Actuator with planetary screw drive (PSD)

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10487927-B2
Application number	US-201415101667-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 28, 2014
Priority date	Dec 6, 2013
Publication date	Nov 26, 2019
Grant date	Nov 26, 2019

Abstract

An actuator with a planetary screw drive (PSD), in particular to operate a clutch of a vehicle, wherein a centric spindle having a pitch is connected non-rotatingly to a rotor of a drive and is drivable by the drive around an axis of rotation, and a plurality of planetary rollers are engaged with the spindle and mesh with a ring gear encircling the planetary rollers which has grooves in the circumferential direction, wherein both ends of the planetary rollers are positioned in a planetary roller carrier. The planetary roller carriers are supported non-rotatingly on both ends in such a way that a fixed assignment of the pitch of the spindle to an axial travel of a component that is movable axially by the PSD, which is operatively connected to an axially actuatable piston, is realized.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An actuator with a planetary screw drive (PSD), comprising:
a centric spindle having a pitch, the centric spindle connected non-rotatingly to a rotor of a drive and drivable by the drive around an axis of rotation;
a plurality of planetary rollers engaged with the spindle and meshing with a ring gear encircling the planetary rollers, the ring gear having grooves in a circumferential direction, wherein both ends of the planetary rollers are positioned in a planetary roller carrier, the planetary roller carriers being supported non-rotatingly on both ends, a pitch of the spindle being fixed to an axial travel of a component movable axially via the PSD, the component being operatively connected to an axially actuatable piston, the piston being axially spaced from the spindle, wherein the component includes radially inward-facing regions surrounding both axial sides of the ring gear; and
axial bearings on both of the axial sides of the ring gear, each of the axial bearings being axially between one of the radially inward-facing regions and one of the axial sides of the ring gear,
wherein each of the radially inward-facing regions are engaged positively by the planetary roller carriers so the planetary roller carriers are non-rotating relative to the component.

2. The actuator as recited in claim 1 wherein the component includes a first sleeve and a second sleeve, the planetary roller carriers are supported non-rotatingly in the first sleeve, the first sleeve encircling the ring gear and facing radially inward at both ends, the first sleeve being received, directly or via the second sleeve, in a housing fastened firmly to a frame so that the first sleeve is non-rotating and axially movable.

3. The actuator as recited in claim 2 wherein the ring gear transfers axial forces of the planetary rollers to the first sleeve, the first sleeve striking the second sleeve, the second sleeve being secured against rotation relative to the first sleeve; the piston is connected to the second sleeve.

4. The actuator as recited in claim 2 wherein the housing is attached non-rotatingly to a motor block which receives the drive and is pre-stressed against at least one spring, the first sleeve movable contrary to a disengagement motion of the piston against the spring until the spring is tensioned to a point of blockage, and a zero position or an axial reference point of the PSD and thus of the piston is determinable via a characteristic curve of the spring.

5. The actuator as recited in claim 4 wherein the first sleeve, which is connected non-rotatingly and axially fixedly to the planetary roller carrier, transfers axial forces and movement in the form of axial travel to the piston through the second sleeve and presses in a referencing direction on the spring.

6. The actuator as recited in claim 4 wherein through anti-rotation protection of the planetary carriers in combination with the spring, which makes an axial reference point possible, a determination of position is realizable via a rotational angle sensor.

7. The actuator as recited in claim 1 wherein a position of a clutch is determinable through a characteristic curve via a plausibility check.

8. The actuator as recited in claim 1 wherein the spindle has a pitch≠0 and is combined with an angle transmitter for an angle or position sensor connected non-rotatingly to the rotor, the drive being a driving electric motor.

9. The actuator as recited in claim 2 wherein the first sleeve is designed in two pieces and the two pieces of the first sleeve are connected to each other via a clamp encircling the two pieces, the second sleeve being connected axially and non-rotatingly to the first sleeve and the second sleeve has on an outside diameter longitudinal toothing meshing with longitudinal toothing on an inside contour of the housing, in such a way that the second sleeve is received non-rotatingly and axially movably in the housing.

10. The actuator as recited in claim 2 wherein the second sleeve is connected non-rotatingly to the piston.

11. A vehicle comprising the actuator as recited in claim 1 and a clutch operated by the actuator.

12. An actuator with a plentary screw drive (PSD), comprising:
a centric spindle having a pitch, the centric spindle connected non-rotatingly to a rotor of a drive and drivable by the drive around an axis of rotation;
a plurality of planetary rollers engaged with the spindle and meshing with a ring gear encircling the planetary rollers, the ring gear having grooves in a circumferential direction, wherein both ends of the planetary rollers are positioned in a planetary roller carrier, the planetary roller carriers being supported non-rotatingly on both ends, a pitch of the spindle being fixed to an axial travel of a component movable axially via the PSD, the component being operatively connected to an axially actuatable piston,
wherein the component includes a first sleeve and a second sleeve, the planetary roller carriers are supported non-rotatingly in the first sleeve, the first sleeve encircling the ring gear and facing radially inward at both ends, the first sleeve being received, directly or via the second sleeve, in a housing fastened firmly to a frame so that the first sleeve is non-rotating and axially movable,
wherein the ring gear transfers axial forces of the planetary rollers to the first sleeve, the first sleeve striking the second sleeve, the second sleeve being secured against rotation relative to the first sleeve; the piston is connected to the second sleeve.

13. An actuator with a planetary screw drive (PSD), comprising:
a centric spindle having a pitch, the centric spindle connected non-rotatingly to a rotor of a drive and drivable by the drive around an axis of rotation;
a plurality of planetary rollers engaged with the spindle and meshing with a ring gear encircling the planetary rollers, the ring gear having grooves in a circumferential direction, wherein both ends of the planetary rollers are positioned in a planetary roller carrier, the planetary roller carriers being supported non-rotatingly on both ends, a pitch of the spindle being fixed to an axial travel of a component movable axially via the PSD, the component being operatively connected to an axially actuatable piston,
wherein the component includes a first sleeve and a second sleeve, the planetary roller carriers are supported non-rotatingly in the first sleeve, the first sleeve encircling the ring gear and facing radially inward at both ends, the first sleeve being received, directly or via the second sleeve, in a housing fastened firmly to a frame so that the first sleeve is non-rotating and axially movable,
wherein the first sleeve, which is connected non-rotatingly and axially fixedly to the planetary roller carrier, transfers axial forces and movement in the form of axial travel to the piston through the second sleeve and presses in a referencing direction on a spring.

14. The actuator as recited in claim 1 wherein the component extends axially from the planetary roller carriers past an axial end of the spindle to the piston.

Assignees

• Schaeffler Technologies Ag

Inventors

• Schumann Lars
• Man Lazlo
• Greb Peter

Classifications

• F16D28/00

  Electrically-actuated clutches (arrangements for synchronisation F16D23/02; clutches actuated directly by means of an electromagnet F16D27/00; automatic clutches F16D43/00 - F16D45/00; external control F16D48/00) · CPC title

• F16H25/2252 Primary

  Planetary rollers between nut and screw · CPC title

• F16H2025/2087

  using planetary gears · CPC title

• H02K7/06

  Means for converting reciprocating motion into rotary motion or vice versa · CPC title

• F16D23/12

  Mechanical clutch-actuating mechanisms arranged outside the clutch as such (specific for combined clutches F16D21/00; mechanisms specific for synchronisation F16D23/02) · CPC title