Hybrid dual-clutch transmission

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11268579-B2
Application number	US-201917292772-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 27, 2019
Priority date	Nov 12, 2018
Publication date	Mar 8, 2022
Grant date	Mar 8, 2022

Abstract

A hybrid dual-clutch transmission includes a first countershaft sub-transmission, a second countershaft sub-transmission, a first clutch assigned to the first countershaft sub-transmission, a first actuating chamber, a first centrifugal oil chamber, a first power transmission region, a first inner lamella carrier, and a first outer lamella carrier. The transmission also includes a second clutch assigned to the second countershaft sub-transmission, a second actuating chamber, a second centrifugal oil chamber, a second power transmission region, a second inner lamella carrier, and second outer lamella carrier. The transmission further includes a third clutch to connect to an internal combustion engine and which has a third actuating chamber, a third centrifugal oil chamber, a third power transmission region, a third inner lamella carrier, and a third outer lamella carrier. The first, second, and third power transmission regions are arranged radially stacked one on top of the other and axially at least partially overlapping.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A hybrid dual-clutch transmission, comprising:
a dual-clutch transmission, which comprises a dual clutch having a first clutch and a second clutch, wherein the first clutch has a first actuating chamber, a first centrifugal oil chamber, a first power transmission region, a first inner lamella carrier, and a first outer lamella carrier, wherein the second clutch has a second actuating chamber, a second centrifugal oil chamber, a second power transmission region, a second inner lamella carrier, and a second outer lamella carrier, wherein a first secondary side of the first clutch is coupled to a first countershaft sub-transmission, and a second secondary side of the second clutch is coupled to a second countershaft sub-transmission;
a drive shaft driveable by an internal combustion engine;
a third clutch comprising a third actuating chamber, a third centrifugal oil chamber, a third power transmission region, a third inner lamella carrier, and a third outer lamella carrier, wherein the third inner lamella carrier is non-rotatably connected to the drive shaft, and wherein the third outer lamella carrier is non-rotatably connected to a common primary side of the dual clutch;
an electric motor; and
a drive element non-rotatably connected to the common primary side of the dual clutch, wherein the electric motor is connected to the drive element in such a way that torques, starting from the electric motor, are introduceable into the dual-clutch transmission exclusively via the drive element,
wherein the first power transmission region, the second power transmission region, and the third power transmission region are arranged radially stacked one on top of the other and are axially at least partially overlapping, wherein the third clutch is arranged radially outwardly with respect to the first clutch and the second clutch, wherein the first clutch, the second clutch, and the third clutch are arranged coaxially with respect to a main axis of rotation,
wherein the first actuating chamber, the second actuating chamber, and the third actuating chamber are arranged radially stacked one on top of the other,
wherein the drive element is non-rotatably connected to the first inner lamella carrier, the second outer lamella carrier, and the third outer lamella carrier,
wherein the first centrifugal oil chamber, the second centrifugal oil chamber, and the third centrifugal oil chamber are arranged radially stacked one on top of the other, and
wherein the first centrifugal oil chamber, the second centrifugal oil chamber and the third centrifugal oil chamber are arranged axially at least partially overlapping.

2. The hybrid dual-clutch transmission of claim 1 , wherein the first actuating chamber, the second actuating chamber, and the third actuating chamber are arranged axially at least partially overlapping.

3. The hybrid dual-clutch transmission of claim 1 , wherein
the first actuating chamber has a first boundary wall on a side facing away from the first power transmission region in the axial direction,
the second actuating chamber has a second boundary wall on a side facing away from the second power transmission region in the axial direction,
the third actuating chamber has a third boundary wall on a side facing away from the third power transmission region in the axial direction,
the first boundary wall surrounds the second boundary wall radially without overlap, and
the third boundary wall surrounds the first boundary wall radially without overlap.

4. The hybrid dual-clutch transmission of claim 3 , further comprising:
a plate unit arranged concentrically with respect to the main axis of rotation and has the first boundary wall, the second boundary wall, and the third boundary wall.

5. The hybrid dual-clutch transmission of claim 4 , wherein the plate unit has a first oil channel which is provided to supply an actuating oil to the first actuating chamber and which extends in a radial direction within the plate unit.

6. The hybrid dual-clutch transmission of claim 4 , wherein the plate unit has a second oil channel, which is provided to supply an actuating oil to the second actuating chamber.

7. The hybrid dual-clutch transmission of claim 4 , wherein the plate unit has a third oil channel which is provided to supply an actuating oil to the third actuating chamber and which extends in a radial direction within the plate unit.

8. The hybrid dual-clutch transmission of claim 4 , wherein the plate unit has a radially extending centrifugal channel which is provided to supply a centrifugal oil to the first centrifugal oil chamber, the second centrifugal oil chamber, or the third centrifugal oil chamber.

9. The hybrid dual-clutch transmission of claim 4 , wherein the drive element radially surrounds the plate unit and is arranged axially adjacent to or axially overlapping the plate unit.

10. The hybrid dual-clutch transmission of claim 4 , further comprising:
a cylinder unit arranged concentrically with respect to the main axis of rotation, wherein the cylinder unit is formed on a radially outer side as the first inner lamella carrier of the first clutch and on a radially inner side as the second outer lamella carrier of the second clutch, wherein the cylinder unit is non-rotatably connected to the plate unit radially in a region between the first boundary wall and the second boundary wall.

Assignees

• Daimler Ag

Inventors

• Hahn Peter
• Sperrfechter Stefan
• Haerter Tobias
• Schweitzer Juergen
• Zeibig Jonathan
• Kolb Andreas

Classifications

• F16D2021/0661

  Hydraulically actuated multiple lamellae clutches · CPC title

• B60K6/387 Primary

  Actuated clutches, i.e. clutches engaged or disengaged by electric, hydraulic or mechanical actuating means · CPC title

• F16D25/0638

  with more than two discs, e.g. multiple lamellae · CPC title

• F16D25/10 Primary

  Clutch systems with a plurality of fluid-actuated clutches (arrangements or mounting of clutches in vehicles B60K17/00) · CPC title

• B60K2006/4825

  Electric machine connected or connectable to gearbox input shaft · CPC title