Hybrid powertrain

US9751392B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9751392-B2
Application numberUS-201514697517-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 27, 2015
Priority dateNov 26, 2014
Publication dateSep 5, 2017
Grant dateSep 5, 2017

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Abstract

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A hybrid power-train includes an input shaft connected to an engine and an output shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft. A motor is connected to the input shaft and the output shaft. A drive mechanism connects the engine, the motor, and the output shaft. A plurality of clutches are operable for coupling and releasing, respectively, to perform a mode conversion.

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What is claimed is: 1. A hybrid powertrain, comprising: an input shaft connected to an engine; an output shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft; a motor connected to the input shaft and the output shaft; a drive mechanism connecting the engine, the motor, and the output shaft and having a plurality of clutches, wherein the plurality of clutches are being operable for coupling and releasing, respectively, to perform a mode conversion, wherein the drive mechanism has: a first power transfer part drivably connecting the input shaft and the motor; a second power transfer part drivably connecting the input shaft and the output shaft; and a third power transfer part drivably connecting the motor and the output shaft, wherein the first power transfer part includes a first transfer shaft which is branched from the input shaft toward the motor, the second power transfer part includes a second transfer shaft which is branched from the input shaft toward the output shaft, the third power transfer part has a third transfer shaft which is disposed in parallel with the first and second transfer shafts between the motor and the output shaft, wherein the first transfer shaft has a first transfer gear, the second transfer shaft has a second transfer gear, and the third transfer shaft has a third transfer gear and a fourth transfer gear, and wherein the first transfer gear of the first transfer shaft meshes with a first driving gear of a motor driving shaft, the second transfer gear of the second transfer shaft meshes with a driving gear of the output shaft, and the fourth transfer gear of the third transfer shaft meshes with a second driving gear of the motor driving shaft. 2. The hybrid power-train according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of clutches include a first clutch installed in the first power transfer part, a second clutch installed in the second power transfer part, and a third clutch installed in the third power transfer part. 3. A hybrid power-train, comprising: an input shaft connected to an engine; an output shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft; a motor connected to the input shaft and the output shaft; a first transfer shaft branched from the input shaft; a second transfer shaft branched from the input shaft and installed in parallel with the first transfer shaft; a motor driving shaft connecting the motor and the first transfer shaft; a third transfer shaft drivably connected to the motor driving shaft; a first clutch in the first transfer shaft; a second clutch in the second transfer shaft; and a third clutch in the third transfer shaft; wherein the first transfer shaft has a first transfer gear, the motor driving shaft has a first driving gear and a second driving gear, the second transfer shaft has a second transfer gear, and the third transfer shaft has a third transfer gear and a fourth transfer gear, and wherein the first transfer gear of the first transfer shaft meshes with the first driving gear of the motor driving shaft, the second transfer gear of the second transfer shaft meshes with a driving gear of the output shaft, and the fourth transfer gear of the third transfer shaft meshes with the second driving gear of the motor driving shaft. 4. The hybrid power-train according to claim 3 , wherein the input shaft has a branch drive part, and a driving force of the input shaft is transferred to the first and second transfer shaft by the branch drive part. 5. The hybrid power-train according to claim 4 , wherein the first and second transfer shafts are branched in parallel with the input shaft by the branch drive part. 6. The hybrid power-train according to claim 3 , wherein the first transfer shaft is connected to the motor driving shaft. 7. The hybrid power-train according to claim 3 , wherein the second transfer shaft is connected to the output shaft. 8. The hybrid power-train according to claim 3 , wherein the third transfer shaft is connected to the motor driving shaft and the output shaft.

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  • Electric machine connected or connectable to gearbox internal shaft · CPC title

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

  • Assembly or relative location of components · CPC title

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

  • B60K6/442Primary

    Series-parallel switching type · CPC title

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What does patent US9751392B2 cover?
A hybrid power-train includes an input shaft connected to an engine and an output shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft. A motor is connected to the input shaft and the output shaft. A drive mechanism connects the engine, the motor, and the output shaft. A plurality of clutches are operable for coupling and releasing, respectively, to perform a mode conversion.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60K6/442. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 05 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).