Dual-clutch transmission and hybrid drive system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12036870-B2
Application number	US-202118024356-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 4, 2021
Priority date	Sep 3, 2020
Publication date	Jul 16, 2024
Grant date	Jul 16, 2024

Abstract

A dual-clutch transmission includes first and second partial transmissions, a first countershaft to which a first output gear is permanently connected in a rotationally fixed manner, and a second countershaft to which a second output gear is permanently connected in a rotationally fixed manner. A first idler assigned to the first partial transmission and a second idler assigned to the second partial transmission are respectively arranged coaxially to the first countershaft and are couplable to each other in a rotationally fixed manner by a bridge switching element. The first partial transmission includes exactly three single-gear planes, including a first single-gear plane, second single-gear plane having the first idler, and third single-gear plane. The second partial transmission includes exactly two single-gear planes, including a fourth single-gear plane having the second idler and a fifth single-gear plane, and which is equipped such that eight transmission gears can be implemented with a falling transmission ratio.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A dual-clutch transmission, comprising:
a first partial transmission to which a first clutch and a first partial transmission input shaft are assigned;
a second partial transmission to which a second clutch and a second partial transmission input shaft are assigned;
a first countershaft to which a first output gear is permanently connected in a rotationally fixed manner;
a second countershaft to which a second output gear is permanently connected in a rotationally fixed manner; and
a first idler assigned to the first partial transmission and a second idler assigned to the second partial transmission are respectively arranged coaxially to the first countershaft and are couplable to each other in a rotationally fixed manner by a bridge switching element,
wherein the first partial transmission comprises exactly three single-gear planes, the three single-gear planes of the first partial transmission are a first single-gear plane, a second single-gear plane comprising the first idler, and a third single-gear plane, and the first, second, and third single-gear planes each have exactly one gear wheel pairing consisting of exactly two gear wheels intermeshing with each other,
wherein the second partial transmission comprises exactly two single-gear planes, wherein the two single-gear planes of the second transmission are a fourth single-gear plane comprising the second idler, and a fifth single-gear plane, wherein the fourth and fifth single-gear planes each have exactly one gear wheel pairing consisting of exactly two gear wheels intermeshing with each other, and wherein the second partial transmission is configured such that a first transmission gear, a second transmission gear, a third transmission gear, a fourth transmission gear, a fifth transmission gear, a sixth transmission gear, a seventh transmission gear, and an eighth transmission gear are formable with a transmission ratio decreasing according to a sequence of a numbering of the first through eighth transmission gears,
wherein a first switching element is configured to connect a third idler of the first single-gear plane arranged coaxially to the second countershaft to the second countershaft in a rotationally fixed manner to form the first transmission gear and to form the second transmission gear,
wherein a second switching element is configured to connect the first idler of the second single-gear plane arranged coaxially to the first countershaft to the first countershaft in a rotationally fixed manner to form the sixth transmission gear,
wherein a third switching element is configured to connect a fourth idler of the third single-gear plane arranged coaxially to the second countershaft to the second countershaft in a rotationally fixed manner to form the third transmission gear and to form the fourth transmission gear,
wherein a fourth switching element is configured to connect the second idler of the fourth single-gear plane to the first countershaft in a rotationally fixed manner to form the fifth transmission gear, and
wherein a fifth switching element is configured to connect a fifth idler of the fifth single-gear plane to the second countershaft in a rotationally fixed manner to form the seventh transmission gear and to form the eighth transmission gear.

2. The dual-clutch transmission of claim 1 , wherein the first single-gear plane, the second single-gear plane, the third single-gear plane, the fourth single-gear plane, the fifth single-gear plane, and a clutch component comprising the first clutch and the second clutch are axially arranged one after in a specified sequence, wherein the specified sequence is the first single-gear plane, the second single-gear plane, the third single-gear plane, the fourth single-gear plane, the fifth single-gear plane, and the clutch component.

3. A hybrid drive system, comprising:
an internal combustion engine;
an electrical engine; and
a dual-clutch transmission, comprising
a first partial transmission to which a first clutch and a first partial transmission input shaft are assigned;
a second partial transmission to which a second clutch and a second partial transmission input shaft are assigned;
a first countershaft to which a first output gear is permanently connected in a rotationally fixed manner;
a second countershaft to which a second output gear is permanently connected in a rotationally fixed manner; and
a first idler assigned to the first partial transmission and a second idler assigned to the second partial transmission, which are respectively arranged coaxially to the first countershaft and are couplable to each other in a rotationally fixed manner by a bridge switching element,

wherein the first partial transmission comprises exactly three single-gear planes, the three single-gear planes of the first partial transmission are a first single-gear plane, a second single-gear plane comprising the first idler, and a third single-gear plane, and the first, second, and third single-gear planes each have exactly one gear wheel pairing consisting of exactly two gear wheels intermeshing with each other,
wherein the second partial transmission comprises exactly two single-gear planes, wherein exactly one gear wheel pairing consisting of exactly two gear wheels intermeshing with each other is arranged in both of the exactly two single-gear planes, wherein the two-single gear planes of the second partial transmission are the second idler and a fifth single-gear plane, and wherein the second partial transmission is configured such that a first transmission gear, a second transmission gear, a third transmission gear, a fourth transmission gear, a fifth transmission gear, a sixth transmission gear, a seventh transmission gear, and an eighth transmission gear are formable with a transmission ratio decreasing according to a sequence of a numbering of the first through eighth transmission gears,
wherein a first switching element is configured to connect a third idler of the first single-gear plane arranged coaxially to the second countershaft to the second countershaft in a rotationally fixed manner to form the first transmission gear and to form the second transmission gear,
wherein a second switching element is configured to connect the first idler of the second single-gear plane arranged coaxially to the first countershaft to the first countershaft in a rotationally fixed manner to form the sixth transmission gear,
wherein a third switching element is configured to connect a fourth idler of the third single-gear plane arranged coaxially to the second countershaft to the second countershaft in a rotationally fixed manner to form the third transmission gear and to form the fourth transmission gear,
wherein a fourth switching element is configured to connect the second idler of the fourth single-gear plane to the first countershaft in a rotationally fixed manner to form the fifth transmission gear, and
wherein a fifth switching element is configured to connect a fifth idler of the fifth single-gear plane to the second countershaft in a rotationally fixed manner to form the seventh transmission gear and to form the eighth transmission gear,
wherein the internal combustion engine is at least indirectly couplable with an input shaft of the dual-clutch transmission.

4. The hybrid drive system of claim 3 , further comprising:
a separating clutch arranged between the input shaft and the dual clutch, wherein an input side of the separating clutch is coupled to the input shaft and an output side of the separating clutch is coupled to the dual clutch, comprising a first clutch and a second clutch.

5. The hybrid drive system of claim 4 , wherein a rotor of the electric engine is connected to the output side of the separating clutch via a transmission element.

Assignees

• Mercedes Benz Group Ag

Inventors

• Hahn Peter
• Gitt Carsten
• Haerter Tobias
• Zeibig Jonathan

Classifications

• F16H3/006 Primary

  power being selectively transmitted by parallel flow paths, e.g. dual clutch transmissions · CPC title

• B60K2006/4816

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

• B60K6/48

  Parallel type · CPC title

• Y02T10/62

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title

• F16H2003/0826

  wherein at least one gear on the input shaft, or on a countershaft is used for two different forward gear ratios · CPC title