Drive device of a hybrid drive

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11932113-B2
Application number	US-202017635098-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 4, 2020
Priority date	Sep 18, 2019
Publication date	Mar 19, 2024
Grant date	Mar 19, 2024

Abstract

A drive device has an internal combustion engine connection configured for receiving driving power from an internal combustion engine and has an electric motor generator configured for outputting driving power to an electric motor generator connection. A coupling device is configured for coupling both the internal combustion engine connection and the electric motor generator connection to at least one power train connection that is configured for outputting driving power to a power train. The coupling device has a radially outer drive part and a coupling portion lying radially within the drive part, which coupling portion is configured for selectively connecting the drive part to the power train connection in a rotationally fixed manner. A power transmission portion is arranged on an outer circumferential surface on the radially outer drive part, which power transmission portion is configured for receiving driving power from the electric motor generator. Both the internal combustion engine connection and the electric motor generator connection are arranged concentrically to a main drive axis. The power transmission portion partially or fully covers the coupling portion in the longitudinal direction of the main drive axis. An electric motor axis, about which an electric motor shaft configured for outputting driving power from the electric motor generator is provided, which electric motor axis is arranged axially parallel to and radially spaced from the main drive axis.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A drive device, comprising:
an internal combustion engine connection which is configured for receiving drive power from an internal combustion engine;
an electric motor generator connection which is configured for receiving drive power from an electric motor generator;
a coupling device that couples both the internal combustion engine connection and the electric motor generator connection to at least one power train connection which delivers drive power to a power train,
wherein the coupling device has a radially outer drive part and a coupling portion which lies radially inside the drive part and is configured for selectively connecting the drive part to the at least one power train connection in a rotationally fixed fashion,
wherein a power transmission portion is arranged on an outer circumferential surface on the radially outer drive part and is configured for receiving drive power from the electric motor generator,
wherein both the internal combustion engine connection and the electric motor generator connection are arranged concentrically to a main drive axis,
wherein the power transmission portion at least partially or completely covers the coupling portion in a longitudinal direction of the main drive axis,
wherein an electric motor axis, about which an electric motor shaft rotates which is configured for delivering drive power from the electric motor generator, is arranged axially parallel to and radially spaced from the main drive axis,
wherein the coupling device is a dual clutch and has a radially outer first partial clutch and a second partial clutch arranged radially inside the first partial clutch,
wherein the first partial clutch is configured for selectively connecting the drive part to said power train connection in a rotationally fixed fashion, and
wherein the second partial clutch is configured for selectively connecting the drive part to a further power train connection in a rotationally fixed fashion.

2. The drive device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first partial clutch partially or completely covers the second partial clutch in the longitudinal direction of the main drive axis.

3. The drive device according to claim 1 , wherein
the power transmission portion is configured as or comprises a gear wheel and meshes with an electric motor pinion for receiving power from the electric motor generator.

4. The drive device according to claim 1 , wherein
the power transmission portion is configured as or comprises a traction device wheel, and an endless traction device transmits the drive power to said traction device wheel for receiving power from the electric motor generator.

5. The drive device according to claim 4 , wherein
the traction device wheel is configured as a chain sprocket and the endless traction device as a chain.

6. The drive device according to claim 4 , wherein
the traction device wheel is configured as a belt pulley and the endless traction device as a belt.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Full Otmar
• Pfau Werner
• Staake Michael

Classifications

• B60K6/48 Primary

  Parallel type · CPC title

• B60K6/36

  characterised by the transmission gearings · CPC title

• B60K6/387 Primary

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

• B60K2006/4825

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

• Y02T10/62

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title