IP Library Granted Patent US 8,454,473
Granted Patent B2
US 8,454,473 · App. 13/339,871 · Granted Jun 4, 2013

Two-speed transmission and method for controlling a two-speed transmission

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Patent No.
US 8,454,473
App. No.
13/339,871
Granted
Jun 4, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A two-speed transmission for transmitting a drive torque of a vehicle, having an input shaft drivable by a drive unit, a planetary gear system with sun gear, planet gears, planet carriers and ring gear and an output shaft, the sun gear having a rotationally fixed connection to the input shaft and the planet carrier having a rotationally fixed connection to the output shaft, and having a regulatable clutch system whereby the planet carrier can be fixed either relative to the input shaft or relative to the ring gear, and having an exclusively engageable and disengageable clutch system whereby the ring gear can be fixed relative to a housing that supports the planetary gear system.

Claims (27)

1. A two-speed transmission for transmitting a drive torque of a vehicle, having an input shaft drivable by a drive unit, a planetary gear system with sun gear, planet gears, planet carriers and ring gear and an output shaft, the sun gear having a rotationally fixed connection to the input shaft and the planet carrier having a rotationally fixed connection to the output shaft, and having a regulatable clutch system whereby the planet carrier can be fixed either relative to the input shaft or relative to the ring gear, and having an exclusively engageable and disengageable clutch system whereby the ring gear can be fixed relative to a housing that supports the planetary gear system, wherein:

the regulatable clutch device is designed as a wet clutch with an inner plate carrier having at least one inner friction plate and an outer plate carrier having at least one outer friction plate:

the inner plate carrier being connected to the input shaft in a rotationally fixed connection or integrally formed therewith and the outer plate carrier being connected to the planet carrier in a rotationally fixed connection or integrally formed therewith; or

the inner plate carrier has a rotationally fixed connection with or is integrally formed with the planet carrier and the outer plate carrier has a rotationally fixed connection with or is integrally formed with the ring gear;

the regulatable clutch device includes an activating device with operating actuator and transmitting element;

the transmitting element is connected to one of the inner or outer plate carriers;

the operating actuator is supported on the housing; an actuating bearing is situated between the transmitting element and the operating actuator; and,

the operating actuator is rotatable with respect to the transmitting element.

2. The two-speed transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the drive is an electric machine, and wherein a rotor of the electric machine is connected to the input shaft.

3. The two-speed transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitting element is preloaded in a positive contact with the housing by means of a preloading device when an actuating mechanism is in the non-actuated state, whereby the transmitting element is in the form of a part of a parking lock.

4. The two-speed transmission according to claim 3 , wherein the actuating mechanism, in a zero-function position, suspends the positive contact between housing and transmitting element, and with the parking lock.

5. The two-speed transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the regulatable clutch is designed to be disengaged in its normal state, and there is not yet any frictional contact between the plates in a zero-function position.

6. The two-speed transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the engageable and disengageable clutch is designed as an on/off setting element with which the ring gear is fixable with respect to the housing, the engageable and disengageable clutch being designed to be disengaged in its normal state.

7. The two-speed transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the ring gear is rotatably supported on the output shaft.

8. A two-speed transmission, comprising:

a housing;

an input shaft drivable by a drive unit;

an output shaft;

a planetary gear system with:

sun gear rotationally fixed connection to the input shaft;

a plurality of planet gears;

a planet carrier rotationally fixed to the output shaft; and

a ring gear;

one only single first clutch including one only single transmitting element displaceable to non-rotationally connect the planet carrier to:

the input shaft for a first position of the transmitting element; and

the housing for a second position of the transmitting element; and

a second clutch operable to non-rotationally connect the ring gear to the housing.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PROPERTY NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 037732 FRAME 0347. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE APP. NO. 14/553248 SHOULD BE APP. NO. 14/553258. Recorded Oct 11, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 040404/0530 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037731/0834 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG; SCHAEFFLER VERWALTUNGS 5 GMBH
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037732/0228 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037732/0347 →