IP Library Granted Patent US 9,180,866
Granted Patent B2
US 9,180,866 · App. 14/364,845 · Granted Nov 10, 2015

Clutch device

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Patent No.
US 9,180,866
App. No.
14/364,845
Granted
Nov 10, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A clutch device having an actuating device for a drivetrain of a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine, an electric machine with a stator and a rotor, and a transmission device, where the clutch device is situated in the drivetrain between the internal combustion engine on the one side and the electric machine and the transmission device on the other side, the clutch device and the actuating device being integrated into the rotor of the electric machine, in order to improve the construction and/or the function of the clutch device.

Claims (46)

1. A clutch device comprising:

an input part including:

a shaft; and,

at least one clutch plate non-rotatably connected to the shaft;

an output part including:

a hub;

a pressing plate;

at least one pressure plate;

at least one intermediate pressure plate non-rotatably connected to the hub;

a rotor for an electric machine; and,

an actuating device including:

a component engaged with the at least one pressure plate; and,

only one single planetary gear set, wherein the only one single planetary gear set is arranged to axially displace the component to close the clutch device.

2. The clutch device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the actuating device has a ramp device having first ramps and second ramps.

3. The clutch device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the planetary gear set includes a ring gear, a sun gear, a plurality of planet gears, and a link.

4. The clutch device as recited in claim 3 , wherein:

the actuating device has a ramp device having first ramps and second ramps; and,

the first ramps are assigned to the link and the second ramps are assigned to the ring gear.

5. The clutch device as recited in claim 3 , wherein the ring gear is assigned to the pressing plate.

6. The clutch device as recited in claim 3 , wherein the actuating device has an electric actuator which acts on the sun gear.

7. The clutch device as recited in claim 3 , wherein:

the actuating device has a ramp device having first ramps and second ramps; and,

with the help of the actuator, the sun gear has a torque applied to it which acts contrary to a rotation of the planetary gear set, in such a way that the link with the first ramps and the ring gear with the second ramps rotate relative to each other.

8. The clutch device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the clutch device is adjustably movable between a completely open actuating position, intermediate positions and a completely closed actuating position.

9. The clutch device as recited in claim 8 , wherein the clutch device is self-regulating in the completely closed actuating position.

10. The clutch device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the actuating device has a freewheel mechanism.

11. A clutch device comprising:

an input part including:

a shaft; and,

a plurality of clutch plates non-rotatably connected to the shaft;

an output part including:

a hub;

a pressing plate non-rotatably connected to the hub;

a pressure plate non-rotatably connected to the hub; and,

a plurality of intermediate pressure plates non-rotatably connected to the hub; and,

an actuating device including:

a planet gear;

a first ramp device connected to the planet gear; and,

a second ramp device engaged with the pressing plate, wherein:

the planet gear is arranged to rotate the first ramp device with respect to the second ramp device; and,

the rotation of the first ramp device with respect to the second ramp device is arranged to displace the pressing plate to clamp the plurality of clutch plates and the plurality of intermediate pressure plates between the pressing plate and the pressure plate to close the clutch.

12. The clutch device of claim 11 , wherein:

every clutch plate included in the clutch device is non-rotatably connected to the shaft;

every intermediate pressure plate included in the clutch device is non-rotatably connected to the hub; and,

the rotation of the first ramp device with respect to the second ramp device is arranged to clamp every clutch plate and every intermediate pressure plate included in the clutch device between the pressing plate and the pressure plate.

13. The clutch device of claim 11 , wherein the pressing plate consists of only one single pressing plate.

Assignments (5)
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 037732/0347 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 24, 2014
From: SCHAEFFLER VERWALTUNGSHOLDING FUENF GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 033812/0391 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 24, 2014
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER VERWALTUNGSHOLDING FUENF GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 033812/0419 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2014
From: HELMER, DANIEL; VOGEL, FLORIAN; RABER, CHRISTOPH
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 033094/0890 →