Manual gearbox section for a vehicle, vehicle including the manual gearbox section, and method for shifting the manual gearbox section

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10759268-B2
Application number	US-201615549888-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 18, 2016
Priority date	Feb 23, 2015
Publication date	Sep 1, 2020
Grant date	Sep 1, 2020

Abstract

A manual gearbox section for a vehicle includes a section input, a section output, a freewheel device situated in a freewheel torque path between the section input and the section output, and a clutch device situated in a clutch torque path between the section input and the section output. The clutch torque path forms a bypass path with respect to the freewheel device and/or the freewheel torque path. The freewheel device is in the form of a rotational-speed-dependent freewheel device. The freewheel device is in a freewheeling state at a first rotational speed and in a coupled state at a second rotational speed. The second rotational speed is higher than the first rotational speed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A manual gearbox section for a vehicle comprising:
a section input;
a section output;
a freewheel device situated in a freewheel torque path between the section input and the section output;
a clutch device situated in a clutch torque path between the section input and the section output, the clutch torque path forming a bypass path with respect to the freewheel device and the freewheel device forming a bypass path with respect to the clutch device, the freewheel device being configured as a rotational speed-dependent freewheel device, the freewheel device being in a freewheeling state at a first rotational speed and being in a coupled state at a second rotational speed, the second rotational speed being higher than the first rotational speed,
wherein the manual gearbox section is configured to assume a first operating state, in which the clutch device is in an engaged state and the freewheel device is in the freewheeling state, and configured to assume a second operating state, in which the clutch device is in a disengaged state and the freewheel device is in a coupled state,
wherein the clutch device is a frictionally engaged clutch device, the first operating state corresponding to a first gear and the second operating state corresponding to a second gear, in the first operating state the manual gearbox section conducting a torque from the section input via the clutch device to the section output and the freewheel torque path in the freewheel device being open, in the second operating state the manual gearbox section conducting the torque from the section input via the freewheel device to the section output and the clutch torque path in the clutch device being open; and
an actuator system configured to, during a transition state between the first operating state and the second operating state, transfer the freewheel device from the freewheeling state into the coupled state and simultaneously gradually reduce a contact force of the clutch device.

2. The manual gearbox section as recited in claim 1 , wherein the freewheel device is configured as a centrifugal clutch and/or as an overrunning clutch.

3. The manual gearbox section as recited in claim 1 , wherein the freewheel device includes a freewheel output, the freewheel device configured for changing from the freewheeling state into the coupled state and/or from the coupled state into the freewheeling state as a function of a rotational speed of the freewheel output.

4. The manual gearbox section as recited in claim 3 , wherein the freewheel device is configured as a sprag clutch, the sprag clutch including a plurality of clamping bodies, the clamping bodies being rotatably fixedly coupled to the freewheel output and/or to the section output.

5. The manual gearbox section as recited in claim 1 further comprising a sliding sleeve for locking the freewheeling state of the freewheel device, the actuator system configured to actuate the clutch device and the sliding sleeve at a same time.

6. The manual gearbox section as recited in claim 1 further comprising a friction clutch device is situated in the freewheel torque path.

7. The manual gearbox section as recited in claim 1 further comprising includes a gear situated in the clutch torque path.

8. A vehicle comprising:
at least one electric motor; and
the manual gearbox section as recited in claim 1 connected to the at least one electric motor.

9. A method for shifting the manual gearbox section as recited in claim 1 , the method comprising:
during or after a transition from the first rotational speed to the second rotational speed, changing the clutch device from an engaged state into a disengaged state, and changing the freewheel device from the freewheeling state into the coupled state.

10. A manual gearbox section for a vehicle comprising:
a section input;
a section output;
a freewheel device situated in a freewheel torque path between the section input and the section output;
a clutch device situated in a clutch torque path between the section input and the section output, the clutch torque path forming a bypass path with respect to the freewheel device and the freewheel device forming a bypass path with respect to the clutch device, the freewheel device being configured as a rotational speed-dependent freewheel device, the freewheel device being in a freewheeling state at a first rotational speed and being in a coupled state at a second rotational speed, the second rotational speed being higher than the first rotational speed;
at least one actuator system configured for actuating the freewheel device into the coupled state while disengaging the clutch device such that the freewheel device enters into the coupled state prior to the clutch device being fully disengaged; and
a friction clutch device between a freewheel output of the freewheel device and the section output configured for limiting a torque transmitted by the freewheel device until a freewheel input of the freewheel device adapts, with regard to rotational speed, to the freewheel output of the freewheel device.

11. The manual gearbox section as recited in claim 10 wherein the manual gearbox section is configured such that the clutch device acts as a brake immediately after the freewheel device enters the coupled state.

12. The manual gearbox section as recited in claim 10 wherein the freewheel device is configured such that a torque transmitted by the freewheel device increases in steps or digitally to a maximum value when the freewheel device enters into the coupled state.

13. A manual gearbox section for a vehicle comprising:
a section input;
a section output;
a freewheel device situated in a freewheel torque path between the section input and the section output;
a clutch device situated in a clutch torque path between the section input and the section output, the clutch torque path forming a bypass path with respect to the freewheel device and the freewheel device forming a bypass path with respect to the clutch device, the freewheel device being configured as a rotational speed-dependent freewheel device, the freewheel device being in a freewheeling state at a first rotational speed and being in a coupled state at a second rotational speed, the second rotational speed being higher than the first rotational speed,
the freewheel device including a sliding sleeve configured for being actuated between a first position in which the freewheel device is locked in the freewheeling state by the sliding sleeve and a second position in which the freewheel device is movable from the freewheeling state into the coupled state,
wherein the freewheel device includes at least one body movable between a first state for coupling a freewheel input and a freewheel output together such that the freewheel device is in the coupled state and a second state for decoupling the freewheel output from the freewheel input such that the freewheel device is in the freewheeling state,
wherein the sliding sleeve is configured for selectively holding the at least one body in the second state,
wherein the sliding sleeve protrudes into the at least one body for selectively holding the at least one body in the second state.

Assignees

• Schaeffler Technologies Ag

Inventors

• Mehlis Thomas
• Krueger Bastian
• Kirchner Eckhard
• Kinigadner Andreas

Classifications

• B60K1/00 Primary

  Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units (B60K7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion B60K6/00) · CPC title

• F16D7/00

  Slip couplings, e.g. slipping on overload, for absorbing shock (combined with yielding shaft couplings F16D3/14; fluid slip couplings F16D31/00 - F16D35/00) · CPC title

• F16D41/07

  between two cylindrical surfaces · CPC title

• F16D47/02

  of which at least one is a coupling · CPC title

• F16H35/10

  Arrangements or devices for absorbing overload or preventing damage by overload · CPC title