Dual clutch transmission

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11359698-B2
Application number	US-202016920180-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 2, 2020
Priority date	Feb 10, 2020
Publication date	Jun 14, 2022
Grant date	Jun 14, 2022

Abstract

Provided is a dual clutch transmission. First and second input shafts are mounted concentrically. First and second output shafts are mounted in parallel to the first input shaft and respectively include output gears engaged with a ring gear of a differential. The rotations of first and second gears are restrained by the first input shaft. The rotations of third and fourth gears are restrained by the second input shaft. The rotations of fifth and sixth gears engaged with the second and third gears, respectively, are restrained by the first output shaft. The rotation of a seventh gear engaged with the first gear is restrained by the second output shaft. An eighth gear is engaged with the second gear to be rotatable about the second output shaft. The rotation of a ninth gear engaged with the fourth gear and restrained by the eighth gear is restrained by the second output shaft.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A dual clutch transmission comprising:
a first input shaft and a second input shaft mounted concentrically to the first input shaft;
a first output shaft and a second output shaft each mounted in parallel to the first input shaft and respectively including first and second output gears engaged with a ring gear of a differential;
a first gear and a second gear, rotations of which are selectively restrained by the first input shaft;
a third gear and a fourth gear, rotations of which are continuously restrained by the second input shaft;
a fifth gear engaged with the second gear, with a rotation thereof being to be selectively restrained by the first output shaft;
a sixth gear engaged with the third gear, with a rotation thereof being to be selectively restrained by the first output shaft;
a seventh gear engaged with the first gear, with a rotation thereof being continuously restrained by the second output shaft;
an eighth gear engaged with the second gear and rotatably mounted on the second output shaft; and
a ninth gear engaged with the fourth gear and rotatably mounted on the second output shaft, the ninth gear being selectively restrained by the eighth gear.

2. The dual clutch transmission according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second input shaft is formed in hollow to surround the first input shaft, and
the first gear, the second gear, the third gear and the fourth gear are mounted sequentially in an axial direction of the second input shaft.

3. The dual clutch transmission according to claim 2 , further including:
a first synchronizer mounted between the first gear and the second gear and selectively connecting the first gear to the first input shaft; and
a second synchronizer mounted between the first synchronizer and the second gear and selectively connecting the second gear to the first input shaft.

4. The dual clutch transmission according to claim 3 ,
wherein the first output shaft is mounted with a third synchronizer selectively connecting the fifth gear to the first output shaft and a fourth synchronizer selectively connecting the sixth gear to the first output shaft, and
wherein the fifth gear and the sixth gear are located between the third synchronizer and the fourth synchronizer.

5. The dual clutch transmission according to claim 4 , further including a third output shaft mounted in parallel to the first input shaft and including a third output gear engaged with the ring gear of the differential,
wherein a tenth gear is mounted on the first output shaft between the sixth gear and the fourth synchronizer, with a rotation of the tenth gear being continuously restrained by the sixth gear, and
wherein an eleventh gear is mounted on the third output shaft to be engaged with the tenth gear, with a rotation of the eleventh gear being selectively restrained by the third output shaft.

6. The dual clutch transmission according to claim 5 , wherein the third output shaft is mounted with a parking gear and a seventh synchronizer selectively connecting the eleventh gear to the third output shaft.

7. The dual clutch transmission according to claim 6 ,
wherein the second output shaft is mounted with a fifth synchronizer selectively restraining the ninth gear to the second output shaft, and
wherein a sixth synchronizer configured for selectively connecting the eighth gear and the ninth gear is mounted between the eighth gear and the ninth gear.

8. The dual clutch transmission according to claim 7 ,
wherein the eighth gear is rotatably mounted on the second output shaft, and
wherein the sixth synchronizer is mounted along an axial direction of the second output shaft between the eighth gear and the ninth gear.

9. The dual clutch transmission according to claim 8 ,
wherein a total of six gear columns are provided, the six gear columns being spaces occupied in the axial direction by the first to eleventh gears and the first, second and third output gears engaged with each other in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction, and
wherein a total of three sleeve columns are mounted in addition to the spaces occupied by the six gear columns in the axial direction, the three sleeve columns being spaces occupied by the first to seventh synchronizers in the axial direction,
whereby all of transmission gear positions of six forward gear positions and a single reverse gear position are realizable.

10. The dual clutch transmission according to claim 9 ,
wherein the six gear columns includes a first gear column including the first, second and third output gears, a second gear column including the fourth and ninth gears, a third gear column including the tenth and eleventh gears, a fourth gear column including the third and sixth gears, a fifth gear column including the second, fifth and eighth gears, and a sixth gear column including the first and seventh gears, and
wherein the three sleeve columns includes a first sleeve column including the fourth, fifth and seventh synchronizers, a second sleeve column including the second and third synchronizers, and a third sleeve column including the first synchronizer.

11. The dual clutch transmission according to claim 10 ,
the first gear column, the first sleeve column, the second gear column, the third gear column, the fourth gear, the fifth gear column, the second sleeve column, the third sleeve column, and the sixth gear column are aligned in series along the axial direction.

12. The dual clutch transmission according to claim 7 ,
wherein the eighth gear is rotatably mounted on an external region of a portion connecting the ninth gear and the fifth synchronizer, and
wherein the sixth synchronizer is mounted in the axial direction, between the eighth gear and the fifth synchronizer.

13. The dual clutch transmission according to claim 12 ,
wherein a total of six gear columns are provided, the six gear columns being spaces occupied in the axial direction by the first to eleventh gears engaged with each other in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction, and
wherein a total of two sleeve columns are mounted in addition to the spaces occupied by the six gear columns in the axial direction, the two sleeve columns being spaces occupied by a predetermined number of the first to seventh synchronizers in the axial direction,
whereby all of transmission gear positions of six forward gear positions and a single reverse gear position are realizable.

14. The dual clutch transmission according to claim 13 ,
wherein the six gear columns includes a first gear column including the first, second and third output gears, a second gear column including the fourth and ninth gears, a third gear column including the tenth and eleventh gears, a fourth gear column including the third and sixth gears, a fifth gear column including the second, fifth and eighth gears, and a sixth gear column including the first and seventh gears, and
wherein the two sleeve columns includes a first sleeve column including the second, third and sixth synchronizers, and a second sleeve column including the first and fifth synchronizers.

15. The dual clutch transmission according to claim 14 ,
the first gear column, the second gear column, the third gear column, the fourth gear, the fifth gear column, the first sleeve column, the second sleeve column, and the sixth gear column are aligned in series along an axial direction of the first input shaft.

16. The dual clutch transmission according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second input shaft is formed in hollow to surround the first input shaft, and
wherein the first, second, fourth, and

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Eo Soon Ki
• Kim Dong Woo
• Chae Min Ho
• Kim Chon Ok
• Hwang Seong Wook
• Meyer Marcus
• Leesch Mirko
• Schreiterer Erik
• Resch Rico
• Hoehne Matthias
• Mueller Joerg

Classifications

• F16H3/085

  with more than one output shaft · CPC title

• F16H2001/2872

  comprising three central gears, i.e. ring or sun gear, engaged by at least one common orbital gear mounted on an idling carrier · CPC title

• F16H2003/0807

  with gear ratios in which the power is transferred by axially coupling idle gears to each other · CPC title

• F16H2200/0082

  characterised by the number of reverse speeds · CPC title

• F16H3/38

  with synchro-meshing · CPC title