Transmission for a motor vehicle and hybrid drive train provided therewith

US10315503B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10315503-B2
Application numberUS-201615574378-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 19, 2016
Priority dateMay 19, 2015
Publication dateJun 11, 2019
Grant dateJun 11, 2019

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A transmission (G) for a motor vehicle includes three planetary gear sets (P1, P2, P3), an electric motor (EM) and five shift elements (B1, K1, K2, K3, K4). Selective engagement of the five shift elements (B1, K1, K2, K3, K4) realizes at least eight selectable forward gear ratios (G1-G8) between an input shaft (GW1) and an output shaft (GW2) of the transmission (G).

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The invention claimed is: 1. A transmission (G) for a motor vehicle, comprising: an input shaft (GW 1 ); an output shaft (GW 2 ); a plurality of planetary gear sets including a first, a second and a third planetary gear set (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 ); a plurality of shift elements including a first, second, third, fourth and fifth shift element (B 1 , K 1 , K 2 , K 3 , K 4 ), the plurality of shift elements configured such that engagement of the plurality of shift elements realizes at least eight selectable forward gear ratios (G 1 -G 8 ) between the input shaft (GW 1 ) and the output shaft (GW 2 ), wherein each of the first, second and third planetary gear sets (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 ) is either a negative gear set or a positive gear set, wherein each of the first, second and third planetary gear sets (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 ) has a first element (E 11 , E 12 , E 13 ) that is a sun gear of the respective first, second or third planetary gear set (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 ), a second element (E 21 , E 22 , E 23 ) that is a carrier of the respective planetary gear set (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 ) in the case of the negative gear set or that is a ring gear of the respective first, second or third planetary gear set (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 ) in the case of the positive gear set, and a third element (E 31 , E 32 , E 33 ) that is the ring gear of the respective planetary gear set (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 ) in the case of the negative gear set or that is the carrier of the respective first, second or third planetary gear set (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 ) in the case of the positive gear set, wherein the first element (E 11 ) of the first planetary gear set (P 1 ) is permanently rotationally fixedly immobilized, wherein the second element (E 21 ) of the first planetary gear set (P 1 ) is permanently connected to the input shaft (GW 1 ), wherein the first element (E 12 ) of the second planetary gear set (P 2 ) is permanently connected to the first element (E 13 ) of the third planetary gear set (P 3 ), wherein the second element (E 22 ) of the second planetary gear set (P 2 ) is connected to the third element (E 33 ) of the third planetary gear set (P 3 ) in all of the at least eight selectable forward gear ratios (G 1 -G 8 ), wherein the third element (E 33 ) of the third planetary gear set (P 3 ) is permanently connected to the output shaft (GW 2 ), wherein the third element (E 32 ) of the second planetary gear set (P 2 ) is rotationally fixedly immobilizable by closing the first shift element (B 1 ), wherein the input shaft (GW 1 ) is connectable to the first element (E 12 ) of the second planetary gear set (P 2 ) by closing the second shift element (K 1 ), wherein the input shaft (GW 1 ) is connectable to the second element (E 23 ) of the third planetary gear set (P 3 ) by closing the third shift element (K 2 ), wherein the third element (E 31 ) of the first planetary gear set (P 1 ) is connectable to the first element (E 12 ) of the second planetary gear set (P 2 ) by closing the fourth shift element (K 3 ), wherein the third element (E 31 ) of the first planetary gear set (P 1 ) is connectable to the third element (E 32 ) of the second planetary gear set (P 2 ) by closing the fifth shift element (K 4 ), and wherein the third element (E 31 ) of the first planetary gear set (P 1 ) is permanently connected to a rotor (R) of an electric motor (EMI) in a rotationally fixed fashion. 2. The transmission (G) of claim 1 , wherein a first forward gear ratio (G 1 ) of the at least eight selectable forward gear ratios (G 1 -G 8 ) is realized by closing the first shift element (B 1 ) and the second shift element (K 1 ), a second forward gear ratio (G 2 ) of the at least eight selectable forward gear ratios (G 1 -G 8 ) is realized by closing the first shift element (B 1 ) and the fourth shift element (K 3 ), a third forward gear ratio (G 3 ) of the at least eight selectable forward gear ratios (G 1 -G 8 ) is realized by closing the first shift element (B 1 ) and the third shift element (K 2 ), a fourth forward gear ratio (G 4 ) of the at least eight selectable forward gear ratios (G 1 -G 8 ) is realized by closing the third shift element (K 2 ) and the fourth shift element (K 3 ), a fifth forward gear ratio (G 5 ) of the at least eight selectable forward gear ratios (G 1 -G 8 ) is realized by closing the second shift element (K 1 ) and the third shift element (K 2 ), a sixth forward gear ratio (G 6 ) of the at least eight selectable forward gear ratios (G 1 -G 8 ) is realized by closing the third shift element (K 2 ) and the fifth shift element (K 4 ), a seventh forward gear ratio (G 7 ) of the at least eight selectable forward gear ratios (G 1 -G 8 ) is realized by closing the second shift element (K 1 ) and the fifth shift element (K 4 ), and an eighth forward gear ratio (G 8 ) of the at least eight selectable forward gear ratios (G 1 -G 8 ) is realized by closing the fourth shift element (K 3 ) and the fifth shift element (K 4 ). 3. The transmission (G) of claim 1 , wherein the first shift element (B 1 ) is a dog-clutch shift element. 4. The transmission (G) of claim 1 , wherein: the plurality of shift elements further comprises a sixth and a seventh shift element (K 5 , B 2 ), the second element (E 22 ) of the second planetary gear set (P 2 ) is connectable to the third element (E 33 ) of the third planetary gear set (P 3 ) by closing the sixth shift element (K 5 ), the second element (E 23 ) of the third planetary gear set (P 3 ) is rotationally fixedly immobilizable by closing the seventh shift element (B 2 ), the sixth shift element (K 5 ) is closed in all the forward gear ratios (G 1 -G 8 ), and the seventh shift element (B 2 ) is opened in all the forward gear ratios (G 1 -G 8 ), and the third planetary gear set (P 3 ) is the negative gear set. 5. The transmission (G) of claim 4 , wherein the sixth and seventh shift elements (K 5 , B 2 ) are positively-locking shift elements. 6. The transmission (G) of claim 5 , wherein the sixth and seventh shift elements (K 5 , B 2 ) have a common shift element half. 7. The transmission (G) of claim 4 , wherein a first reverse gear ratio (R 1 ) is realized by closing the first shift element (B 1 ), the second shift element (K 1 ) and the seventh shift element (B 2 ). 8. The transmission (G) of claim 4 , wherein a second reverse gear ratio (R 2 ) is realized by closing the first shift element (B 1 ), the fourth shift element (K 3 ) and the seventh shift element (B 2 ). 9. The transmission (G) of claim 1 , further comprising a connecting shaft (AN) connectable by an eighth shift element (K 0 ) of the plurality of shifting elements to the input shaft (GW 1 ), the connecting shaft (AN) and the output shaft (GW 2 ) arranged coaxially with respect to one another, the connecting shaft (AN) and the output shaft (GW 2 ) positioned at opposite axial ends of the transmission (G), wherein, proceeding from that axial end of the transmission (G) which is proximate the connecting shaft (AN), the planetary gear sets (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 ) are arranged in the following axial sequence: the first planetary gear set (P 1 ); the second planetary gear set (P 2 ); and the third planetary gear set (P 3 ). 10. The transmission (G) of claim 9 , wherein the eighth shift element (K 0 ) is a positively-locking shift element. 11. The transmission (G) of claim 9 , wherein the eighth shift element (K 0 ) is a frictionally-locking shift element with variable torque-transmitting capability. 12. The transmission (G) of claim 1 , further comprising a connecting shaft (AN) connectable by an eighth shift element (K 0 ) of the plurality of shifting elements to the input shaft (GW 1 ), wherein, proceeding from an axi

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  • comprising an orbital gear set member permanently connected to the housing, e.g. a sun wheel permanently connected to the housing · CPC title

  • the gear ratios comprising eight forward speeds · CPC title

  • Stepped shift · CPC title

  • composed of a number of gear trains without drive passing from one train to another · CPC title

  • with intermeshing orbital gears (F16H3/663 takes precedence) · CPC title

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What does patent US10315503B2 cover?
A transmission (G) for a motor vehicle includes three planetary gear sets (P1, P2, P3), an electric motor (EM) and five shift elements (B1, K1, K2, K3, K4). Selective engagement of the five shift elements (B1, K1, K2, K3, K4) realizes at least eight selectable forward gear ratios (G1-G8) between an input shaft (GW1) and an output shaft (GW2) of the transmission (G).
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen, Zp Friedrichshafen Ag
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60K6/365. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 11 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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