Electric vehicle transmissions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12529412-B2
Application number	US-202418958509-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 25, 2024
Priority date	Nov 28, 2023
Publication date	Jan 20, 2026
Grant date	Jan 20, 2026

Abstract

An electric vehicle transmission has a drive input shaft, a drive output shaft, where the input shaft is provided for coupling to an electric machine. First, second, and third planetary gearsets each comprise a first element, a second element, and a third element, respectively, in the form of a sun gear, a planetary web, and a ring gear in each case. At least functionally a first shifting element, a second shifting element, and a third shifting element are provided. The first element of the first planetary gearset is connected rotationally fixed to the drive input shaft. In addition, to produce the function of a parking brake, the third shifting element is provided, by means of which two of the elements of the second planetary gearset or of the third planetary gearset can be connected rotationally fixed to one another.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . An electric vehicle transmission comprising:
a drive input shaft; a drive output shaft; a first planetary gearset; a second planetary gearset; a third planetary gearset, wherein the drive input shaft is configured to be coupled to an electric machine; wherein the first planetary gearset, each of the second planetary gearset and the third planetary gearset comprises a first element, a second element and a third element, respectively in the form of a sun gear, a planetary web, and a ring gear; wherein:
at least functionally a first shifting element, a second shifting element and a third shifting element are provided;
the first element of the first planetary gearset is connected rotationally fixed to the drive input shaft;
the second element of the first planetary gearset is connected rotationally fixed to the first element of the third planetary gearset;
the third element of the first planetary gearset is connected rotationally fixed to the first element of the second planetary gearset;
the second element of the second planetary gearset is immobilized;
the third element of the third planetary gearset is immobilized;
the second element of the third planetary gearset is connected rotationally fixed to the drive output shaft;
the third element of the second planetary gearset is configured to be connected rotationally fixed by means of the first shifting element to the second element of the first planetary gearset and to the first element of the third planetary gearset, and is further configured to be brought into rotationally fixed connection by means of the second shifting element with the second element of the third planetary gearset; and
two of the elements of the second planetary gearset or of the third planetary gearset can be connected rotationally fixed to one another by means of the third shifting element.

2 . The electric vehicle transmission according to claim 1 , wherein when actuated, the third shifting element connects together the first element of the second planetary gearset and the third element of the second planetary gearset.

3 . The electric vehicle transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the shifting elements are in the form of unsynchronized claw-type shifting elements.

4 . The electric vehicle transmission according to claim 2 wherein the first shifting element, the second shifting element, and the third shifting element are present in the form of a common shifting device having a coupling element configured to be moved to different shift positions in which the coupling element produces, functionally in each case, an actuated state of one of the shifting elements.

5 . The electric vehicle transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the drive output shaft is coupled to a differential gear system.

6 . The electric vehicle transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the planetary gearsets are arranged at a connection point of the drive input shaft that serves to couple the drive input shaft to the electric machine, in a sequence first planetary gearset, second planetary gearset, and third planetary gearset.

7 . The electric vehicle transmission according to claim 6 , wherein the first shifting element, the second shifting element, and the third shifting element are arranged axially between the second planetary gearset and the third planetary gearset.

8 . The electric vehicle transmission according to claim 1 , wherein a first gear between the drive input shaft and the drive output shaft is obtained by closing the first shifting element and a second gear between the drive input shaft and the drive output shaft is obtained by closing the second shifting element.

9 . A drive system for an electric vehicle, comprising an electric machine and the electric vehicle transmission according to claim 1 , wherein a rotor of the electric machine is coupled to the drive input shaft of the electric vehicle transmission.

10 . The drive system according to claim 9 , wherein the first planetary gearset of the electric vehicle transmission is arranged axially overlapping and radially inside the electric machine.

11 . A vehicle drivetrain comprising the drive system according to claim 9 .

12 . The vehicle drivetrain according to claim 11 , wherein the drive system is arranged parallel to a drive axle, and the drive output shaft of the electric vehicle transmission is coupled to drive output shafts of the drive axle.

13 . An electric vehicle having a vehicle drivetrain comprising:
an electric machine; and the electric vehicle transmission according to claim 1 ; wherein a rotor of the electric machine is coupled to the drive input shaft of the electric vehicle transmission.

14 . The electric vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein the rotor of the electric machine is arranged parallel to a drive axle, and wherein the drive output shaft of the electric vehicle transmission is coupled to drive output shafts of the drive axle.

15 . The electric vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein when actuated, the third shifting element connects the first element of the second planetary gearset to the third element of the second planetary gearset in a rotationally fixed manner.

16 . The electric vehicle according to claim 15 , wherein the shifting elements are in the form of interlocking shifting elements.

17 . The electric vehicle according to claim 16 , wherein the first shifting element, the second shifting element, and the third shifting element are present in the form of a common shifting device having a coupling element configured to be moved to different shift positions in which the coupling element produces, functionally in each case, an actuated state of one of the shifting elements.

18 . The electric vehicle of claim 17 , wherein the drive output shaft is coupled to a differential gear system.

19 . The electric vehicle according to claim 18 , wherein the planetary gearsets are arranged at a connection point of the drive input shaft that is configured to couple the drive input shaft to the electric machine, in a sequence first planetary gearset, second planetary gearset, and third planetary gearset.

20 . The electric vehicle according to claim 19 ,
wherein the first shifting element, the second shifting element, and the third shifting element are arranged axially between the second planetary gearset and the third planetary gearset; and wherein a first gear between the drive input shaft and the drive output shaft is obtained by closing the first shifting element and a second gear between the drive input shaft and the drive output shaft is obtained by closing the second shifting element.

Assignees

• Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen

Inventors

• Rittler David
• Lenz Paul
• Renner Stefan
• Spühler Stefan
• Trübenbach Michael

Classifications

• F16H63/3416

  Parking lock mechanisms or brakes in the transmission · CPC title

• F16H2200/0034

  the gear ratios comprising two forward speeds · CPC title

• F16H2200/2094

  using positive clutches, e.g. dog clutches · CPC title

• F16H2200/201

  with three sets of orbital gears · CPC title

• F16H2200/0021

  specially adapted for electric vehicles · CPC title