Construction of a transmission for a hybrid vehicle, drive train and hybrid vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11331996-B2
Application number	US-201816483959-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 31, 2018
Priority date	Feb 7, 2017
Publication date	May 17, 2022
Grant date	May 17, 2022

Abstract

A transmission has an input shaft, an output shaft coaxial to the input shaft, an intermediate shaft, a differential gear, and only one electric machine for driving a hybrid vehicle. The rotational axes of the input shaft, the intermediate shaft, the differential gear, and a rotor of the electric machine are axially parallel. The differential gear includes torque-transmitting interfaces to drive shafts connected to driving wheels of the hybrid vehicle. Torque is transmitted between the output shaft and the differential gear via the intermediate shaft. The rotor is permanently connected, via a constant gear ratio, to either the input shaft or a further shaft of the transmission. The rotational axis of the intermediate shaft is arranged spatially below a connection line between the rotational axes of the input shaft and the differential gear, and the rotational axis of the rotor is arranged spatially above the connection line.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A configuration of a transmission (G) for a hybrid vehicle comprising a drive train aligned transversely to a direction of travel (x) of the hybrid vehicle, the transmission (G) comprising:
an input shaft (G 1 ) having an axis of rotation (G 1 a );
an output shaft (G 2 ) arranged coaxially to the input shaft (G 1 );
an intermediate shaft (G 3 ) having an axis of rotation (G 3 a );
a differential gear (A) having an axis of rotation (Aa); and
only one electric machine (E) configured for driving the hybrid vehicle, the electric machine (E) having a rotor (R) and a stator (S), the rotor (R) being rotatable about an axis of rotation (Ra),
wherein the axes of rotation (G 1 a , G 3 a , Aa, Ra) of the input shaft (G 1 ), the intermediate shaft (G 3 ), the differential gear (A), and the rotor (R) of the electric machine (E) are aligned axially parallel to one another,
wherein the input shaft (G 1 ) forms a torque-transmitting interface (GV) to an internal combustion engine (VM) of the hybrid vehicle or is connected to such an interface via a clutch (K 0 ) or via a freewheel unit,
wherein the differential gear (A) includes torque-transmitting interfaces to drive shafts connected to driving wheels (DW) of the hybrid vehicle,
wherein the transmission (G) is configured for making different gear ratios available between the input shaft (G 1 ) and the output shaft (G 2 ),
wherein torque is transmitted between the output shaft (G 2 ) and the differential gear (AG) via the intermediate shaft (G 3 ),
wherein the rotor (R) is permanently connected, via a constant gear ratio, either to the input shaft (G 1 ) or to a further shaft (Gx) of the transmission (G), which contributes to the formation of the gear ratio of the transmission (G),
wherein the axis of rotation (G 3 a ) of the intermediate shaft (G 3 ) is arranged below a connection line ( 1 ) between the axis of rotation (G 1 a ) of the input shaft (G 1 ) and the axis of rotation (Aa) of the differential gear (A), and
wherein the axis of rotation (Ra) of the rotor (R) is arranged above the connection line ( 1 ).

2. The configuration of the transmission (G) of claim 1 , wherein corner points of a triangle lie on the axes of rotation (G 1 a , G 3 a , Aa) of the input shaft (G 1 ), the intermediate shaft (G 3 ), and the differential gear (A), a side of the triangle between the axis of rotation (G 1 a ) of the input shaft (G 1 ) and the axis of rotation (Aa) of the differential gear (A) is closest to the electric machine (E).

3. The configuration of the transmission (G) of claim 1 , wherein a distance (RAx) between the axis of rotation (Ra) of the rotor (R) and the axis of rotation (Aa) of the differential gear (A) in the direction of travel (x) of the hybrid vehicle is less than a distance (GRx) between the axis of rotation (Ra) of the rotor (R) and the axis of rotation (G 1 a ) of the input shaft (G 1 ) in the direction of travel (x) of the hybrid vehicle.

4. The configuration of the transmission (G) of claim 1 , wherein the different gear ratios between the input shaft (G 1 ) and the output shaft (G 2 ) are formable with a plurality of planetary gear sets (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 , P 4 ) and a plurality of shift elements (S 1 , S 2 , S 3 , S 4 , S 5 , S 6 ).

5. The configuration of the transmission (G) of claim 1 , wherein the constant gear ratio between the rotor (R) and the input shaft (G 1 ) or the further shaft (Gx) is determined by the gear ratio of a chain drive (KE) or a spur gear drive (SE).

6. A drive train for a hybrid vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine (VM) and the transmission (G) of claim 1 .

7. A hybrid vehicle, comprising the transmission (G) of claim 1 .

Assignees

• Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen

Inventors

• Bayer Oliver
• Brehmer Martin
• Debernitz Leschek
• Michel Christian
• Kutter Fabian
• Ziemer Peter

Classifications

• Y02T10/62

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title

• F16H2200/0043

  the gear ratios comprising four forward speeds · CPC title

• B60K6/365 Primary

  with the gears having orbital motion · CPC title

• B60K6/48 Primary

  Parallel type · CPC title

• B60Y2200/92

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title