Powertrain and working machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12565097-B2
Application number	US-202218292489-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 22, 2022
Priority date	Jul 30, 2021
Publication date	Mar 3, 2026
Grant date	Mar 3, 2026

Abstract

The present invention relates to a powertrain ( 10 ) for a working machine, with a first electric machine ( 12 ) having a first drive output shaft ( 16 ) for providing drive power to the working machine and a second electric machine ( 14 ) having a second drive output shaft ( 24 ) for providing an auxiliary power take-off of the working machine. In addition, the powertrain ( 10 ) comprises a driving range transmission ( 18 ) with a countershaft ( 34 ). The driving range transmission ( 18 ) is designed to connect the first drive output shaft ( 16 ) to a driven axle ( 20 ) of the working machine, selectively either as a straight-through gear or, by way of a first gear ratio, by means of the countershaft ( 34 ). The second drive output shaft ( 24 ) is arranged coaxially with the countershaft ( 34 ). Furthermore, the invention relates to a working machine.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A powertrain for a working machine, comprising:
a first electric machine having a first drive output shaft for providing drive power for the working machine; a second electric machine having a second drive output shaft for providing power for an auxiliary power take-off of the working machine; and a driving range transmission with a countershaft, a first hollow shaft for producing a first gear ratio, and a second hollow shaft for producing the second gear ratio, and a transmission output shaft that forms a differential input shaft, wherein the first hollow shaft, the second hollow shaft, and the transmission output shaft are arranged coaxially and the second hollow shaft is nested within the first hollow shaft and the transmission output shaft is nested within the second hollow shaft; wherein the driving range transmission is configured to selectively connect mechanically and functionally the first drive output shaft to the transmission output shaft and at least one driven axle of the working machine, the first drive output shaft is directly connectable to the transmission output shaft as a straight-through gear; and the first drive output shaft is connectable to the transmission output shaft by way of the first and the second gear ratios via the countershaft; and wherein the second drive output shaft is arranged coaxially with and nested with the countershaft.

2 . The powertrain according to claim 1 , wherein the driving range transmission is configured to mechanically and functionally connect the first drive output shaft to the at least one driven axle of the working machine as the straight-through gear, as the first gear ratio via the countershaft, and as the second gear ratio via the countershaft independent of each other.

3 . The powertrain according to claim 1 , comprising a first spur gear assembly configured to connect the second drive output shaft to a pump drive.

4 . The powertrain according to claim 1 , comprising a power take-off shaft and a second spur gear assembly, wherein the second drive output shaft is connectable, via the second spur gear assembly in an axial direction, bypassing the at least one driven axle, to transmit torque to the power take-off shaft.

5 . The powertrain according to claim 4 , comprising a first clutch, and wherein the second drive output shaft is connected to the second spur gear assembly by engagement of the first clutch such that the second drive output shaft and an input of the second spur gear assembly coaxially rotate in unison.

6 . The powertrain according to claim 1 , comprising a second clutch, wherein the first drive output shaft is configured to be connected mechanically and functionally to a further driven axle by means of the second clutch.

7 . The powertrain according to claim 1 , wherein the driving range transmission comprises a shifting element, and the countershaft has first, second and third fixed spur gears, the first drive output shaft has a fixed gear that meshes with the first fixed spur gear of the countershaft, the first hollow shaft has a spur gear that meshes with the second fixed gear of the countershaft, and the second hollow shaft has a spur gear that meshes with the third fixed spur gear of the countershaft, the shifting element is shiftable to shift between the straight-through gear, the first gear ratio, and the second gear ratio, wherein,
in the first gear ratio, the shifting element couples the first hollow shaft to the transmission output shaft and to the at least one driven axle; and in the second gear ratio, the shifting element couples the second hollow shaft to the transmission output shaft and to the at least one driven axle.

8 . The powertrain according to claim 7 , wherein the shifting element is in the form of a claw-type clutch which is shiftable between at least the three shift positions.

9 . The powertrain according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one driven axle comprises a differential with two output shafts, and the at least one driven axle is configured to provide an additional gear ratio between the two output shafts of the differential and respective wheels.

10 . A working machine with the powertrain according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen

Inventors

• Igl Stefan
• Oberbuchner Thomas

Classifications

• B60K17/08

  of mechanical type · CPC title

• B60K17/02

  characterised by arrangement, location, or kind of clutch · CPC title

• B60K25/06

  from the transmission power take-off · CPC title

• B60K2025/005

  driven by electric motors forming part of the propulsion unit · CPC title

• B60K25/00

  Auxiliary drives (arrangement of tyre-inflating pumps mounted on vehicles B60C23/10) · CPC title