Hybrid drive system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12459345-B2
Application number	US-202218281052-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 28, 2022
Priority date	Mar 11, 2021
Publication date	Nov 4, 2025
Grant date	Nov 4, 2025

Abstract

A hybrid drive system includes a first and second spur gear component transmission that drift via a countershaft. A planetary gear set is arranged coaxially to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine. A first shaft is couplable with the crankshaft. A rotor of the electric motor is couplable with a second shaft. A first input shaft of the first spur gear component transmission is connected, fixed against rotation, with a third shaft. A second input shaft of the second spur gear component transmission is connected, fixed against rotation, with a fourth shaft of the planetary gear set. The first and the second spur gear component transmission each have exactly one spur gear pairing. An interlock switch element for the rotationally fixed connection of two of the shafts of the planetary gear set is arranged between the two spur gear pairings in an axial direction, seen along the input shafts.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A hybrid drive system, comprising:
an internal combustion engine; an electric motor; a first spur gear component transmission and a second spur gear component transmission, wherein the first and second spur gear components drive at least one countershaft; and a planetary gear set arranged coaxially to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine, wherein the planetary gear set includes a first shaft, a second shaft, a third shaft, and a fourth shaft, wherein the first shaft of the planetary gear set is coupled or couplable with the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine such that torsional moments originating from the internal combustion engine are introducible into the planetary gear set via the first shaft of the planetary gear set, wherein a rotor of the electric motor is coupled or couplable with the second shaft of the planetary gear set such that torsional moments originating from the rotor are introducible into the planetary gear set via the second shaft of the planetary gear set, wherein a first input shaft of the first spur gear component transmission is connected in a manner fixed against rotation with the third shaft of the planetary gear set, wherein a second input shaft of the second spur gear component transmission is connected in a manner fixed against rotation with the fourth shaft of the planetary gear set, wherein the first and second spur gear component transmissions each have exactly one spur gear pairing, wherein an interlock switch element, which is configured to establish the rotationally fixed connection of the third and fourth shafts of the planetary gear set, is arranged between the exactly one gear pairing of the first and second spur gear component transmissions in an axial direction, seen relative to an axis of rotation of the input shafts, and wherein the at least one countershaft is exactly one countershaft, which has an output gear connected to the exactly one countershaft in a manner fixed against rotation, wherein the output gear is arranged overlapping the planetary gear set relative to the axial direction.

2 . The hybrid drive system of claim 1 , wherein relative to torsional movement power of the internal combustion engine originating from the internal combustion engine, the planetary gear set and the first and second spur gear component transmissions are arranged one after the other in the recited order.

3 . The hybrid drive system of claim 1 , wherein the interlock switch element is a positive-fit coupling.

4 . The hybrid drive system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a separating clutch, wherein the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine is connectable with the first shaft of the planetary gear set via the separating clutch in a manner fixed against rotation.

5 . The hybrid drive system of claim 1 , wherein the electric motor or a rotor gear is connected with the rotor of the electric motor in a manner fixed against rotation and is arranged overlapping the planetary gear set as seen in the axial direction.

6 . The hybrid drive system of claim 1 , wherein the electric motor is connected with the second shaft of the planetary gear set via further gear elements.

7 . The hybrid drive system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first switching element arranged coaxially to the at least one countershaft and between the exactly one spur gear pairing of the first and second spur gear component transmissions in the axial direction.

8 . The hybrid drive system of claim 7 , further comprising:
a second switching element arranged coaxially to the at least one countershaft and between the exactly one spur gear pairing of the first and second spur gear component transmissions in the axial direction.

9 . The hybrid drive system of claim 8 , wherein the first and second switching elements have a common synchronization body.

10 . The hybrid drive system of claim 9 , wherein the first and second switching elements have a common sliding sleeve.

11 . The hybrid drive system of claim 1 , wherein the first shaft of the planetary gear set is formed by a first sun, the second shaft of the planetary gear set is formed by a ring gear, the third shaft of the planetary gear set is formed by a second sun, and the fourth shaft of the planetary gear set is formed by a bridge of the planetary gear set.

12 . The hybrid drive system of claim 1 , wherein the first shaft of the planetary gear set is formed by a ring gear, the second shaft of the planetary gear set is formed by a second sun, the third shaft of the planetary gear set is formed by a bridge, and the fourth shaft of the planetary gear set is formed by a first sun of the planetary gear set.

Assignees

• Mercedes Benz Group Ag

Inventors

• Gitt Carsten
• Haerter Tobias
• Hahn Peter
• Kolb Andreas
• Riedl Klaus
• Schilder Tobias
• Zeibig Jonathan

Classifications

• B60K6/547

  the transmission being a stepped gearing · CPC title

• B60K6/387

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

• Y02T10/62

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title

• F16H2200/2023

  using a Ravigneaux set with 4 connections · CPC title

• B60K6/365 Primary

  with the gears having orbital motion · CPC title