Electric propulsion system for a vehicle, particularly a battery-powered e-bike, S-Pedelac, e-bike with control in different modes

1. A drive system for a vehicle, the drive system including:

a drive motor,

a first, continuously variable, transmission, wherein the first transmission and the drive motor are configured to be arranged in a central region of the vehicle, and wherein the first transmission includes an output shaft,

a central shaft,

a second transmission configured to couple the drive motor to the central shaft, wherein the central shaft is connected to an input of the first transmission, either directly or via a third transmission, or forms an input shaft of the first transmission, and

a fourth transmission configured to connect the output shaft of the first transmission to a rear wheel shaft of the vehicle, wherein a rotational speed of the output shaft of the first transmission is transferred to a driven wheel, with a ratio, n o /n w , between a rotational speed, n o , of the output shaft of the first transmission and of a rotational speed, n w , of the driven wheel of n o /n w >1, via the fourth transmission, with a belt or chain.

2. The drive system according to claim 1 , wherein the second transmission is a single or multi-stage transmission, comprising a fixed gear wheel transmission or a toothed belt transmission.

3. The drive system according to claim 1 , wherein a crankshaft is configured to be coupled to the central shaft via a fifth transmission.

4. The drive system according to claim 3 , (a) wherein a drive motor output shaft, the central shaft and the crankshaft are formed by separate axles, which are mounted separately; or

(b) wherein the drive system is constructed to be modular; or

wherein both (a) the drive motor output shaft, the central shaft and the crankshaft are formed by separate axles that are mounted separately, and (b) the drive system is constructed to be modular.

5. The drive system according to claim 3 , wherein the second transmission is configured to transfer force or torque of the drive motor to the central shaft, and the fifth transmission is configured to transfer force or torque of the crankshaft to the central shaft.

6. The drive system according to claim 3 , further including: (a) a freewheel arranged between the crankshaft and the central shaft, in such a way that no torque is transferred from the central shaft to the crankshaft; or (b) a freewheel/clutch element arranged between the output shaft of the drive motor and the central shaft; or both (a) and (b).

7. The drive system according to claim 3 , wherein a rotational speed of the crankshaft acts via the fifth transmission with a ratio of <0.4 to the central shaft or via an intermediate shaft to the input shaft of the first transmission.

8. The drive system according to claim 3 , wherein the fifth transmission comprises a toothed belt or gear wheel transmission.

9. The drive system according to claim 1 , wherein the second transmission is configured to transmit rotational speed, n mot , of the drive motor with a ratio n mot /n cs >3 to the central shaft, wherein n cs represents rotational speed of the central shaft.

10. The drive system according to claim 1 , wherein the third transmission is configured to transmit rotational speed of the central shaft to the input shaft of the first transmission with a ratio of >1.

11. The drive system according to claim 1 , wherein the drive system forms a separate unit having a drive module housing which is able to be integrated into a vehicle, wherein the drive motor, as well as the first transmission, the second transmission and the third transmission, are arranged in the drive module housing.

12. The drive system according to claim 11 , wherein the drive module housing has two side plates that are connected by means of connection elements, wherein the connection elements are tube inserts that connect the side plates to one another.

13. The drive system according to claim 1 , wherein elements of the drive system are configured to be arranged in or on a frame of the vehicle in a triangle arrangement, wherein the drive motor is arranged in front in a drive direction and the first transmission behind in the drive direction, and wherein the crankshaft is arranged underneath the first transmission and the drive motor.

14. The drive system according to claim 1 , wherein the drive motor is configured to be plugged via a key shaft or shaft with spline, wherein: (a) a drive gear wheel of the drive motor is mounted in or on a frame of the vehicle, (b) the drive motor includes a housing comprising two plates and connection elements that connect the plates to one another in sandwich construction, or both (a) and (b), and wherein the drive motor is connected to a main tube of the vehicle.

15. The drive system according to claim 1 , wherein the first transmission is a manual transmission having several speeds, wherein the first transmission is able to be switched manually, automatically or by a control computer, wherein the crankshaft is fixed and not rotatable, or both, and wherein pedals are arranged on the crankshaft.

16. A vehicle, including:

a rear wheel; and

the drive system according to claim 1 , and configured to be coupled to the rear wheel via the rear wheel shaft.

17. The vehicle according to claim 16 , wherein the vehicle is a Pedelec or e-bike.

18. The drive system according to claim 1 , wherein the central shaft is configured to transmit power from the drive motor and from pedals to the first transmission.