Planetary multi-stage transmission

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10189346-B2
Application number	US-201515534509-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 12, 2015
Priority date	Dec 12, 2014
Publication date	Jan 29, 2019
Grant date	Jan 29, 2019

Abstract

A planetary multi-stage transmission for a vehicle is provided. A drive (An) is connectable by a zeroth shift element (K 0 ) to a first shaft ( 1 ). A first element of a first planetary gear set (RS 1 ) is connected to a housing ( 9 ). A first shaft ( 1 ) is permanently connected to a second element of the first planetary gear set (RS 1 ). A rotor ( 10 ) of an electric motor (EM) is connected to a third element of the first planetary gear set (RS 1 ), and the third element of the first planetary gear set (RS 1 ) is connectable by one or more of a plurality of additional shift elements to at least one element of one or more of a second and third planetary gear sets (RS 2 , RS 3 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A planetary multi-stage transmission for a vehicle, comprising:
a housing ( 9 );
at least one electric motor (EM);
three planetary gear sets including a first planetary gear set (RS 1 ), a second planetary gear set (RS 2 ) and a third planetary gear set (RS 3 );
a drive (An) connectable by a zeroth shift element (K 0 ) to a first shaft ( 1 );
an output (Ab) connected to a second shaft ( 2 );
four additional shafts including a third shaft ( 3 ), a fourth shaft ( 4 ), a fifth shaft ( 5 ) and a sixth shaft ( 6 ); and
a plurality of additional shift elements including a first shift element (K 1 ), a second shift element (K 2 ), a third shift element (K 3 ), a fourth shift element (K 4 ) and a fifth shift element (B 1 ), the plurality of additional shift elements actuatable to provide at least eight forward gears (G 1 , G 2 , G 3 , G 4 , G 5 , G 6 , G 7 , G 8 );
wherein a first element of the first planetary gear set (RS 1 ) is connected to the housing ( 9 ), the first shaft ( 1 ) is permanently connected to a second element of the first planetary gear set (RS 1 ), a rotor ( 10 ) of the electric motor (EM) is connected to a third element of the first planetary gear set (RS 1 ), and the third element of the first planetary gear set (RS 1 ) is connectable by one or more of the plurality of additional shift elements to at least one element of one or more of the second and third planetary gear sets (RS 2 , RS 3 ).

2. The planetary multi-stage transmission of claim 1 , wherein the rotor ( 10 ) of the electric motor (EM) and the third element of the first planetary gear set (RS 1 ) are permanently connected to the third shaft ( 3 ), the third shaft ( 3 ) is connectable to a third element of the second planetary gear set (RS 2 ) and to a first element of the third planetary gear set (RS 3 ) by the third shift element (K 3 ) and by the fourth shaft ( 4 ), the third shift element (K 3 ) is a clutch, the third shaft ( 3 ) is connectable to a first element of the second planetary gear set (RS 2 ) by the fourth shift element (K 4 ) and by the sixth shaft ( 6 ), and the fourth shift element (K 4 ) is a clutch.

3. The planetary multi-stage transmission of claim 2 , wherein the first element of the third planetary gear set (RS 3 ) and the third element of the second planetary gear set (RS 2 ) are permanently connected to the fourth shaft ( 4 ), the first element of the second planetary gear (RS 2 ) is permanently connected to the sixth shaft ( 6 ), a third element of the third planetary gear set (RS 3 ) and a second element of the second planetary gear set (RS 2 ) are permanently connected to the fifth shaft ( 5 ), and a second element of the third planetary gear set (RS 3 ) and the output (Ab) are permanently connected to the second shaft ( 2 ).

4. The planetary multi-stage transmission of claim 1 wherein the first shift element (K 1 ) is a clutch and connects the first shaft ( 1 ) to the fifth shaft ( 5 ) when the first shift element (K 1 ) is engaged, the second shift element (K 2 ) is a clutch and connects the first shaft ( 1 ) to the sixth shaft ( 6 ) when the second shift element (K 2 ) is engaged; the third shift element (K 3 ) is a clutch and connects the third shaft ( 3 ) to the fourth shaft ( 4 ) when the third shift element (K 3 ) is engaged, the fourth shift element (K 4 ) is a clutch and connects the third shaft ( 3 ) to the sixth shaft ( 6 ) when the fourth shift element (K 4 ) is engaged, and the fifth shift element (B 1 ) is a brake and connects the fourth shaft ( 4 ) to the housing ( 9 ) when the fifth shift element (B 1 ) is engaged.

5. The planetary multi-stage transmission of claim 1 , wherein the zeroth shift element (K 0 ) is a clutch and connects the drive (An) to the first shaft ( 1 ) when the zeroth shift element (K 0 ) is engaged in order to drive by an internal combustion engine.

6. The planetary multi-stage transmission of claim 1 , wherein, when the three planetary gear sets (RS 1 , RS 2 , RS 3 ) are minus planetary gear sets, a first element of each of the three planetary gear sets (RS 1 , RS 2 , RS 3 ) is a sun gear (SR 1 , SR 2 , SR 3 ), a second element of each of the three planetary gear sets (RS 1 , RS 2 , RS 3 ) is a planetary gear carrier (PT 1 , PT 2 , PT 3 ), and a third element of each of the three planetary gear sets (RS 1 , RS 2 , RS 3 ) is a ring gear (HR 1 , HR 2 , HR 3 ).

7. The planetary multi-stage transmission of claim 1 , wherein, when the three planetary gear sets (RS 1 , RS 2 , RS 3 ) are plus planetary gear sets, a first element of each of the three planetary gear sets (RS 1 , RS 2 , RS 3 ) is a sun gear (SR 1 , SR 2 , SR 3 ), a second element of each of the three planetary gear sets (RS 1 , RS 2 , RS 3 ) is a ring gear (HR 1 , HR 2 , HR 3 ), and a third element of each of the three planetary gear sets (RS 1 , RS 2 , RS 3 ) is a planetary gear carrier (PT 1 , PT 2 , PT 3 ).

8. The planetary multi-stage transmission of claim 1 , wherein the three planetary gear sets (RS 1 , RS 2 , RS 3 ) are arranged axially one behind the other and form three gear planes.

9. The planetary multi-stage transmission of claim 1 , wherein the second planetary gear set (RS 2 ) and the third planetary gear set (RS 3 ) are arranged radially one behind the other, so that the second planetary gear set (RS 2 ) and the third planetary gear set (RS 3 ) form a common gear plane.

10. The planetary multi-stage transmission of claim 1 , wherein:
in a first forward gear (G 1 ), the fifth shift element (B 1 ) and the second shift element (K 2 ) are engaged;
in a second forward gear (G 2 ), the fifth shift element (B 1 ) and the fourth shift element (K 4 ) are engaged;
in a third forward gear (G 3 ), the fifth shift element (B 1 ) and the first shift element (K 1 ) are engaged;
in a fourth forward gear (G 4 ), the first shift element (K 1 ) and the fourth shift element (K 4 ) are engaged;
in a fifth forward gear (G 5 ), the first shift element (K 1 ) and the second shift element (K 2 ) are engaged;
in the sixth forward gear (G 6 ), the first shift element (K 1 ) and the third shift element (K 3 ) are engaged;
in the seventh forward gear (G 7 ), the second shift element (K 2 ) and the third shift element (K 3 ) are engaged;
in an eighth forward gear (G 8 ), the third shift element (K 3 ) and the fourth shift element (K 4 ) are engaged; and
the first, second, third and fourth shift elements (K 1 , K 2 , K 3 , K 4 ) are clutches and the fifth shift element (B 1 ) is a brake.

Assignees

• Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen

Inventors

• Beck Stefan
• Kaltenbach Johannes
• Griesmeier Uwe
• Horn Matthias
• Warth Viktor
• Wechs Michael
• Moraw Jens
• Knöpke Bernd

Classifications

• B60K2006/4816

  Electric machine connected or connectable to gearbox internal shaft · CPC title

• F16H2200/2043

  with five engaging means · CPC title

• Y10S903/919

  Stepped shift · CPC title

• B60Y2200/92

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title

• F16H2200/201

  with three sets of orbital gears · CPC title