IP Library Granted Patent US 6,863,140
Granted Patent B2
US 6,863,140 · App. 10/314,422 · Granted Mar 8, 2005

Motor vehicle drive arrangement

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Patent No.
US 6,863,140
App. No.
10/314,422
Granted
Mar 8, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor vehicle drive arrangement has a locomotive drive train and at least one liquid pump capable of being driven by the latter. During a standstill in rotation or during very slow rotation of the locomotive drive train, the pump is capable of being driven by an electric motor instead of by the locomotive drive train. Beyond a defined minimum rotational speed of the locomotive drive train, the liquid pump is capable of being driven by the latter instead of by the electric motor. At least one free-wheel is provided for this purpose.

Claims (43)

1. A motor vehicle drive arrangement, comprising:

a locomotive drive train for transmission of drive torque from a locomotive drive engine to a locomotive drive transmission;

at least one liquid pump for supplying at least one drive part with operating liquid;

a first pump drive connection from a rotary part of the locomotive drive train to the liquid pump, the rotary part of the locomotive drive train being a drive shaft which is drive-connected or drive-connectable to the locomotive drive transmission;

an electrical machine capable of being operated as an electric motor, having a rotor which is drive-connected or drive-connectable to the liquid pump by way of a second pump drive connection, and arranged so as at least partially to overlap the liquid pump;

a first free-wheel in the first pump drive connection, the liquid pump being capable of being driven by the electric motor by way of the second pump drive connection more rapidly than by the rotary part of the locomotive drive train, without the rotary part being passively taken up;

a second free-wheel in the second pump drive connection, so that the liquid pump can be driven more rapidly by the rotary part than by the electric motor, without the rotor of the electric motor being passively taken up;

wherein the first free-wheel surrounds the drive shaft coaxially and has a free-wheel part connected fixedly in terms of rotation to the latter;

wherein a hollow intermediate shaft, through which the drive shaft extends axially, is provided;

wherein each of a further free-wheel part of the first free-wheel and a free-wheel part of the second free-wheel is connected fixedly in terms of rotation to the intermediate shaft, and

wherein a further free-wheel part of the second free-wheel is connected fixedly in terms of rotation to the rotor of the electric motor so that, according to a free-wheel principle, each of the free-wheel parts free-wheel drives the other in one direction of relative rotation and does not drive the other in an opposite direction of relative rotation.

2. A motor vehicle drive arrangement, comprising:

a locomotive drive train for transmission of drive torque from a locomotive drive engine to a locomotive drive transmission;

at least one liquid pump for supplying at least one drive part with operating liquid;

a first pump drive connection from a rotary part of the locomotive drive train to the liquid pump, the rotary part of the locomotive drive train being a drive shaft which is drive-connected or drive-connectable to the locomotive drive transmission;

an electrical machine capable of being operated as an electric motor and having a rotor which is drive-connected or drive-connectable to the liquid pump by way of a second pump drive connection;

a first free-wheel in the first pump drive connection, the liquid pump being capable of being driven by the electric motor by way of the second pump drive connection more rapidly than by the rotary part of the locomotive drive train, without the rotary part being passively taken up;

a second free-wheel in the second pump drive connection, so that the liquid pump can be driven more rapidly by the rotary part than by the electric motor, without the rotor of the electric motor being passively taken up;

wherein the first free-wheel surrounds the drive shaft coaxially and has a free-wheel part connected fixedly in terms of rotation to the latter;

wherein a hollow intermediate shaft, through which the drive shaft extends axially, is provided;

wherein each of a further free-wheel part of the first free-wheel and a free-wheel part of the second free-wheel is connected fixedly in terms of rotation to the intermediate shaft,

wherein a further free-wheel part of the second free-wheel is connected fixedly in terms of rotation to the rotor of the electric motor so that, according to a free-wheel principle, each of the free-wheel parts free-wheel drives the other in one direction of relative rotation and does not drive the other in an opposite direction of relative rotation, and

wherein the liquid pump is arranged so as to surround the drive shaft coaxially.

3. The motor vehicle drive arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the second free-wheel is arranged so as to surround the drive shaft coaxially.

4. The motor vehicle drive arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the electric motor is arranged so as to surround the drive shaft coaxially.

5. The motor vehicle drive arrangement according to claim 4 , wherein the electric motor at least partially overlaps the liquid pump axially in a radially outer region of the liquid pump.

6. The motor vehicle drive arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first free-wheel is arranged on an inner circumference of the intermediate shaft and the second free-wheel is arranged on an outer circumference of the intermediate shaft.

7. The motor vehicle drive arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate shaft is mounted on the drive shaft so as to be rotatable relative to the drive shaft.

8. The motor vehicle drive arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the drive train contains at least one electrical machine which can be operated as an electric motor in order to introduce, into the drive train, drive energy for driving the motor vehicle, and which, in combination with the locomotive drive engine, forms a hybrid drive.

9. The motor vehicle drive arrangement according to claim 8 , wherein the electrical machine is arranged coaxially around the drive shaft and is drive-connected or drive-connectable to the drive shaft.

10. The motor vehicle drive arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the locomotive drive transmission is an automatic transmission.

11. The motor vehicle drive arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the locomotive drive engine is an internal combustion engine.

12. The motor vehicle drive arrangement according to claim 11 , wherein a drive-train input shaft capable of being driven by the locomotive drive engine is drive-couplable to the drive shaft via a clutch device, the clutch device being arranged coaxially to the center axis of the drive shaft and annularly surrounding this center axis.

13. The motor vehicle drive arrangement according to claim 1 , and further comprising a control device by which, when the rotary part is at a standstill or is rotating slowly, either as a result of the standstill or crawling of the motor vehicle, the electric motor is automatically switched on simultaneously or with only a little delay during starting of the locomotive drive engine for supply of liquid to the at least one drive part.

14. The motor vehicle drive arrangement according to claim 2 , and further comprising a control device by which, when the rotary part is at a standstill or is rotating slowly, either as a result of the standstill or crawling of the motor vehicle, the electric motor is automatically switched on simultaneously or with only a little delay during starting of the locomotive drive engine for supply of liquid to the at least one drive part.

15. The motor vehicle drive arrangement according to claim 3 , and further comprising a control device by which, when the rotary part is at a standstill or is rotating slowly, either as a result of the standstill or crawling of the motor vehicle, the electric motor is automatically switched on simultaneously or with only a little delay during starting of the locomotive drive engine for supply of liquid to the at least one drive part.

16. The motor vehicle drive arrangement according to claim 4 , and further comprising a control device by which, when the rotary part is at a standstill or is rotating slowly, either as a result of the standstill or crawling of the motor vehicle, the electric motor is automatically switched on simultaneously or with only a little delay during starting of the locomotive drive engine for supply of liquid to the at least one drive part.

17. The motor vehicle drive arrangement according to claim 2 , wherein the drive train contains at least one electrical machine which can be operated as an electric motor in order to introduce, into the drive train, drive energy for driving the motor vehicle, and which, in combination with the locomotive drive engine, forms a hybrid drive.

18. The motor vehicle drive arrangement according to claim 3 , wherein the drive train contains at least one electrical machine which can be operated as an electric motor in order to introduce, into the drive train, drive energy for driving the motor vehicle, and which, in combination with the locomotive drive engine, forms a hybrid drive.

19. The motor vehicle drive arrangement according to claim 4 , wherein the drive train contains at least one electrical machine which can be operated as an electric motor in order to introduce, into the drive train, drive energy for driving the motor vehicle, and which, in combination with the locomotive drive engine, forms a hybrid drive.

20. The motor vehicle drive arrangement according to claim 2 , wherein the locomotive drive engine is an internal combustion engine.

21. The motor vehicle drive arrangement according to claim 3 , wherein the locomotive drive engine is an internal combustion engine.

22. The motor vehicle drive arrangement according to claim 4 , wherein the locomotive drive engine is an internal combustion engine.

Assignments (1)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE APPLICATION NO. 10/567,810 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 020976 FRAME 0889. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Jul 1, 2020
From: DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
To: DAIMLER AG
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