Drive train for a hybrid motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10843547-B2
Application number	US-201716090673-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 14, 2017
Priority date	Apr 14, 2016
Publication date	Nov 24, 2020
Grant date	Nov 24, 2020

Abstract

A drive train for a hybrid motor vehicle is disclosed. The drive train includes a drive shaft for introducing a torque produced in an internal combustion engine, a transmission input shaft, which can be coupled to the drive shaft by a first clutch, and a steplessly adjustable variator coupled to the transmission input shaft for converting and transmitting the torque to an output shaft. The drive train also includes an electric machine for introducing an electrically produced torque, wherein the electric machine has a rotor, which can be made to interact with a stator, and the rotor can be coupled to the transmission input shaft by a second clutch. A direct drive stage is provided, which can be coupled to the rotor of the electric machine by a third clutch, for transmitting the torque produced in the electric machine past the variator to the output shaft. The first clutch, the second clutch and the third clutch are arranged radially on the inside in relation to the rotor.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A drive train for a hybrid motor vehicle, comprising:
a drive shaft for introducing a torque produced in an internal combustion engine,
a transmission input shaft, which can be coupled to the drive shaft by a first clutch,
a steplessly adjustable variator coupled to the transmission input shaft for converting and transmitting the torque to an output shaft,
an electric machine for introducing an electrically produced torque, wherein the electric machine has a rotor, which can be made to interact with a stator, and the rotor can be coupled to the transmission input shaft by a second clutch, and
a direct drive stage, which can be coupled to the rotor of the electric machine by a third clutch, for transmitting the torque produced in the electric machine past the variator to the output shaft,
wherein the first clutch, the second clutch and the third clutch are arranged radially on the inside in relation to the rotor and are at least partially overlapped by the rotor in an open state or a closed state, when viewed in a radial direction.

2. The drive train as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second clutch and/or the third clutch are designed as wedge clutches.

3. The drive train as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the rotor has a transmission disk which projects radially inward from the rotor, for introducing the torque produced in the electric machine, wherein the transmission disk has a second transmission element for transmitting the torque in the second clutch designed as a wedge clutch, and/or has a third transmission element for transmitting the torque in the third clutch designed as a wedge clutch.

4. The drive train as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a motor housing covering the electric machine is provided, wherein the motor housing has an oil supply channel for supplying the third clutches with hydraulic oil, wherein the hydraulic oil is passed via an axially movable actuating element of the third clutch.

5. The drive train as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the variator has an input-side driving cone pulley pair and a driven cone pulley pair, which is coupled to the driving cone pulley pair, wherein the driving cone pulley pair has an adjustable input pulley, which can be moved axially to a limited extent with aid of an input-side axial retaining element, and the driven cone pulley pair has an adjustable output pulley, which can be moved axially to a limited extent with the aid of an output-side axial retaining element, wherein an input bearing for an input-side support of the variator at least partially overlaps the input-side axial retaining element, when viewed in a radial direction, and/or an output bearing for an output-side support of the variator at least partially overlaps the output-side axial retaining element, when viewed in the radial direction.

6. The drive train as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a variator housing, which covers the variator, is provided, wherein the variator housing and/or a motor housing covering the electric machine at least partially overlaps the direct drive stage, wherein the direct drive stage is fastened to the variator housing.

7. The drive train as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the variator has an input-side variator drive shaft coupled to the transmission input shaft, wherein the variator drive shaft is arranged substantially coaxially with the transmission input shaft, and the first clutch and/or the second clutch are/is coupled for conjoint rotation to the variator drive shaft on an output side, by a plug-and-socket connection, or wherein the variator drive shaft is arranged laterally offset with respect to the transmission input shaft by an intermediate gearwheel pair.

8. The drive train as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the direct drive stage has an intermediate wheel, which meshes with the third clutch, wherein the intermediate wheel meshes with a variator output wheel mounted on an output-side variator output shaft, wherein the variator output wheel is coupled to the output shaft by a differential.

9. The drive train as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the direct drive stage has an intermediate shaft, which meshes with the third clutch, wherein the intermediate shaft is coupled to the output shaft by a differential.

Assignees

• Schaeffler Technologies Ag

Inventors

• Walter Bernhard

Classifications

• B60K6/40 Primary

  characterised by the assembly or relative disposition of components · CPC title

• B60K6/36 Primary

  characterised by the transmission gearings · CPC title

• B60Y2200/92

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title

• B60K6/543

  the transmission being a continuously variable transmission · CPC title

• B60K6/38

  characterised by the driveline clutches (shift clutches within the gearing or transmission B60K6/36) · CPC title