Dual-clutch transmission

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12097766-B2
Application number	US-202118021827-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 27, 2021
Priority date	Aug 20, 2020
Publication date	Sep 24, 2024
Grant date	Sep 24, 2024

Abstract

A dual-clutch transmission includes two clutches for respectively connecting an input shaft in a rotationally fixed manner to a sub-transmission input shaft. Two layshafts each have one output gear arranged coaxially with respect thereto. A first, second, and third forward idler gear are each arranged coaxially with respect to the one layshaft. A fourth and fifth forward idler gear are each arranged coaxially with respect to the other layshaft. One of the output gears is a larger output gear having a greater diameter or a greater number of teeth than the other, smaller output gear. The first forward idler gear forms a second gear stage, the second forward idler gear forms a third gear stage, etc. The gear stages have a decreasing transmission ratio in the order stated.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A dual-clutch transmission comprising:
an input shaft;
first and second clutches configured to respectively connect the input shaft in a rotationally fixed manner to one sub-transmission input shaft;
two layshafts arranged coaxially with respect to each other, wherein each of the two layshafts include an output gear;
a first, second and third forward idler gear, which are each arranged coaxially with respect to a second one of the two layshafts; and
a fourth and fifth forward idler gear, which are each arranged coaxially with respect to a first one of the two layshafts;
wherein a first output gear of the output gears is larger than a second output gear of the output gears, wherein the first output gear has a greater diameter or a greater number of teeth than the second output gear,
wherein the first forward idler gear forms a second gear stage, the second forward idler gear forms a third gear stage, the third forward idler gear forms a fourth gear stage, the fourth forward idler gear forms a fifth gear stage, and the fifth forward idler gear forms a sixth gear stage, wherein the second through sixth gear stages have a decreasing transmission ratio in the order stated,
wherein the larger first output gear is an idler gear that is connectable in a rotationally fixed manner via a shift element to the first one of the two layshafts, wherein the smaller second output gear is a fixed gear connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the second one of the two layshafts,
wherein the second gear stage, the third gear stage, and the fourth gear stage are each output via the smaller second output gear, and the fifth gear stage and the sixth gear stage are each output via the larger first output gear,
wherein a reverse idler gear is arranged on the first one of the two layshafts so as to rotate on a hub of the larger output gear,
wherein the reverse idler gear only engages with the first forward idler gear.

2. The dual-clutch transmission of claim 1 , wherein the larger second output gear is arranged on the first one of the two layshaft with the fourth and fifth forward idler gear, and the smaller output gear is arranged on the second one of the two layshafts with the first, second, and third forward idler gear.

3. The dual-clutch transmission of claim 2 , wherein in an axial direction of the second one of the two layshafts, the first forward idler gear follows the second output gear, the second forward idler gear follows the first forward idler gear, and the third forward idler gear follows the second forward idler gear.

4. The dual-clutch transmission of claim 1 , wherein the shift element is configured to either connect the larger output gear to the first one of the two layshafts or the reverse idler gear to the larger first output gear, which is then decoupled from the first one of the two layshafts.

5. The dual-clutch transmission of claim 1 , further comprising:
a parking lock gear on the second one of the two layshafts.

6. A hybrid transmission, comprising:
an electric unit; and
a dual-clutch transmission coupled to the electric unit, wherein the dual-clutch transmission comprises
an input shaft;
first and second clutches configured to respectively connect the input shaft in a rotationally fixed manner to one sub-transmission input shaft;
two layshafts arranged coaxially with respect to each other, wherein each of the two layshafts include an output gear;
a first, second and third forward idler gear, which are each arranged coaxially with respect to a second one of the two layshafts; and
a fourth and fifth forward idler gear, which are each arranged coaxially with respect to a first one of the two layshafts;
wherein a first output gear of the output gears is larger than a second output gear of the output gears, wherein the first output gear has a greater diameter or a greater number of teeth than the second output gear,
wherein the first forward idler gear forms a second gear stage, the second forward idler gear forms a third gear stage, the third forward idler gear forms a fourth gear stage, the fourth forward idler gear forms a fifth gear stage, and the fifth forward idler gear forms a sixth gear stage, wherein the second through sixth gear stages have a decreasing transmission ratio in the order stated,
wherein the larger first output gear is an idler gear that is connectable in a rotationally fixed manner via a shift element to the first one of the two layshafts, wherein the smaller second output gear is a fixed gear connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the second one of the two layshafts,
wherein the second gear stage, the third gear stage, and the fourth gear stage are each output via the smaller second output gear, and the fifth gear stage and the sixth gear stage are each output via the larger first output gear,
wherein a reverse idler gear is arranged on the first one of the two layshafts so as to rotate on a hub of the larger output gear,
wherein the reverse idler gear only engages with the first forward idler gear.

7. The hybrid transmission of claim 6 , wherein the electric unit is coupled or is couplable directly or via at least one transmission component to the input shaft of the dual-clutch transmission.

8. The hybrid transmission of claim 6 , wherein the electric unit is coupled with an idler gear to one of the two layshafts.

9. The hybrid transmission of claim 6 , wherein the electric unit is coupled or is couplable to one of the sub-transmission input shafts.

10. A vehicle drive system, comprising:
a combustion engine;
two driven vehicle axles;
a dual clutch transmission coupled to the combustion engine and the two driven vehicle axles, the dual clutch transmission comprising
an input shaft;
first and second clutches configured to respectively connect the input shaft in a rotationally fixed manner to one sub-transmission input shaft;
two layshafts arranged coaxially with respect to each other, wherein each of the two layshafts include an output gear;
a first, second and third forward idler gear, which are each arranged coaxially with respect to a second one of the two layshafts; and
a fourth and fifth forward idler gear, which are each arranged coaxially with respect to a first one of the two layshafts;
wherein a first output gear of the output gears is larger than a second output gear of the output gears, wherein the first output gear has a greater diameter or a greater number of teeth than the second output gear,
wherein the first forward idler gear forms a second gear stage, the second forward idler gear forms a third gear stage, the third forward idler gear forms a fourth gear stage, the fourth forward idler gear forms a fifth gear stage, and the fifth forward idler gear forms a sixth gear stage, wherein the second through sixth gear stages have a decreasing transmission ratio in the order stated,
wherein the larger first output gear is an idler gear that is connectable in a rotationally fixed manner via a shift element to the first one of the two layshafts, wherein the smaller second output gear is a fixed gear connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the second one of the two layshafts,
wherein the second gear stage, the third gear stage, and the fourth gear stage are each output via the smaller second output gear, and the fifth gear stage and the sixth gear stage are each output via the larger first output gear,
wherein a reverse idler gear is arranged on the first one of the two layshafts so as to rotate on a hub of the larger output gear,

wherein the reverse idler gear only engages with the first forward idler gear.

11. The vehicle drive system of claim 10 , further comprising:
an electri

Assignees

• Mercedes Benz Group Ag

Inventors

• Gitt Carsten
• Kolb Andreas
• Haerter Tobias
• Schweitzer Juergen
• Zeibig Jonathan
• Hahn Peter
• Romaniak Jakub
• Sperrfechter Stefan
• Riedl Klaus
• Schilder Tobias

Classifications

• B60K2006/4816

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

• B60K6/48

  Parallel type · CPC title

• B60K6/387

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

• B60K6/36

  characterised by the transmission gearings · CPC title

• Y02T10/62

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title