Group transmission device, in particular split transmission

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12018736-B2
Application number	US-202017768744-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 7, 2020
Priority date	Oct 14, 2019
Publication date	Jun 25, 2024
Grant date	Jun 25, 2024

Abstract

A group transmission device includes a main transmission which has a main shaft, a countershaft and a spur gear pair which includes a first spur gear arranged coaxially and axially overlapping with the main shaft and a second spur gear arranged coaxially and axially overlapping with the countershaft. A range group has a first shaft non-rotationally connected to the main shaft, a second shaft non-rotationally connected to a transmission output shaft, a third shaft and a blocking switching unit. A first switching unit non-rotationally connects the third shaft to a housing. A second switching unit has an axially shiftable switching element and non-rotationally connects the third shaft to the first spur gear. The main shaft is coupled non-rotationally to a transmission input shaft. A third switching unit has an axially shiftable further switching element and non-rotationally connects the first spur gear to the first shaft of the range group.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A group transmission device, comprising:
a main transmission ( 11 ) which has a main shaft ( 12 ), a countershaft ( 13 ) and a spur gear pair ( 14 ) which comprises a first spur gear ( 15 ) arranged coaxially and axially overlapping with the main shaft ( 12 ) and a second spur gear ( 16 ) arranged coaxially and axially overlapping with the countershaft ( 13 );
a range group ( 17 ) arranged coaxially to the main shaft ( 12 ) in a planetary construction which has a first shaft ( 18 ) non-rotationally connected to the main shaft ( 12 ), a second shaft ( 20 ) non-rotationally connected to a transmission output shaft ( 19 ), a third shaft ( 21 ) and a blocking switching unit (S 5 );
a first switching unit (S 1 ) provided to non-rotationally connect the third shaft ( 21 ) to a housing ( 22 );
a second switching unit (S 2 ) which has exactly one axially shiftable switching element (S 21 ) and which is provided to non-rotationally connect the third shaft ( 21 ) to the first spur gear ( 15 );
a transmission input shaft ( 23 ), wherein the main shaft ( 12 ) is coupled or is couplable non-rotationally to the transmission input shaft ( 23 ); and
a third switching unit (S 3 ) which has exactly one axially shiftable further switching element (S 31 ) and which is provided to non-rotationally connect the first spur gear ( 15 ) to the first shaft ( 18 ) of the range group ( 17 ).

2. The group transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the range group ( 17 ) has exactly three shafts ( 18 , 20 , 21 ) comprising the first shaft ( 18 ), the second shaft ( 20 ) and the third shaft ( 21 ).

3. The group transmission device according to claim 1 , further comprising a pre-switching group pre-switched before the main shaft ( 12 ) which has a further shaft ( 25 ) which is non-rotationally connected to the main shaft ( 12 ) or is connectable by a fourth switching unit (S 4 ).

4. The group transmission device according to claim 3 , wherein the pre-switching group ( 24 ) has a power path ( 29 ) and wherein the pre-switching group ( 24 ) is coupleable directly to the countershaft ( 13 ) of the main transmission ( 11 ) via the power path ( 29 ).

5. The group transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the further switching element (S 31 ) of the third switching unit (S 3 ) is provided to couple the main shaft ( 12 ) to the second spur gear ( 16 ).

6. The group transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the range group ( 17 ) has a sun gear (P 11 ) and wherein the first shaft ( 18 ) is non-rotationally connected to the sun gear (P 11 ).

7. The group transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the range group ( 17 ) has a planetary support (P 12 ) and wherein the second shaft ( 20 ) is non-rotationally connected to the planetary support (P 12 ).

8. The group transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the range group ( 17 ) has a hollow gear (P 13 ) and wherein the third shaft ( 21 ) is non-rotationally coupled to the hollow gear (P 13 ).

9. The group transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the blocking switching unit (S 5 ) is provided to couple the second shaft ( 20 ) non-rotationally to the third shaft ( 21 ).

10. The group transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the main shaft ( 12 ) is a solid shaft.

11. The group transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the first switching unit (S 1 ) and the blocking switching unit (S 5 ) are merged to form a double switching unit having a single shifting sleeve (S 11 ).

Assignees

• Daimler Truck AG

Inventors

• Steffens Frank
• Stroelin Marc
• Luckmann Jens

Classifications

• F16H2037/0873

  with switching means, e.g. to change ranges · CPC title

• F16H57/0037

  Special features of coaxial shafts, e.g. relative support thereof · CPC title

• F16H57/0025

  with gearing elements rigidly connected to a shaft, e.g. securing gears or pulleys by specially adapted splines, keys or methods · CPC title

• F16H37/065

  with a plurality of driving or driven shafts (F16H37/0806 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16H3/52

  comprising orbital spur gears · CPC title