Transmission system of hybrid electric vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016101679-A1
Application number	US-201514725296-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 29, 2015
Priority date	Oct 14, 2014
Publication date	Apr 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A transmission system may include a planetary gear set disposed on an input shaft receiving power of an engine, two input gears connected respectively to two rotation elements among three rotation elements of the planetary gear set, first and second motor/generators disposed on an intermediate shaft and a connecting shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft, two intermediate gears connected respectively to first and second rotors of the first and second motor/generators, a brake selectively connecting the first rotor of the first motor/generator to a transmission housing, and two output gears fixedly disposed on an output shaft disposed in parallel with the intermediate shaft and transmitting power transmitted through one input gear of the two input gears and/or one intermediate gear of the two intermediate gears to a final reduction gear of a differential apparatus.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A transmission system of a hybrid electric vehicle comprising:
a planetary gear set disposed on an input shaft receiving power of an engine; two input gears connected respectively to two rotation elements among three rotation elements of the planetary gear set; first and second motor/generators disposed on an intermediate shaft and a connecting shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft; two intermediate gears connected respectively to first and second rotors of the first and second motor/generators; a brake selectively connecting the first rotor of the first motor/generator to a transmission housing; and two output gears fixedly disposed on an output shaft disposed in parallel with the intermediate shaft and transmitting power transmitted through one input gear of the two input gears and/or one intermediate gear of the two intermediate gears to a final reduction gear of a differential apparatus, wherein a tank for collecting churning oil is disposed above the planetary gear set in the transmission housing, and a first hydraulic line is formed at a ring gear of the planetary gear set and is configured to supply lubrication oil from the tank into the planetary gear set.

2 . The transmission system of claim 1 , wherein the first hydraulic line is formed at an exterior circumference of the ring gear between two ring gear bearings rotatably supporting an exterior circumference of a first end portion and an interior circumference of a second end portion of the ring gear on the transmission housing.

3 . The transmission system of claim 1 , wherein a second hydraulic line is formed at the transmission housing and is connected from the tank to an input shaft hydraulic line formed in the input shaft through a rear end portion of the input shaft.

4 . The transmission system of claim 3 , wherein an input shaft bearing for rotatably supporting the rear end portion of the input shaft on the transmission housing is fluidly blocked from the second hydraulic line by a labyrinth seal interposed between the rear end portion of the input shaft and the transmission housing.

5 . The power transmission system of claim 1 , wherein a third hydraulic line for supplying lubrication oil to an intermediate shaft bearing rotatably supporting a front end portion of the intermediate shaft is formed at a front cover coupled to a front end portion of the transmission housing.

6 . The transmission system of claim 5 , wherein the third hydraulic line is formed at a position of the front cover corresponding to the intermediate shaft bearing rotatably supporting the front end portion of the intermediate shaft on the front cover.

7 . The transmission system of claim 1 , wherein the brake is disposed between a first hub connected to the first rotor of the first motor/generator and the transmission housing in a space in the transmission housing corresponding to an interior circumference of a first stator of the first motor/generator.

8 . The transmission system of claim 1 , wherein a parking gear is fixedly disposed on the intermediate shaft.

9 . The transmission system of claim 1 , wherein the planetary gear set, the two input gears and the two intermediate gears, the first motor/generator, and the second motor/generator are sequentially disposed from the engine rearward.

10 . The transmission system of claim 1 , wherein the second motor/generator is disposed at the rearmost in the transmission housing, the connecting shaft having an intermediate shaft hydraulic line formed therein is splined between a second hub connected to the second rotor and a rear end portion of the intermediate shaft, and lubrication oil is supplied to the first motor/generator through the intermediate shaft hydraulic line of the connecting shaft by centrifugal force.

11 . The transmission system of claim 10 , wherein a first hub connected to the first rotor of the first motor/generator is rotatably disposed on the connecting shaft.

12 . A transmission system of a hybrid electric vehicle comprising:
a planetary gear set disposed on an input shaft receiving power of an engine and connected to the input shaft through a planet carrier; first and second input gears connected respectively to a sun gear and a ring gear of the planetary gear set; first and second motor/generators disposed on an intermediate shaft and a connecting shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft; first and second intermediate gears connected respectively to first and second rotors of the first and second motor/generators; a brake selectively connecting the first rotor of the first motor/generator to a transmission housing; and first and second output gears fixedly disposed on an output shaft disposed in parallel with the intermediate shaft and transmitting power transmitted through the second input gear and/or the second intermediate gear to a final reduction gear of a differential apparatus, wherein a tank for collecting churning oil is disposed above the planetary gear set in the transmission housing, and a first hydraulic line is formed at the ring gear of the planetary gear set and configured to supply lubrication oil from the tank into the planetary gear set, wherein a second hydraulic line is formed at the transmission housing and is connected from the tank to an input shaft hydraulic line formed in the input shaft through a rear end portion of the input shaft, and wherein a third hydraulic line for supplying lubrication oil to an intermediate shaft bearing rotatably supporting a front end portion of the intermediate shaft is formed at a front cover coupled to a front end portion of the transmission housing.

13 . The transmission system of claim 12 , wherein the first hydraulic line is formed at an exterior circumference of the ring gear between two ring gear bearings rotatably supporting an exterior circumference of a first end portion and an interior circumference of a second end portion of the ring gear on the transmission housing.

14 . The transmission system of claim 12 , wherein an input shaft bearing for rotatably supporting the rear end portion of the input shaft on the transmission housing is fluidly blocked from the second hydraulic line by a labyrinth seal interposed between the rear end portion of the input shaft and the transmission housing.

15 . The transmission system of claim 12 , wherein the third hydraulic line is formed at a position of the front cover corresponding to the intermediate shaft bearing rotatably supporting the front end portion of the intermediate shaft on the front cover.

16 . The transmission system of claim 12 , wherein the brake is disposed between a first hub connected to the first rotor of the first motor/generator and the transmission housing in a space in the transmission housing corresponding to an interior circumference of a first stator of the first motor/generator.

17 . The transmission system of claim 12 , wherein a parking gear is fixedly disposed on the intermediate shaft.

18 . The transmission system of claim 12 , wherein the planetary gear set, the two input gears and the two intermediate gears, the first motor/generator, and the second motor/generator are sequentially disposed from the engine rearward.

19 . The transmission system of claim 12 , wherein the second motor/generator is disposed at the rearmost in the transmission housing, the connecting shaft having an intermediate shaft hydraulic line formed therein is splined between a second hub connected to the second rotor and a rear end portion of

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Baekyu
• Ahn Chulmin
• Kim Seok Joon
• Byun Sunggon

Classifications

• F16H57/043 Primary

  within rotary parts, e.g. axial channels or radial openings in shafts · CPC title

• F16H3/724

  using externally powered electric machines · CPC title

• B60Y2200/92

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title

• Y10S903/91

  Orbital, e.g. planetary gears · CPC title

• B60K6/365 Primary

  with the gears having orbital motion · CPC title