IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,739,363
Granted Patent B2
US 9,739,363 · App. 14/722,536 · Granted Aug 22, 2017

Gearbox for a motor vehicle

Inventors: Mark Schweiher (Lauffen, DE); Ulrich Eggert (Viersen, DE); Andreas Hegerath (Bergheim, DE)
Assignee: GETRAG GETRIEBE- UND ZAHNRADFABRIK HERMANN HAGENMEYER GMBH & CIE KG
F16H57/0473F16H57/045F16H57/0409F16H57/0436F16H57/0446F16H57/0447F16H57/0457
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Patent No.
US 9,739,363
App. No.
14/722,536
Granted
Aug 22, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A gearbox for a motor vehicle. The gearbox comprises at least one fluid supply system. The fluid supply system comprises at least one pump. The fluid supply system comprises at least one fluid sump. The fluid supply system comprises at least one fluid reservoir. The fluid reservoir comprises at least a first fluid outflow leading into the fluid sump. The first fluid outflow can be controlled as a function of a state variable.

Claims (18)

1. A gearbox for a motor vehicle, wherein the gearbox comprises at least one fluid supply system, wherein the fluid supply system comprises at least one pump, wherein the fluid supply system comprises at least one fluid sump, wherein the fluid supply system comprises at least one fluid reservoir, wherein the fluid reservoir comprises at least a first fluid outflow leading into the fluid sump, wherein the first fluid outflow can be controlled as a function of a state variable, wherein the fluid supply system comprises at least a second fluid outflow, wherein the second fluid outflow cannot be regulated.

2. The gearbox according to claim 1 , wherein the gearbox comprises at least one clutch.

3. The gearbox according to claim 1 , wherein the state variable is a fluid supply variable, wherein the fluid supply variable comprises at least one variable selected from: a fluid pressure; a fluid volume flow; a rotational speed of the pump; a rotational speed of a pump motor; a rotational direction of the pump; a rotational direction of the pump motor; a fluid requirement and a banking-up pressure.

4. The gearbox according to claim 1 , wherein the first fluid outflow is controllable at least one of actively and passively.

5. The gearbox according to claim 1 , wherein the first fluid outflow comprises one or more orifices or one or more restrictors.

6. The gearbox according to claim 1 , wherein the first fluid outflow comprises at least one valve.

7. The gearbox according to claim 6 , wherein the valve includes a temperature-dependent valve.

8. The gearbox according to claim 6 , wherein the valve includes a pressure-dependent valve.

9. The gearbox according to claim 6 , wherein the valve includes a temperature-dependent and pressure-dependent valve.

10. The gearbox according to claim 1 , wherein the gearbox comprises at least one sensing device for sensing the state variable.

11. The gearbox according to claim 10 , wherein the sensing device includes a pressure sensor.

12. The gearbox according to claim 10 , wherein the sensing device includes a rotational speed sensor.

13. The gearbox according to claim 10 , wherein the sensing device includes rotational direction sensor.

14. The gearbox according to claim 1 , wherein the fluid reservoir can be filled by means of at least one of sprayed fluid and fluid diverted by at least one orifice.

15. The gearbox according to claim 1 , wherein the fluid supply system comprises at least one filter.

16. The gearbox according to claim 1 , wherein the gearbox comprises at least one gearbox housing, wherein the fluid reservoir is at least partially integrated into the gearbox housing.

17. The gearbox according to claim 1 , wherein the gearbox comprises at least one actuator.

18. The gearbox according to claim 17 , wherein the actuator comprises at least one control output, wherein the gearbox is configured in such a way that the control output simultaneously controls the pump and the first fluid outflow.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2015
From: SCHWEIHER, MARK; EGGERT, ULRICH; HEGERATH, ANDREAS
To: GETRAG GETRIEBE- UND ZAHNRADFABRIK HERMANN HAGENMEYER GMBH & CIE KG
Reel/Frame 035983/0581 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2014 107 659 · May 30, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150345616A1 · Dec 3, 2015