Vehicle transmission with a power take-off, vehicle and working machine arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12169017-B2
Application number	US-202318466326-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 13, 2023
Priority date	Sep 16, 2022
Publication date	Dec 17, 2024
Grant date	Dec 17, 2024

Abstract

A vehicle transmission has at least one lubrication point, a power take-off, a lubricant tapping point for a power take-off module, and a lubrication system for supplying the lubrication point(s) and the lubricant tapping point with lubricant. The lubrication system includes a lubricant reservoir, a main line section emerging from the lubricant reservoir, a first supply line section leading to the lubrication point(s), a second supply line section leading to the lubricant tapping point, and a return line section leading to the lubricant reservoir. A valve has a first valve port associated with the main line section, a second valve port associated with the lubricant tapping point, a third valve port associated with the return line section, and a bypass duct that acts between the first valve port and the second valve port. A vehicle with such a vehicle transmission and a working machine arrangement are also disclosed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle transmission with at least one lubrication point, a power take-off, a lubricant tapping point for a power take-off module, and a lubrication system for supplying the at least one lubrication point and the lubricant tapping point with lubricant, the lubrication system comprising:
a lubricant reservoir
a main line section emerging from the lubricant reservoir;
a first supply line section leading to the at least one lubrication point;
a second supply line section leading to the lubricant tapping point;
a return line section leading to the lubricant reservoir;
a valve with a first valve port associated with the main line section, a second valve port associated with the lubricant tapping point, a third valve port associated with the return line section, and a bypass duct that extends between the first valve port and the second valve port, and
the valve is configured to be switched, based on a pressure applied at the first valve port, between a first shift position in which, regardless of a bypass flow, a lubricant flow between the first valve port and the second valve port is blocked and a lubricant flow between the first valve port and the third valve port is also blocked, a second shift position in which, regardless of the bypass flow, the lubricant flow between the first valve port and the second valve port is enabled and the lubricant flow between the first valve port and the third valve port is blocked, and a third shift position in which, regardless of the bypass flow, the lubricant flow between the first valve port and the second valve port is enabled and the lubricant flow between the first valve port and the third valve port is also enabled.

2. The vehicle transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the valve is configured to switch to the first shift position when the pressure at the first valve port is below a predetermined first pressure value, to switch to the second shift position when the pressure at the first valve port is higher than the predetermined first pressure value but lower than a predetermined second pressure value, and to switch to the third shift position when the pressure at the first valve port is higher than the predetermined second pressure value.

3. The vehicle transmission according to claim 2 , wherein the predetermined first pressure value is between 1 bar and 1.5 bar.

4. The vehicle transmission according to claim 2 , wherein the predetermined second pressure value exceeds the predetermined first pressure value by at most 0.5 bar.

5. The vehicle transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the valve is in the form of a directional valve with a valve housing and a valve piston.

6. The vehicle transmission according to claim 5 , wherein the valve piston comprises a first control edge configured for the optional blocking and release of a lubricant flow between the first valve port and the second valve port , and a second control edge configured for the optional blocking and release of a lubricant flow between the first valve port and the third valve port.

7. The vehicle transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the lubrication system comprises a lubricant pump configured for delivering a lubricant pressure that acts at the first valve port.

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

9. A working machine arrangement comprising the vehicle according to claim 8 and a power take-off module connected to the power take-off of the vehicle transmission.

Assignees

• Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen

Inventors

• Döpfert Julius
• Fiesel Sascha
• Leichsenring Horst
• Sauter Frank

Classifications

• F16H57/045

  Lubricant storage reservoirs, e.g. reservoirs in addition to a gear sump for collecting lubricant in the upper part of a gear case · CPC title

• F16H57/0436

  Pumps · CPC title

• B60K17/28

  characterised by arrangement, location, or type of power take-off · CPC title

• F16H57/0424 Primary

  Lubricant guiding means in the wall of or integrated with the casing, e.g. grooves, channels, holes · CPC title

• F16H57/0441

  Arrangements of pumps · CPC title