Power transmitting apparatus for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9791001-B2
Application number	US-201314424792-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 18, 2013
Priority date	Dec 27, 2012
Publication date	Oct 17, 2017
Grant date	Oct 17, 2017

Abstract

Power from an engine of a hybrid vehicle is input to an input shaft ( 302 ) of a power split device. A one-way clutch ( 500 ) and the power split device are housed in a housing ( 600 ). A cover member ( 700 ) is provided inside the housing ( 600 ). The one-way clutch ( 500 ) includes an outer race ( 510 ), an inner race ( 520 ), and a sprag ( 530 ). The outer race ( 510 ) is spline-engaged to a protruding portion ( 701 ) of the cover member ( 700 ). The inner race ( 520 ) is spline-engaged to the input shaft ( 302 ), and is rotatably supported by the protruding portion ( 702 ) of the cover member ( 700 ) via a bushing ( 522 ). The input shaft ( 302 ) is rotatably supported by the cover member ( 700 ) via a first bearing ( 340 ), a rotating member ( 322 A), and a second bearing ( 350 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A power transmitting apparatus for a vehicle, the vehicle including an engine, a first rotary electric machine, and a second rotary electric machine, the power transmitting apparatus comprising:
a differential gear unit that has a first rotating element, a second rotating element, and a third rotating element, the first rotating element being connected to the first rotary electric machine, the second rotating element being connected to the second rotary electric machine, and the third rotating element being connected to an input shaft into which power from the engine is input;
a one-way clutch that is arranged between the engine and the first rotary electric machine, the one-way clutch being configured to allow the input shaft to rotate in one direction and inhibit the input shaft from rotating in the other direction, the one-way clutch including an inner race and an outer race, the inner race being spline-engaged to the input shaft,
a housing within which are housed the one-way clutch, the first rotary electric machine, the differential gear unit, and the second rotary electric machine;
a first cover member that is arranged inside of the housing and is fixed to the housing, the first cover member being spline-engaged to the outer race and configured to restrict movement of the outer race in a first axial direction of the input shaft;
a first bearing via which the input shaft is rotatably supported in a radial direction of the input shaft by the first rotating element;
a second bearing via which the first rotating element is rotatably supported by the first cover member; and
a second cover member fastened to a side surface of the first cover member facing the engine, the second cover member being configured to restrict movement of the outer race in a second axial direction that is opposite to the first axial direction, wherein the second axial direction is an axial direction toward the engine.

2. The power transmitting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the outer race, the inner race, and the input shaft are supported by the first cover member.

3. A power transmitting apparatus for a vehicle, the vehicle including an engine, a first rotary electric machine, and a second rotary electric machine, the power transmitting apparatus comprising:
a differential gear unit that has a first rotating element, a second rotating element, and a third rotating element, the first rotating element being connected to the first rotary electric machine, the second rotating element being connected to the second rotary electric machine, and the third rotating element being connected to an input shaft into which power from the engine is input;
a one-way clutch that is arranged between the engine and the first rotary electric machine, the one-way clutch being configured to allow the input shaft to rotate in one direction and inhibit the input shaft from rotating in the other direction, the one-way clutch including an inner race and an outer race, the inner race being spline-engaged to the input shaft,
a housing within which are housed the one-way clutch, the first rotary electric machine, the differential gear unit, and the second rotary electric machine;
a first cover member that is arranged inside of the housing and is fixed to the housing, the first cover member being spline-engaged to the outer race and configured to restrict movement of the outer race in a first axial direction of the input shaft;
a first bearing via which the input shaft is rotatably supported in a radial direction of the input shaft by the first rotating element;
a second bearing via which the first rotating element is rotatably supported by the first cover member;
a second cover member fastened to the first cover member, the second cover member being configured to restrict movement of the outer race in a second axial direction that is opposite to the first axial direction; and
a bushing,
wherein the first cover member has a protruding portion;
the protruding portion extends to a position on a radially inner side of a radially outer side end portion of the inner race;
the protruding portion rotatably supports the radially outer side end portion of the inner race via the bushing; and
the protruding portion is configured to restrict movement of the inner race toward the radially inner side.

Assignees

• Okuda Koichi
• Tabata Atsushi
• Imamura Tatsuya
• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Okuda Koichi
• Tabata Atsushi
• Imamura Tatsuya

Classifications

• B60K6/445

  Differential gearing distribution type · CPC title

• F16H48/11

  having intermeshing planet gears · CPC title

• Y10S903/913

  One way · CPC title

• Y02T10/6239

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• B60K6/405

  Housings · CPC title