Power transmission system of hybrid electric vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9266418-B2
Application number	US-201314094578-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 2, 2013
Priority date	Jul 1, 2013
Publication date	Feb 23, 2016
Grant date	Feb 23, 2016

Abstract

A power transmission system of a hybrid electric vehicle may include: an input shaft receiving torque of an engine; a first rotation shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft; a first planetary gear set disposed on the first rotation shaft and including first, second and third rotation elements respectively connected to first motor/generator, output gear, and input shaft; a second planetary gear set disposed on the first rotation shaft and including fourth, fifth and sixth rotation elements respectively connected to second motor/generator and input shaft, second rotation element, and transmission housing; transfer gears forming externally-meshed gears; and frictional elements connecting one rotation element of the second planetary gear set to the input shaft, coupling the second planetary gear set, or connecting another rotation element of the second planetary gear set to the transmission housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power transmission system of a hybrid electric vehicle comprising:
an input shaft receiving torque of an engine;
a first rotation shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft;
a second rotation shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft and enclosing at least a part of the first rotation shaft;
a first planetary gear set disposed on the second rotation shaft, and including a first rotation element directly connected to a first motor/generator, a second rotation element connected to an output gear through the second rotation shaft, and a third rotation element connected to the input shaft through a first transfer gear; and
a second planetary gear set disposed on the first rotation shaft, and including a fourth rotation element connected to a second motor/generator through the first rotation shaft and selectively connected to the input shaft through a second transfer gear, a fifth rotation element connected to the second rotation element, and a sixth rotation element selectively connected to a transmission housing.

2. The power transmission system of claim 1 , wherein the first planetary gear set is a single pinion planetary gear set, and includes a first sun gear being the first rotation element, a first planet carrier being the second rotation element, and a first ring gear being the third rotation element, and
wherein the second planetary gear set is a single pinion planetary gear set, and includes a second sun gear being the fourth rotation element, a second planet carrier being the fifth rotation element, and a second ring gear being the sixth rotation element.

3. The power transmission system of claim 1 , wherein the first planetary gear set is a double pinion planetary gear set, and includes a first sun gear being the first rotation element, a first ring gear being the second rotation element, and a first planet carrier being the third rotation element, and
wherein the second planetary gear set is a single pinion planetary gear set, and includes a second sun gear being the fourth rotation element, a second planet carrier being the fifth rotation element, and a second ring gear being the sixth rotation element.

4. The power transmission system of claim 1 , wherein the first planetary gear set is a single pinion planetary gear set, and includes a first sun gear being the first rotation element, a first planet carrier being the second rotation element, and a first ring gear being the third rotation element, and
wherein the second planetary gear set is a double pinion planetary gear set, and includes a second sun gear being the fourth rotation element, a second ring gear being the fifth rotation element, and a second planet carrier being the sixth rotation element.

5. The power transmission system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first clutch disposed between the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft;
a second clutch disposed between the input shaft and the second transfer gear; and
a first brake disposed between the sixth rotation element and the transmission housing.

6. The power transmission system of claim 5 , wherein
the first brake is operated at a first EV mode,
the first clutch is operated at a second EV mode,
the first brake is operated at a first hybrid operating mode,
the first clutch is operated at a second hybrid operating mode,
the second clutch is operated at a third hybrid operating mode,
the second clutch and the first brake are operated at a first engine mode, and
the first clutch and the second clutch are operated at a second engine mode.

7. The power transmission system of claim 1 , wherein a third clutch is disposed between the engine and the input shaft.

8. The power transmission system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first clutch disposed between the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft;
a second clutch disposed between the second transfer gear and the first rotation shaft; and
a first brake disposed between the sixth rotation element and the transmission housing.

9. A power transmission system of a hybrid electric vehicle comprising:
an input shaft receiving torque of an engine;
a first rotation shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft;
a second rotation shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft and enclosing at least a part of the first rotation shaft;
a first planetary gear set including a first rotation element directly connected to a first motor/generator, a second rotation element connected to an output gear through the second rotation shaft, and a third rotation element connected to the input shaft;
a second planetary gear set including a fourth rotation element connected to a second motor/generator and selectively connected to the input shaft, a fifth rotation element connected to the second rotation element, and a sixth rotation element selectively connected to a transmission housing;
a first transfer gear connecting the input shaft to the third rotation element; and
a second transfer gear connecting the input shaft to the fourth rotation element.

10. The power transmission system of claim 9 , wherein the first planetary gear set is a single pinion planetary gear set, and includes a first sun gear being the first rotation element, a first planet carrier being the second rotation element, and a first ring gear being the third rotation element, and
wherein the second planetary gear set is a single pinion planetary gear set, and includes a second sun gear being the fourth rotation element, a second planet carrier being the fifth rotation element, and a second ring gear being the sixth rotation element.

11. The power transmission system of claim 9 , wherein the first planetary gear set is a double pinion planetary gear set, and includes a first sun gear being the first rotation element, a first ring gear being the second rotation element, and a first planet carrier being the third rotation element, and
wherein the second planetary gear set is a single pinion planetary gear set, and includes a second sun gear being the fourth rotation element, a second planet carrier being the fifth rotation element, and a second ring gear being the sixth rotation element.

12. The power transmission system of claim 9 , wherein the first planetary gear set is a single pinion planetary gear set, and includes a first sun gear being the first rotation element, a first planet carrier being the second rotation element, and a first ring gear being the third rotation element, and
wherein the second planetary gear set is a double pinion planetary gear set, and includes a second sun gear being the fourth rotation element, a second ring gear being the fifth rotation element, and a second planet carrier being the sixth rotation element.

13. The power transmission system of claim 9 , further comprising:
a first clutch disposed between the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft;
a second clutch disposed between the input shaft and the second transfer gear; and
a first brake disposed between the sixth rotation element and the transmission housing.

14. The power transmission system of claim 13 , wherein
the first brake is operated at a first EV mode,
the first clutch is operated at a second EV mode,
the first brake is operated at a first hybrid operating mode,
the first clutch is operated at a second hybrid operating mode,
the second clutch is operated at a third hybrid operating mode,
the second clutch and the first brake are operated at a first engine mode, and
the first clutch and the second clutch are operated at a second engine mode.

15. The power transmission system

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Chang Wook
• Park Jongsool

Classifications

• B60K6/445

  Differential gearing distribution type · CPC title

• B60K6/365 Primary

  with the gears having orbital motion · CPC title

• B60K6/387

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

• B60K2006/381

  characterized by driveline brakes · CPC title

• F16H3/728

  with means to change ratio in the mechanical gearing · CPC title