Transmission for a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12038073-B2
Application number	US-202118567175-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 8, 2021
Priority date	Jun 8, 2021
Publication date	Jul 16, 2024
Grant date	Jul 16, 2024

Abstract

A transmission for a vehicle includes
a first input shaft, a second input shaft, an output shaft, a planetary gear set arranged on the output shaft, including a sun gear, planet carrier and ring gear, an output shaft first gearwheel, an output shaft second gearwheel, wherein the first input shaft gearwheel is drivingly connected with the output shaft first gearwheel and the second input shaft gearwheel is drivingly connected with the output shaft second gearwheel, wherein the output shaft second gearwheel is permanently connected to the sun gear and rotatable with respect to the output shaft, the output shaft first gearwheel is rotatable with respect to the output shaft, and the output shaft first gearwheel is further engageable with the output shaft in a first gear mode and engageable with the output shaft second gearwheel in a second gear mode.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A transmission for a vehicle, comprising:
a first input shaft connectable to a first power source, wherein a first input shaft gearwheel is arranged on the first input shaft,
a second input shaft connectable to a second power source, wherein a second input shaft gearwheel is arranged on the second input shaft,
an output shaft connectable to ground engaging means of the vehicle,
a planetary gear set arranged on the output shaft, comprising a sun gear, a planet carrier and a ring gear,
an output shaft first gearwheel arranged on the output shaft,
an output shaft second gearwheel arranged on the output shaft,
wherein the first input shaft gearwheel is drivingly connected with the output shaft first gearwheel and the second input shaft gearwheel is drivingly connected with the output shaft second gearwheel,

wherein the output shaft second gearwheel is permanently connected to the sun gear and rotatable with respect to the output shaft, the output shaft first gearwheel is rotatable with respect to the output shaft, and the output shaft first gearwheel is further engageable with the output shaft in a first gear mode and engageable with the output shaft second gearwheel in a second different gear mode.

2. The transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the first input shaft gearwheel is permanently connected to the first input shaft and/or the second input shaft gearwheel is permanently connected to the second input shaft.

3. The transmission 4004 according to claim 1 , wherein the output shaft first gearwheel is engageable with the output shaft at a first axial side with respect to the output shaft first gearwheel and is further engageable with the output shaft second gearwheel at a second opposite axial side with respect to the output shaft first gearwheel, wherein preferably the planetary gear set is provided on the second opposite axial side.

4. The transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the output shaft first gearwheel is engageable with the output shaft and the output shaft second gearwheel in an area between the output shaft first and second gearwheels.

5. The transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the planet carrier is permanently connected to the output shaft.

6. The transmission according to claim 5 , wherein the ring gear is selectively engageable with a transmission housing and the sun gear 414 .

7. The transmission according to claim 5 , wherein the ring gear is selectively engageable with a transmission housing and the planet carrier.

8. The transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission is configured such that a gear ratio between the first input shaft gearwheel and the output shaft first gearwheel is larger than a gear ratio between the second input shaft gearwheel and the output shaft second gearwheel.

9. The transmission according to claim 1 , further comprising a first gear selector, wherein the output shaft first gearwheel is selectively engageable with the output shaft and the output shaft second gearwheel by use of the first gear selector, wherein the first gear selector comprises two separate gear selector members or one single gear selector member.

10. The transmission according to claim 9 , wherein, when the first gear selector comprises two separate gear selector members, the transmission is configured such that the two separate gear selector members move synchronously during gear shifting by use of the first gear selector.

11. The transmission according to claim 1 , further comprising a first input shaft second gearwheel arranged on the first input shaft, wherein the first input shaft second gearwheel is rotatable with respect to the first input shaft and engageable with the first input shaft, and wherein the first input shaft second gearwheel is meshing with the output shaft second gearwheel.

12. The transmission according to claim 1 , further comprising a transmission control unit for automatically changing gears of the transmission.

13. A drive train comprising the transmission according to claim 1 , and further comprising a first power source associated with the first input shaft and a second power source associated with the second input shaft.

14. The drive train according to claim 13 , wherein the first and second power sources are electric motors.

15. A vehicle comprising the transmission according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Volvo Truck Corp

Inventors

• Folkesson Johan
• Torsein Richard
• Hedman Anders

Classifications

• F16H2200/2005

  with one sets of orbital gears · CPC title

• F16H2200/0034

  the gear ratios comprising two forward speeds · CPC title

• F16H2200/0021

  specially adapted for electric vehicles · CPC title

• B60K17/08

  of mechanical type · CPC title

• B60K1/02 Primary

  comprising more than one electric motor · CPC title