Two-speed transmission having two clutches

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10167930-B2
Application number	US-201615076722-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 22, 2016
Priority date	Jan 15, 2016
Publication date	Jan 1, 2019
Grant date	Jan 1, 2019

Abstract

A two-speed transmission having two clutches includes an electric motor, a middle shaft, a first clutch, a second clutch, a first gear assembly and a second gear assembly. The electric motor includes a spindle. The first clutch and the second clutch are furnished on the middle shaft coaxially. The first gear assembly and the second gear assembly are coupled to the first clutch and the second clutch through a first shaft portion and a second shaft portion of the middle shaft to generate a first gear ratio and a second gear ratio, respectively. When the first clutch is activated to connect with the first shaft portion, the second clutch separates from the second shaft portion, so that the electric motor outputs a first torque corresponding to the first gear ratio through the first gear assembly. Similarly, the electric motor outputs a second torque corresponding to the second gear ratio.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A two-speed transmission having two clutches, comprising:
an electric motor, comprising a spindle;
a middle shaft;
a first clutch and a second clutch coaxially furnished on the middle shaft;
a first gear assembly coupled to the first clutch through a first shaft portion of the middle shaft to generate a first gear ratio; and
a second gear assembly coupled to the second clutch through a second shaft portion of the middle shaft to generate a second gear ratio that is different from the first gear ratio;
wherein, when the first clutch is activated to connect with the first shaft portion, the second clutch separates from the second shaft portion, so that the electric motor outputs a first torque corresponding to the first gear ratio through the first gear assembly;
when the second clutch is activated to connect with the second shaft portion, the first clutch separates from the first shaft portion, so that the electric motor outputs a second torque corresponding to the second gear ratio through the second gear assembly.

2. The two-speed transmission according to claim 1 , wherein when the first clutch and the second clutch are not connected to the first shaft portion and the second shaft portion of the middle shaft respectively, a rotor within the electric motor is idled and no torque is outputted to the middle shaft from the electric motor.

3. The two-speed transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the first gear assembly comprises a first main gear furnished on the first shaft portion and a first counter gear meshed with the first main gear.

4. The two-speed transmission according to claim 3 , wherein the second gear assembly comprises a second main gear furnished on the second shaft portion and a second counter gear meshed with the second main gear.

5. The two-speed transmission according to claim 4 , further comprising a differential and a power output shaft, wherein the first gear assembly or the second gear assembly drives the differential to rotate and transfer the first torque or the second torque to the power output shaft.

6. The two-speed transmission according to claim 1 , further comprising a middle shaft gear, wherein the middle shaft gear is furnished on a clutch common housing, and the middle shaft gear together with the first clutch and the second clutch are coaxially furnished on the middle shaft.

7. The two-speed transmission according to claim 6 , further comprising a spindle gear, wherein the spindle gear is meshed with the middle shaft gear.

8. The two-speed transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the first clutch comprises a plurality of first static friction plates furnished on a clutch centering sleeve and a plurality of first dynamic friction plates staggered with the first static friction plates and neighboring with the first static friction plates to each other.

9. The two-speed transmission according to claim 8 , wherein the first dynamic friction plates are furnished on an inner-wall of a clutch common housing and synchronically rotate around the middle shaft through the rotation of the first gear assembly.

10. The two-speed transmission according to claim 9 , wherein the first dynamic friction plates match an inner spline furnished on the clutch common housing and extended along an axial direction of the middle shaft, such that the first dynamic friction plates is movable on the inner spline along the axial direction.

11. The two-speed transmission according to claim 8 , wherein the first static friction plates match an outer spline furnished on the clutch centering sleeve and extended along an axial direction of the middle shaft, such that the first static friction plates is movable on the outer spline along the axial direction.

12. The two-speed transmission according to claim 8 , wherein a first pressure disc is furnished on the clutch centering sleeve, and is activated to move along an axial direction of the middle shaft and tightly press the first static friction plates and the first dynamic friction plates, such that the first static friction plates and the first dynamic friction plates tightly connect with each other.

13. The two-speed transmission according to claim 12 , wherein the first pressure disc is driven in a hydraulic manner.

14. The two-speed transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the second clutch comprises a plurality of second static friction plates furnished on a clutch centering sleeve and a plurality of second dynamic friction plates staggered with the second static friction plates and neighboring with the second static friction plates to each other.

15. The two-speed transmission according to claim 14 , wherein the second dynamic friction plates are furnished on an inner-wall of a clutch common housing and synchronically rotate around the middle shaft through the rotation of the second gear assembly.

16. The two-speed transmission according to claim 15 , wherein the second dynamic friction plates match an inner spline furnished on the clutch common housing along an axial direction of the middle shaft, such that the second dynamic friction plates is movable on the inner spline along the axial direction.

17. The two-speed transmission according to claim 14 , wherein the second static friction plates match an outer spline furnished on the clutch centering sleeve and extended along an axial direction of the middle shaft, such that the second static friction plates is movable on the outer spline along the axial direction.

18. The two-speed transmission according to claim 14 , wherein a second pressure disc is furnished on the clutch centering sleeve and is activated to move along an axial direction of the middle shaft and tightly press the second static friction plates and the second dynamic friction plates, such that the second static friction plates and the second dynamic friction plates tightly connect with each other.

19. The two-speed transmission according to claim 18 , wherein the second pressure disc is driven in a hydraulic manner.

20. The two-speed transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the first shaft portion and the second shaft portion of the middle shaft are coaxial, and a bearing is furnished between the first shaft portion and the second shaft portion.

Assignees

• Ind Tech Res Inst

Inventors

• Tseng Jui-Tang
• XIE Kun-Ju
• TSAO Chia
• Wu Tsung-Han

Classifications

• F16H2200/0034

  the gear ratios comprising two forward speeds · CPC title

• F16D13/385

  double clutches, i.e. comprising two friction disc mounted on one driven shaft (with two concentric driven shafts F16D21/06) · CPC title

• F16H3/089

  all of the meshing gears being supported by a pair of parallel shafts, one being the input shaft and the other the output shaft, there being no countershaft involved · CPC title

• F16H3/091 Primary

  including a single countershaft · CPC title

• F16D13/76 Primary

  specially adapted to incorporate with other transmission parts, i.e. at least one of the clutch parts also having another function, e.g. being the disc of a pulley · CPC title