Hybrid drive having an automated conventional gearbox

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9541180-B2
Application number	US-201113806630-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 5, 2011
Priority date	Jun 28, 2010
Publication date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017

Abstract

A hybrid drive for a motor vehicle comprising a first transmission input shaft for connecting to a first internal combustion engine, a second transmission input shaft, which is coaxial to the first transmission input shaft and connects to a first electric motor, a layshaft, a first gear shifting device connecting the first transmission input shaft and the second transmission input shaft in a first shifting setting and engaging a gear in a second shifting setting, and a transmission output shaft.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A hybrid drive for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a first transmission input shaft for connectable to a first internal combustion engine;
a second transmission input shaft, being coaxial to the first transmission input shaft, and connected to a first electric motor;
a plurality of gear set planes for forward gears, the plurality of gear set planes including at least two gear set planes dedicated to the second transmission input shaft, and wherein the remaining gear set planes of the plurality of gear set planes are dedicated to the first transmission input shaft;
a layshaft;
a first gear shifting device and a second gear shifting device, wherein the first gear shifting device connects the first transmission input shaft and the second transmission input shaft in a first shifting setting and selects a transmission gear setting in a second shifting setting; and
a transmission output shaft,
wherein the first transmission input shaft is connectable to the first internal combustion engine directly or via a clutch,
wherein the second gear shifting device is configured as a jaw clutch coupling and is disposed on one of the layshaft and the second input shaft, and
wherein the transmission output shaft is disposed axially parallel to the first transmission input shaft.

2. The hybrid drive according to claim 1 , further comprising a second electric motor being on the first transmission input shaft between the internal combustion engine and the first gear shifting device.

3. The hybrid drive according to claim 1 , further comprising an output gearwheel being on the transmission output shaft, in a non-rotational manner with respect to the transmission output shaft, and between a gear set plane for a second gear and a gear set plane for a third gear, wherein the output gearwheel engages with a differential transmission.

4. The hybrid drive according to claim 1 , wherein the second transmission input shaft is a hollow shaft at least partially encompassing the first transmission input shaft; and
one of a fixed gear and an idler gear is disposed on the second transmission input shaft.

5. The hybrid drive according to claim 1 , wherein reversely rotating the first electric motor serves a reverse gear.

6. The hybrid drive according to claim 1 , wherein the first electric motor is actuated as a synchronization.

7. The hybrid drive according to claim 1 , wherein the first electric motor is actuated as an integrated starter generator for starting the internal combustion engine and as a generator for charging an energy storage device.

8. The hybrid drive according to claim 1 , wherein the internal combustion engine and the first electric motor are disposed diametrically opposite one another.

9. The hybrid drive according to claim 1 further comprising third and fourth gear shifting devices, wherein the first transmission input shaft connects to the internal combustion engine via a start-up clutch,
one gear set plane is provided for a reverse gear and one output constant is provided,
five gear set planes are provided for forward gears, of which two gear set planes are dedicated to the second transmission input shaft and the remaining gear set planes are dedicated to the first transmission input shaft,
the first, third, and fourth gear shifting devices are configured as synchronization devices and are disposed on the first transmission input shaft, and
the transmission output shaft is disposed axially behind the first transmission input shaft.

10. The hybrid drive according to claim 1 , further comprising third and fourth gear shifting devices, wherein the first transmission input shaft connects to the internal combustion engine via a start-up clutch,
one gear set plane is provided for a reverse gear and one output constant is provided,
five gear set planes are provided for forward gears, of which two gear set planes of the forward gears are dedicated to the second transmission input shaft and the remaining gear set planes are dedicated to the first transmission input shaft,
two of the first, third, and fourth gear shifting devices are configured as synchronization devices and are disposed on the first transmission input shaft,
one of the first, third, and fourth gear shifting devices configured as a synchronization device are disposed on one of the layshaft and the second transmission input shaft, and
the transmission output shaft is disposed axially behind the transmission input shaft.

11. The hybrid drive according to claim 1 , further comprising a third gear shifting device, wherein the first transmission input shaft connects to the internal combustion engine via a start-up clutch,
four gear set planes are provided for forward gears, of which a reverse gear is provided by reversely rotating a gear in one of the four gear set planes one output constant is provided, two gear set planes are dedicated to the second transmission input shaft and the remaining of the four gear set planes are dedicated to the first transmission input shaft,
first and third gear shifting devices are configured as synchronization devices and are disposed on the first transmission input shaft, and
the transmission output shaft is disposed axially behind the transmission input shaft.

12. The hybrid drive according to claim 1 , further comprising a third gear shifting device, wherein the first transmission input shaft connects to the internal combustion engine via a start-up clutch,
five gear set planes are provided for forward gears, of which two gear set planes are dedicated to the second transmission input shaft and the remaining gear set planes are dedicated to the first transmission input shaft, and a reverse gear is provided reversely rotating a gear in one of the five gear set planes,
the first and third gear shifting devices are configured as synchronization devices and are disposed on the first transmission input shaft,
the transmission output shaft is disposed axially parallel to the first transmission input shaft, and
the layshaft serves as the transmission output shaft.

13. The hybrid drive according to claim 1 , further comprising a third gear shifting device, wherein the first transmission shaft connects to the internal combustion engine via a start-up clutch,
the first electric motor and the internal combustion engine are disposed diametrically opposite one another,
five gear set planes are provided for forward gears, of which a reverse gear is provided by reversal of a gear of one of the five gear set planes, two gear set planes are dedicated to the second transmission input shaft, and the remaining gear set planes are dedicated to the first transmission input shaft,
the first and third gear shifting devices are configured as synchronization devices are disposed on the first transmission input shaft,
the transmission output shaft is disposed axially parallel to the first transmission input shaft, and
the layshaft serves as the transmission output shaft.

14. The hybrid drive according to claim 1 , wherein the first transmission input shaft connects directly to the internal combustion engine,
three gear set planes are provided for forward gears, of which two gear set planes are dedicated to the second transmission input shaft and the remaining one gear set plane is dedicated to the first transmission input shaft, and a reverse gear is provided by reversely rotating a gear in one of the three gear set planes, and
the layshaft serves as the transmission output shaft.

15. The hybrid drive according to claim 1 , wherein the first transmission input shaft is connected directly to the inte

Assignees

• Kaltenbach Johannes
• Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen

Inventors

• Kaltenbach Johannes

Classifications

• F16H37/0806 Primary

  with a plurality of driving or driven shafts · CPC title

• F16H3/089

  all of the meshing gears being supported by a pair of parallel shafts, one being the input shaft and the other the output shaft, there being no countershaft involved · CPC title

• B60K6/48

  Parallel type · CPC title

• F16H61/0403

  Synchronisation before shifting · CPC title

• F16H2061/0422

  by an electric machine, e.g. by accelerating or braking the input shaft · CPC title