and was quoted a price of $399.99; however, after the unit was replaced I was told the price of the pump was $499.99. Additionally, Rainbow also replaced the heater unit. In checking Rainbow's pricing for both the Waterway Executive 56 4-hp pump and the Balboa heating unit - I found that the RETAIL price of these units was $346 (shipping and tax included); however, Rainbow charged me $728 for these replacement parts, or approximately 110% of the RETAIL/CONSUMER cost of these parts. Additionally, I was charged a total of $280 for labor and trip charges; again, a price which way exceeds the customary industry standard. These charges are extraordinary and unconscionable.
Desired Settlement: I would like Rainbow to reconsider its pricing of both the replacement parts and their service/trip charges and refund the difference to my credit card.
Business Response: Mr. ******** called in with a service request on August 9th a Saturday. ***** ***** took the service call and explained our service rates to the customer. Mr. ******** stated that he had a bad pump. ***** would never have quoted a price for a pump without knowing exactly what the customer had. Mr. ******** has even stated that we gave him a price range of $299 - $799.
***** ****, our service technician with over 29 years experience, went out to Mr. ********'s residence on August 12. He tried to get the pump to operate and found that the motor was dead. He did have a complete pump and motor that would match up. ***** gave Mr. ******** a price on the unit of $499.99. Mr ******** agreed to have him install the pump. If he is stating that the pump was installed and he did not agree to the price he could have had ***** take out the pump and send him away. ***** installed the new pump and at that time found that there were leaks at a couple of jets and also corrosion at his heater. ***** gave him the price at that time for the heater, at $229.99 and Mr ******** agreed to have him come back and repair the leaking jets and replace the heater. Mr ******** had to drain his spa in order for those repairs to be done. The charges for the service performed and parts installed totaled $709.49 which were run on 7-13-14. The initial service call to come to the house is $80 and $80 per hour billing. ***** was there for one hour, with the service call and labor of $160.00. Our service rates are competitive compared to other spa dealers in the area.
***** contacted Mr ******** about returning to do the repairs and Mr ******** agreed to leave the door open for *****. ***** returned on 7-14-14. ***** rang the doorbell, Mrs ******** was home and agreed to have ***** come in to install the new heater and repair the leaking jets. The final charges of $357.10 were run at that time. This billing included a return trip charge of $40 and one hour labor totalling $120.00 plus the parts. Mrs. ******** signed the work order when ***** was finished.
We received a letter from Mr ******** this week. No one working here recalls having spoken with Mr ******** about his dissatisfaction with our service and pricing prior to receiving the letter and the BBB complaint. It is funny that he personally okayed to have all the work done knowing the prices and only after all the work done decides to investigate our pricing. First of all we had the parts in stock. Sometimes the internet sites are selling reconditioned motors and new pumps allowing prices to be lower. We also are providing the labor with costs for travel and other overhead involved. Our labor to install a pump, heater, and fix two leaking jets was $280 including the service call and a return trip. I challenge him to find any other service tech to do such efficient work. The spa sits on his property and he had all the time to investigate prices before we were involved. We could charge more for labor and other companies do, and less for parts. That is our discretion. The prices on the internet are not necessarily retail prices. Some of those places are just warehouses making a bare minimum on parts based just on selling numbers. They have minimal overhead and rarely even have to deal with collecting sales tax. We also have many customers coming in with incorrect parts ordered online. He had his chance to buy from them, chose to work with our company and now once all the work is complete is claiming that we are in the wrong.
We were up front with him at every step of his repairs. He was the one who agreed to have the work done at the prices that we gave him. He could have questioned pricing before the work was done-not after. We were timely and efficient and feel no need to adjust the billing. We would much rather have had the customer talk with us directly instead of receiving certified letters(today) and BBB notifications which take additional time to address at costs to all of our personnel since we have to review what took place. We have been in business for over 30 years, which does require good customer service. We do wish he would call us directly to discuss the issue.
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Consumer Response: When I spoke to the individual on the phone regarding the replacement unit - he had me go out and personally observe the pump - so that he could identify the exact unit. The price he quoted was $399.99. In reviewing this company's other responses - it seems that they have explanations for every issue presented. The online prices are for new units - not rebuilt units - and their 110% markup over retail price - is unconcionable and nothing more than gouging. Had I checked tne internet prices first I would have challenged their pricing; however, generally I expect business to engage in fair dealing with regard to their pricing. 110% markup over retail pricing is shameful; which, is unfortunate because their service was indeed - exceptional. Consumers have an obligation to object to unfair business practices. I have never filed a BBB complaint before.
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We have been swamped and have quizzed ***** (the tech) on the above complaint and would like to make a final statement/response. How can that be done?
The customer was quoted prices and even had 2 days before we returned to finish the work. His idea of retail is also not accurate. The pump we sold for $499.99 is sold by two major Spa company's that we work for, for $600.00. I am sure there are other spa company's concerned with quality that do the same. There are some pumps sold, that cost less complete, verses a quality motor ONLY. We do not sacrifice quality.
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Consumer Response: This back and forth discourse is juvenile and pointless - so - anyone thinking about using Rainbow Hot Tubs would be wise to FIRST check the Internet for the RETAIL price of the parts that need to be replaced. All you need to do is examine your hot tub pump, heater, etc. and take down the information on the metal plate and then check any one of the MANY Internet sites. You can even follow it up with a call to the vendor. The components are identical and in my case a "Waterway Executive 56 4-HP pump" is just that - same manufacturer - brand new - same horsepower - same connections - same everything. In closing, just check the Internet price yourself for a WATERWAY EXECUTIVE 56 4-HP PUMP - and compare it to this business' last response - just compare the prices and then you decide! Good luck!
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