Planetary gearing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10155437-B2
Application number	US-201715433002-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 15, 2017
Priority date	Aug 20, 2014
Publication date	Dec 18, 2018
Grant date	Dec 18, 2018

Abstract

A planetary gearing device includes a gearing input shaft, a gearing output shaft, a gearing housing, and at least a first, second and third planetary gear train, each having a sun gear, a ring gear and at least one planet gear. The planetary gear trains are centrally arranged with respect to a gearing axis and can be mutually, particularly selectively, connected with torque transmission devices. The first planetary gear train are arranged radially within the second planetary gear train. An individual sectional plane orthogonal with respect to the gearing axis intersects the first and the second planetary gear train, the first and the third planetary gear train being axially spaced from one another along this gearing axis. The first planetary gear train has at least a second planet gear.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A planetary gearing device for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a gearing input shaft;
a gearing output shaft;
a gearing housing; and
a first, second and third planetary gear train, each having a sun gear, a ring gear and a first planetary gear, wherein
the first, second and third planetary gear trains are centrally arranged with respect to a gearing axis and are selectively connected with torque transmission devices,
the first planetary gear train is arranged radially within the second planetary gear train,
an individual sectional plane that is orthogonal with respect to the gearing axis intersects the first and the second planetary gear trains, the first and the third planetary gear trains being axially spaced from one another along the gearing axis,
the first planetary gear train has at least a second planetary gear,
the planetary gear of the first planetary gear train meshes with the sun gear and with the second planetary gear of the first planetary gear train,
the second planetary gear meshes with the ring gear of the first planetary gear train, and
the ring gear is non-rotatably connected with the sun gear of the second planetary gear train.

2. The planetary gearing device according to claim 1 , wherein the first and the second planetary gear trains are arranged adjacent to the gearing input shaft, and that the third planetary gear train is arranged adjacent to the gearing output shaft.

3. The planetary gearing device according to claim 2 , wherein the planetary gearing device has five torque transmission devices, including at least one of a brake, a clutch, a free wheel, a torque converter, and a synchronizing device.

4. The planetary gearing device according to claim 3 , wherein the ring gear of the third planetary gear train is connectable with one of the five torque transmission devices with the gearing housing and the one of the five torque transmission devices is a torque transmission device in which at least a portion of the torque is transmitted from an input side to an output side via of a form-locking fit.

5. The planetary gearing device according to claim 4 , wherein the gearing input shaft is connectable via the sun gear of the third planetary gear train to one of the five torque transmission devices, and the one of the five torque transmission devices is a synchronizing device.

6. The planetary gearing device according to claim 4 , wherein a transmission input shaft is connectable via the sun gear of the third planetary gear train to one of the five torque transmission devices, and the one of the five torque transmission devices is a frictional torque transmission device.

7. The planetary gearing device according to claim 6 , wherein the ring gear of the first planetary gear train and the sun gear of the second planetary gear train are integrally formed in one piece.

8. The planetary gearing device according to claim 7 , wherein a teeth number ratio of the sun gear of the second planetary gear train and of the ring gear of the first planetary gear train is higher than 1.

9. A hybrid drive module, comprising:
a planetary gearing device according to claim 8 ; and
a first drive unit and a second drive unit, wherein
the second drive unit is a device for converting electric energy to mechanical energy, and the first drive unit is an internal combustion engine.

10. The hybrid drive module according to claim 9 , wherein the second drive unit is arranged entirely in the gearing housing of the planetary gearing device.

11. The hybrid drive module according to claim 10 , further comprising: a power electronic system, which controls the second drive unit, and is arranged within the gearing housing.

12. A process for changing the rotational-speed ratio between the gearing input shaft and the gearing output shaft of the planetary gearing device according to claim 8 , wherein for activating an individual rotational speed-ratio, two torque transmission devices respectively are activated.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Ohnemus Ulrich
• Liebert Sebastian
• Kluge Benjamin

Classifications

• F16H2200/2038

  with three engaging means · CPC title

• B60K6/405

  Housings · CPC title

• F16H2003/445

  without permanent connection between the input and the set of orbital gears · CPC title

• F16H2003/442

  comprising two or more sets of orbital gears arranged in a single plane · CPC title

• B60Y2200/92

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title