Hybrid drive device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12358362-B2
Application number	US-202318833511-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 13, 2023
Priority date	Jan 27, 2022
Publication date	Jul 15, 2025
Grant date	Jul 15, 2025

Abstract

A hybrid drive device includes an internal combustion engine, an electric motor having a rotor, and a gearbox having an input planetary gearing with a main axis of rotation. The internal combustion engine is connected to the input planetary gearing via a disconnect clutch. The input planetary gearing has exactly two planetary gear sets each with three elements. The third element is connected to the sixth element to conjointly rotate and the second element is connected to the fifth element to conjointly rotate. The rotor is coupled to the third element such that torque originating from the rotor is introduced into the gearbox via the third element and the sixth element. The gearbox has a third planetary gear set with three further elements. The second element is connected to the seventh element to conjointly rotate and the eighth element is connected to a driven gear to conjointly rotate.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A hybrid drive device comprising:
an internal combustion engine;
an electric motor having a rotor; and
a gearbox comprising an input planetary gearing having a main axis of rotation,
wherein the internal combustion engine is connected to the input planetary gearing via a disconnect clutch,
wherein the input planetary gearing has exactly two planetary gear sets, which consists of a first and second planetary gear set, wherein the first planetary gear set comprises a first element, a second element, and a third element, and wherein the second planetary gear set comprises a fourth element, a fifth element, and a sixth element,
wherein the third element is connected to the sixth element to conjointly rotate,
wherein the second element is connected to the fifth element to conjointly rotate,
wherein the rotor is coupled to the third element in such a way that torques, originating from the rotor, are introducible into the gearbox via the third element and the sixth element,
wherein the gearbox has a third planetary gear set comprising a seventh element, an eighth element, and a ninth element,
wherein the second element is connected to the seventh element to conjointly rotate, and
wherein the eighth element is connected to conjointly rotate to a driven gear that discharges torque from the gearbox;

a second switching element configured to block the input planetary gearing; and
a third switching element configured to connect the fourth element to the eighth element to conjointly rotate,
wherein seen in a direction of the main axis of rotation, the second switching element, the first planetary gear set, the second planetary gear set, the third switching element, and the third planetary gear set are arranged successively in the recited order.

2. The hybrid drive device of claim 1 , wherein the disconnect clutch is configured to connect a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine to the first element to conjointly rotate.

3. The hybrid drive device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first switching element configured to connect the ninth element to a housing of the gearbox to conjointly rotate.

4. The hybrid drive device of claim 2 , wherein seen in a direction of the main axis of rotation, the input planetary gearing, the third planetary gear set, the driven gear, the disconnect clutch, and the internal combustion engine are arranged successively in the recited order.

5. The hybrid drive device of claim 1 , wherein the rotor is arranged coaxially, axially overlapping and radially surrounding in relation to at least one of the first, second, and third planetary gear sets.

6. The hybrid drive device of claim 1 , wherein the first element is a first sun gear, the second element is a first planetary carrier, the third element is a first ring gear, the fourth element is a second sun gear, the fifth element is a second planetary carrier, the sixth element is a second ring gear, the seventh element is a third sun gear, the eighth element is a third planetary carrier, and the ninth element is a third ring gear.

7. A hybrid vehicle comprising:
a first driven vehicle axle;
a hybrid drive device in driving connection with the first driven vehicle axle, the hybrid drive device comprising
an internal combustion engine;
an electric motor having a rotor; and
a gearbox comprising an input planetary gearing having a main axis of rotation,
wherein the internal combustion engine is connected to the input planetary gearing via a disconnect clutch,
wherein the input planetary gearing has exactly two planetary gear sets, which consists of a first and second planetary gear set, wherein the first planetary gear set comprises a first element, a second element, and a third element, and wherein the second planetary gear set comprises a fourth element, a fifth element, and a sixth element,
wherein the third element is connected to the sixth element to conjointly rotate,
wherein the second element is connected to the fifth element to conjointly rotate,
wherein the rotor is coupled to the third element in such a way that torques, originating from the rotor, are introducible into the gearbox via the third element and the sixth element,
wherein the gearbox has a third planetary gear set comprising a seventh element, an eighth element, and a ninth element,
wherein the second element is connected to the seventh element to conjointly rotate, and
wherein the eighth element is connected to conjointly rotate to a driven gear that discharges torque from the gearbox;

a second driven vehicle axle;
a second electric motor, wherein the second driven vehicle axle is in driving connection exclusively with the second electric motor;
a second switching element configured to block the input planetary gearing; and
a third switching element configured to connect the fourth element to the eighth element to conjointly rotate,
wherein seen in a direction of the main axis of rotation, the second switching element, the first planetary gear set, the second planetary gear set, the third switching element, and the third planetary gear set are arranged successively in the recited order.

8. The hybrid vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the electric motor and the second electric motor are at least indirectly electrically coupled.

9. A method for operating the hybrid vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the method comprises:
operating the first electric motor and the internal combustion engine in driving mode and at a same time operating the second electric motor in regenerative mode by closing the disconnect clutch, opening the second switching element, closing first switching element, and opening third switching element.

Assignees

• Mercedes Benz Group Ag

Inventors

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

Classifications

• F16H3/72

  with a secondary drive, e.g. regulating motor, in order to vary speed continuously · CPC title

• F16H2200/201

  with three sets of orbital gears · CPC title

• F16H3/64

  composed of a number of gear trains, the drive always passing through all the trains, each train having not more than one connection for driving another train · CPC title

• B60Y2400/82

  Four wheel drive systems · CPC title

• B60Y2400/73

  Planetary gearings · CPC title