Hybrid-electric powertrain and lorry equipped with same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12427848-B2
Application number	US-202117797879-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 2, 2021
Priority date	Feb 7, 2020
Publication date	Sep 30, 2025
Grant date	Sep 30, 2025

Abstract

A hybrid-electric powertrain includes an internal combustion engine, a transmission, and an electric machine, where the electric machine is connected to the transmission for transmitting torque. The transmission has a transmission housing, within which there is disposed an output-side gear set assembly, and also a transmission housing cover disposed on an output side of the transmission as seen in an axial direction. The electric machine has a stator, a rotor, a rotor shaft connected to the rotor for conjoint rotation, and an electric machine housing. In addition, the electric machine has a connection housing for connecting the electric machine to the transmission housing. The rotor shaft of the electric machine is disposed parallel to a transmission input shaft of the transmission.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A hybrid-electric powertrain ( 10 ), comprising:
an internal combustion engine ( 12 );
a transmission ( 14 ) with a transmission housing ( 16 ), wherein within the transmission housing ( 16 ) is disposed an input-side transmission input shaft ( 46 ), a main shaft ( 47 ), and an output-side gear set assembly ( 17 );
a transmission housing cover ( 18 ) disposed on an output side ( 19 ) of the transmission ( 14 ) as seen in an axial direction ( 11 );
an electric machine ( 21 ) with a stator ( 22 ), a rotor ( 24 ), and a rotor shaft ( 26 ) connected to the rotor ( 24 ) for conjoint rotation, wherein the electric machine ( 21 ) is connected to the transmission ( 14 ) for transmitting a torque from the electric machine ( 21 ) to drive wheels via the transmission ( 14 ); and
a transmission shaft ( 42 ) disposed coaxially to the rotor shaft ( 26 ) and coupled or couplable to the rotor shaft ( 26 ) with an output gear ( 44 ) which is disposed coaxially to the transmission shaft ( 42 ), wherein the output gear ( 44 ) is configured to transmit the torque from the electric machine ( 21 ) into the transmission ( 14 );
wherein the electric machine ( 21 ) has a connection housing ( 30 ) for connecting the electric machine ( 21 ) to the transmission housing ( 16 ) and is connected to the transmission ( 14 ) for transmitting the torque into the transmission ( 14 );
wherein the rotor shaft ( 26 ) of the electric machine ( 21 ) is disposed parallel to the transmission input shaft ( 46 ) and wherein, seen in the axial direction ( 11 ), the transmission input shaft ( 46 ), the main shaft ( 47 ), and the electric machine ( 21 ) are disposed in the claimed order one after the other;
wherein the transmission input shaft ( 46 ) is formed separately from the main shaft ( 47 ) and is basically rotatable with respect to the main shaft ( 47 ) and wherein the output gear ( 44 ) is disposed in an axial region of the transmission input shaft ( 46 ) or in an axial region of an input side of the main shaft ( 47 ).

2. The hybrid-electric powertrain ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the connection housing ( 30 ) is formed in one part with the transmission housing cover ( 18 ) to form a combination housing ( 32 ) and wherein the output gear ( 44 ) is disposed outside the combination housing ( 32 ).

3. The hybrid-electric powertrain ( 10 ) according to claim 2 , wherein the combination housing ( 32 ) is disposed between the output-side gear set assembly ( 17 ) and the electric machine ( 21 ) as seen in the axial direction ( 11 ).

4. The hybrid-electric powertrain ( 10 ) according to claim 2 , wherein the output gear ( 44 ), a main group ( 54 ) of the transmission ( 14 ), the combination housing ( 32 ), and the electric machine ( 21 ) are disposed in the claimed order one after the other as seen in the axial direction ( 11 ).

5. The hybrid-electric powertrain ( 10 ) according to claim 2 , wherein the combination housing ( 32 ) comprises a first opening ( 33 ) and a second opening ( 35 ), wherein a first opening direction ( 34 ) of the first opening ( 33 ) is disposed oppositely to a second opening direction ( 36 ) of the second opening ( 35 ), and wherein the electric machine ( 21 ) is disposed on a side of the second opening ( 35 ) facing away from the transmission input shaft ( 46 ) as seen in the axial direction ( 11 ).

6. The hybrid-electric powertrain ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the output gear ( 44 ) is connected to the input shaft ( 46 ) of the transmission ( 14 ) such that the torque, starting from the output gear ( 44 ), is introducible into the transmission ( 14 ) via the input shaft ( 46 ).

7. The hybrid-electric powertrain ( 10 ) according to claim 2 , further comprising a transmission stage ( 37 ) which is disposed in a torque flow between the rotor shaft ( 26 ) and the transmission ( 14 ), wherein the transmission stage ( 37 ) is disposed at least partially within the combination housing ( 32 ).

8. The hybrid-electric powertrain ( 10 ) according to claim 7 , wherein the transmission stage ( 37 ) has a planetary gearing ( 38 ) disposed coaxially to the rotor shaft ( 26 ), wherein a first element ( 39 ) of the planetary gearing ( 38 ) is connected to the rotor shaft ( 26 ) for conjoint rotation, and wherein a second element ( 40 ) of the planetary gearing ( 38 ) is connected or connectable to the transmission ( 14 ) such that the torque, starting from the second element ( 40 ) of the planetary gearing ( 38 ), is introducible into the transmission ( 14 ).

9. The hybrid-electric powertrain ( 10 ) according to claim 7 , wherein the output gear ( 44 ), a main group ( 54 ) of the transmission ( 14 ), the transmission stage ( 37 ), and the electric machine ( 21 ) are disposed in the claimed order one after the other as seen in the axial direction ( 11 ).

10. The hybrid-electric powertrain ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first shift unit ( 158 ) which is configured to couple the rotor shaft ( 26 ) to the transmission ( 14 ) in a torque-transmitting manner such that the torque is introducible from the electric machine ( 21 ) into the transmission ( 14 ) in the axial region of the transmission input shaft ( 46 ) or the axial region of the input side of the main shaft ( 47 ); and
a second shift unit ( 160 ) which is configured to couple the rotor shaft ( 26 ) to the transmission ( 14 ) in a torque-transmitting manner such that the torque is transmittable from the transmission ( 14 ) to the electric machine ( 21 ) in an axial region of an output side ( 19 ) of the transmission ( 14 ).

11. The hybrid-electric powertrain ( 10 ) according to claim 10 , wherein the first shift unit ( 158 ) and the second shift unit ( 160 ) are configured in a form of a dual shift unit ( 162 ) which is disposed axially in a region of the output side ( 19 ) of the transmission ( 14 ).

12. The hybrid-electric powertrain ( 10 ) according to claim 10 , wherein the first shift unit ( 158 ) and the second shift unit ( 160 ) are disposed on a side of a transmission stage ( 37 ) facing away from the electric machine ( 21 ) as seen in the axial direction ( 11 ).

13. The hybrid-electric powertrain ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , further comprising a side module ( 94 ), wherein the side module ( 94 ) comprises a battery ( 84 ), a battery control unit ( 86 ), power electronics ( 88 ), a compressor ( 90 ), and a radiator ( 92 ), wherein the battery ( 84 ) is disposed in a first horizontal plane ( 96 ) of the side module ( 94 ), and wherein the radiator ( 92 ), the compressor ( 90 ), the power electronics ( 88 ), and the battery control unit ( 86 ) are disposed axially in the claimed order in a second horizontal plane ( 98 ) of the side module ( 94 ).

14. A lorry ( 80 ), comprising:
a carrier frame ( 82 ); and
the hybrid-electric powertrain ( 10 ) according to claim 13 ;
wherein the side module ( 94 ) is disposed in or on a side frame ( 85 ) and wherein the side frame ( 85 ) is disposed on an outer side ( 63 ) of the carrier frame ( 82 ).

15. The hybrid-electric powertrain ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the stator ( 22 ) and the rotor ( 24 ) of the electric machine ( 21 ) are disposed in an electric machine housing ( 28 ) of the electric machine ( 21 ) and wherein the connection housing ( 30 ) connects the electric machine housing ( 28 ) to the transmission housing ( 16 ) for conjoint rotation and in an axially fixed manner.

16. A hybrid-electric powertrain ( 10 ), comprising:
an internal combustion engine ( 12 );
a transmission ( 14 ) with a transmission housing ( 16 ), wherein within the transmissio

Assignees

• Daimler Truck AG

Inventors

• Kayran Guenter
• Luckmann Jens
• Schnitzer Detlef
• Steffens Frank

Classifications

• F16H2057/02043

  for vehicle transmissions · CPC title

• F16H2057/02034

  Gearboxes combined or connected with electric machines · CPC title

• F16H57/031

  characterised by covers or lids for gearboxes · CPC title

• B60Y2200/92

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title

• B60L7/10

  Dynamic electric regenerative braking (B60L7/22 takes precedence) · CPC title