Transmission for a hybrid drive arrangement, hybrid drive arrangement, vehicle, method for operating the hybrid drive arrangement, computer program and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11084368-B2
Application number	US-201816636059-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2018
Priority date	Aug 2, 2017
Publication date	Aug 10, 2021
Grant date	Aug 10, 2021

Abstract

The invention relates to a transmission (100) for a hybrid drive arrangement which can be coupled to two drive assemblies (7, 8) for operating the hybrid drive arrangement, comprising an input shaft (10), and an output shaft (11), at least one first and one second shifting element (SE1, SE2), and at least one first and one second planetary gear (5,6). The input shaft (10) can be coupled to the sun gear of the first planetary gear (5) by means of the first shifting element (SE1) and is coupled to the sun gear of the second planetary gear (6). The input shaft (10) can be coupled to planet carrier of the first planetary gear (5) by means of the second shifting element (SE2) which is coupled to the ring gear of the second planetary carrier (6). The output shaft (11) can be coupled to the planet carrier of the second planetary gear (6).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A transmission ( 100 ) for a hybrid drive arrangement, the transmission ( 100 ) configured to be coupled to two drive units ( 7 , 8 ), the transmission comprising:
an input shaft ( 10 ) and an output shaft ( 11 ),
at least a first, a second, a third, and a fourth shifting element (SE 1 , SE 2 , SE 3 , SE 4 ), and
at least a first and a second planetary transmission ( 5 , 6 ), the transmission further configured to
couple input shaft ( 10 ) via the first shifting element (SE 1 ) to a sun gear of the first planetary transmission ( 5 ) which is coupled to a sun gear of the second planetary transmission ( 6 ), and
couple the input shaft ( 10 ) via the second shifting element (SE 2 ) to the planetary carrier of the first planetary transmission ( 5 ) which is coupled to an internal gear of the second planetary transmission ( 6 ), and
couple the output shaft ( 11 ) to the planetary carrier of the second planetary transmission ( 6 ),

wherein the fourth shifting element (SE 4 ) is configured to brake or release the internal gear of the second planetary transmission ( 6 ).

2. The transmission as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the third shifting element (SE 3 ) is configured to brake the internal gear of the first planetary transmission ( 5 ).

3. The transmission as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first, and/or the second, or both the first and second shifting elements (SE 1 , SE 2 ) comprise a clutch.

4. The transmission as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the third, the fourth, or both the third and fourth shifting elements (SE 3 , SE 4 ) comprise a brake.

5. The transmission as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the transmission is configured to couple an internal combustion engine to the input shaft ( 10 ), and to couple an electric machine to the sun gear of the first planetary transmission ( 5 ) and to the sun gear of the second planetary transmission ( 6 ).

6. The transmission as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the transmission is configured to change ratios of the transmission ( 100 ) without the traction force being interrupted.

7. The transmission as claimed in claim 1 ,
further comprising an actuator ( 50 ) for actuating at least one of the shifting elements (SE 1 . . . SE 4 ) in a manner which is dependent on a predefined operating specification signal (BV).

8. A hybrid drive arrangement ( 200 ) comprising:
transmission ( 100 ) having
an input shaft ( 10 ) and an output shaft ( 11 ),
at least a first, a second, a third, and a fourth shifting element (SE 1 , SE 2 , SE 3 , SE 4 ), and
at least a first and a second planetary transmission ( 5 , 6 ),
the transmission configured to
couple input shaft ( 10 ) via the first shifting element (SE 1 ) to a sun gear of the first planetary transmission ( 5 ) which is coupled to a sun gear of the second planetary transmission ( 6 ), and
couple the input shaft ( 10 ) via the second shifting element (SE 2 ) to a planetary carrier of the first planetary transmission ( 5 ) which is coupled to an internal gear of the second planetary transmission ( 6 ), and
couple the output shaft ( 11 ) to the planetary carrier of the second planetary transmission ( 6 ),

a pulse inverter ( 60 ), and
an electric energy source or a first drive unit ( 7 ),
wherein the fourth shifting element (SE 4 ) is configured to brake or release the internal gear of the second planetary transmission ( 6 ).

9. A vehicle ( 300 ) having a hybrid drive arrangement ( 200 ) as claimed in claim 8 .

10. The hybrid drive arrangement as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the third shifting element (SE 3 ) is configured to brake the internal gear of the first planetary transmission ( 5 ).

11. The hybrid drive arrangement as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the first, and/or the second, or both the first and second shifting elements (SE 1 , SE 2 ) comprise a clutch.

12. The hybrid drive arrangement as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the third, the fourth, or both the third and fourth shifting elements (SE 3 , SE 4 ) comprise a brake.

13. The hybrid drive arrangement as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the transmission is configured to couple an internal combustion engine to the input shaft ( 10 ), and to couple an electric machine to sun gear of the first planetary transmission ( 5 ) and to sun gear of the second planetary transmission ( 6 ).

14. The hybrid drive arrangement as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the transmission is configured to change ratios of the transmission ( 100 ) without the traction force being interrupted.

15. The hybrid drive arrangement as claimed in claim 8 ,
further comprising an actuator ( 50 ) for actuating at least one of the shifting elements (SE 1 . . . SE 4 ) in a manner which is dependent on a predefined operating specification signal (BV).

16. A method ( 400 ) for operating a hybrid drive arrangement ( 200 ) having a transmission ( 100 ) having
an input shaft ( 10 ) and an output shaft ( 11 ),
at least a first, a second, a third, and a fourth shifting element (SE 1 , SE 2 , SE 3 , SE 4 ), and
at least a first and a second planetary transmission ( 5 , 6 ),
the transmission configured to
couple input shaft ( 10 ) via the first shifting element (SE 1 ) to a sun gear of the first planetary transmission ( 5 ) which is coupled to a sun gear of the second planetary transmission ( 6 ), and
couple the input shaft ( 10 ) via the second shifting element (SE 2 ) to a planetary carrier of the first planetary transmission ( 5 ) which is coupled to an internal gear of the second planetary transmission ( 6 ), and
couple the output shaft ( 11 ) to the planetary carrier of the second planetary transmission ( 6 ),

wherein the fourth shifting element (SE 4 ) is configured to brake or release the internal gear of the second planetary transmission ( 6 ),

the method comprising:
determining ( 410 ) of an operating specification signal (BV); and
actuating ( 420 ) of at least one of the shifting elements (SE 1 . . . SE 4 ) in order to set the functionality of the transmission ( 100 ) in a manner which is dependent on the operating specification signal (BV).

17. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage media, comprising program instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to control a transmission that includes
an input shaft ( 10 ) and an output shaft ( 11 ),
at least a first, a second, a third, and a fourth shifting element (SE 1 , SE 2 , SE 3 , SE 4 ), and
at least a first and a second planetary transmission ( 5 , 6 ),
the transmission configured to
couple input shaft ( 10 ) via the first shifting element (SE 1 ) to a sun gear of the first planetary transmission ( 5 ) which is coupled to a sun gear of the second planetary transmission ( 6 ), and
couple the input shaft ( 10 ) via the second shifting element (SE 2 ) to a planetary carrier of the first planetary transmission ( 5 ) which is coupled to an internal gear of the second planetary transmission ( 6 ), and
couple the output shaft ( 11 ) to the planetary carrier of the second planetary transmission ( 6 ),

to
determine ( 410 ) an operating specification signal (BV); and
actuate ( 420 ) of at least one of the shifting elements (SE 1 . . . SE 4 ) in order to set the functionality of the transmission ( 100 ) in a manner which is dependent on the operating specification signal (BV),
wherein the fourth shifting element (SE 4 ) is configured to brake or release the internal gear of the second planetary transmission ( 6 ).

Assignees

• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Dempel Rolf Lucius
• Eszterle Dominik
• Huber Thomas
• Wirth Christian
• Brummer Simon
• Smejkal Tom

Classifications

• Y02T10/62

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title

• F16H2200/2041

  with four engaging means · CPC title

• F16H2003/445

  without permanent connection between the input and the set of orbital gears · CPC title

• B60K6/365 Primary

  with the gears having orbital motion · CPC title

• F16H3/66

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