Parallel hybrid power transmission mechanism

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11015657-B2
Application number	US-201816003660-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 8, 2018
Priority date	Dec 11, 2015
Publication date	May 25, 2021
Grant date	May 25, 2021

Abstract

A parallel hybrid power transmission mechanism includes a crank shaft, a driven device to which a power of an engine and/or a motor generator is transmitted, an input shaft disposed on the driven device, a flywheel connected to the crank shaft, and a rotor disposed on the motor generator, including a first connecting portion connected to an outside of the flywheel. The rotor is configured to supply and receive a rotational power to and from the flywheel through the first connecting portion. The parallel hybrid power transmission mechanism further includes a coupling arranged independently from the rotor, including a second connecting portion connected to an inside of the flywheel, the coupling being configured to receive the rotational power of the flywheel through the second connecting portion, and an intermediate shaft connecting the coupling and the input shaft to each other, the intermediate shaft being configured to transmit the rotational power received by the coupling to the input shaft.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A parallel hybrid power transmission mechanism comprising:
an engine;
a crank shaft disposed on the engine;
a motor generator;
a driven device to which a power of the engine and/or the motor generator is transmitted;
an input shaft disposed on the driven device;
a flywheel connected to the crank shaft and configured to be rotated;
a rotor disposed on the motor generator, including
a first connecting portion connected to an outside of the flywheel in a radial direction, the rotor being configured to supply and receive a rotational power to and from the flywheel through the first connecting portion;

a coupling arranged independently from the rotor, including
a second connecting portion connected to an inside of the flywheel in the radial direction, the coupling being configured to receive the rotational power of the flywheel through the second connecting portion; and

an intermediate shaft connecting the coupling and the input shaft to each other, the intermediate shaft being configured to transmit the rotational power received by the coupling to the input shaft,
wherein the rotor has a rotor boss having a hollow shape, the rotor boss being arranged on an outside of the intermediate shaft in the radial direction,
wherein the coupling is arranged on the outside of the intermediate shaft in the radial direction between the rotor boss and the flywheel,
wherein the flywheel has a first concave portion on the rotor boss side,
wherein the rotor boss has a second concave portion on the flywheel side, and
wherein the hub of the coupling is arranged between the first concave portion and the second concave portion.

2. The parallel hybrid power transmission mechanism according to claim 1 ,
wherein the coupling includes:
a hub formed of flexible material and connected to the intermediate shaft; and
a disk formed of rigid material, the disk protruding from the hub outwardly in the radial direction and including the second connecting portion connected to the flywheel.

3. The parallel hybrid power transmission mechanism according to claim 1 ,
wherein the coupling includes:
a hub formed of flexible material and connected to the intermediate shaft; and
a disk formed of flexible material, the disk protruding from the hub outwardly in the radial direction and including the second connecting portion connected to the flywheel.

4. The parallel hybrid power transmission mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein a hub has a projecting portion projecting toward the rotor boss side and projecting gradually higher on an inner side in the radial direction, and
wherein the projecting portion is arranged in the second concave portion.

5. The parallel hybrid power transmission mechanism according to claim 1 , comprising:
a flywheel housing surrounding the flywheel;
a motor housing having an inner space and surrounding the motor generator, the motor housing being connected to the flywheel housing with the inner space opposed to the flywheel housing; and
a flange portion formed on an end portion of the rotor boss, the flange portion protruding in the radial direction and including the first connecting portion,
wherein the first concave portion includes
an annular concave portion to which an outer circumference of the coupling is attached,

and wherein the flange portion is connected to the annular concave portion.

6. The parallel hybrid power transmission mechanism according to claim 1 , comprising
an intermediate bearing configured to support the rotor boss rotatably on the intermediate shaft,
wherein the intermediate shaft is connected to the flywheel by the coupling.

7. The parallel hybrid power transmission mechanism according to claim 1 , comprising
a rotation detector configured to detect a rotation phase of the rotor.

8. The parallel hybrid power transmission mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein when the power of the engine is transmitted to the driven device, the motor generator performs a function as a motor to assist the power of the engine, and the rotor being configured to add the rotational power in addition to that of the engine.

9. A parallel hybrid power transmission mechanism comprising:
an engine;
a crank shaft disposed on the engine;
a motor generator;
a driven device to which a power of the engine and/or the motor generator is transmitted;
an input shaft disposed on the driven device;
a flywheel connected to the crank shaft and configured to be rotated;
a rotor disposed on the motor generator, including
a first connecting portion connected to an outside of the flywheel in a radial direction, the rotor being configured to supply and receive a rotational power to and from the flywheel through the first connecting portion;

a coupling arranged independently from the rotor, including
a second connecting portion connected to an inside of the flywheel in the radial direction, the coupling being configured to receive the rotational power of the flywheel through the second connecting portion;

an intermediate shaft connecting the coupling and the input shaft to each other, the intermediate shaft being configured to transmit the rotational power received by the coupling to the input shaft; and
a rotation detector configured to detect a rotation phase of the rotor.

Assignees

• Kubota Kk

Inventors

• Yagyu Sumio
• Okazaki Kazuto

Classifications

• F16D3/78 Primary

  shaped as an elastic disc or flat ring, arranged perpendicular to the axis of the coupling parts, different sets of spots of the disc or ring being attached to each coupling part, e.g. Hardy couplings · CPC title

• Y02T10/62

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title

• B60K6/485

  Motor-assist type · CPC title

• F16D1/06

  for attachment of a member on a shaft or on a shaft-end (attachment of marine propellers on shafts B63H23/34) · CPC title

• B60K6/405

  Housings · CPC title