IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,753,431
Granted Patent B2
US 10,753,431 · App. 16/130,404 · Granted Aug 25, 2020

Motor vehicle transmission

Inventors: Stefan Beck (Eriskirch, DE); Uwe Griesmeier (Markdorf, DE); Matthias Horn (Tettnang, DE); Johannes Kaltenbach (Friedrichshafen, DE); Jens Moraw (Friedrichshafen, DE); Gerhard Niederbrucker (Friedrichshafen, DE); Stephan Scharr (Friedrichshafen, DE); Viktor Warth (Friedrichshafen, DE); Michael Wechs (Weißensberg, DE)
Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
F16H3/725F16H7/18F16H2200/0043F16H2200/2007F16H2200/2043
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Patent No.
US 10,753,431
App. No.
16/130,404
Granted
Aug 25, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transmission (G) for a motor vehicle includes an electric motor (EM), an input shaft (GW 1 ), an output shaft (GW 2 ), two planetary gear sets (P 1 , P 2 ), and at least five shift elements (K 1 , B 1 , K 2 , K 3 , K 4 ), wherein different gear ratios between the input shaft (GW 1 ) and the output shaft (GW 2 ) are selectable by actuating the at least five shift elements (K 1 , B 1 , K 2 , K 3 , K 4 ) and, in addition, in interaction with the electric motor (EM), different operating modes are implementable. A drive train for a motor vehicle including such a transmission (G) and to a method for operating same are also provided.

Claims (54)

1. A transmission (G) for a motor vehicle, comprising:

an electric motor (EM);

an input shaft (GW 1 );

an output shaft (GW 2 );

a pair of planetary gear sets with a first planetary gear set (P 1 ) and a second planetary gear set (P 2 ), each of the pair of planetary gear sets (P 1 , P 2 ) including a plurality of elements (E 11 , E 21 , E 31 , E 12 , E 22 , E 32 ); and

a plurality of shift elements with a first shift element (K 1 ), a second shift element (B 1 ), a third shift element (K 2 ), a fourth shift element (K 3 ), and a fifth shift element (K 4 ),

wherein

a rotor (R) of the electric motor (EM) is connected to the input shaft (GW 1 ), the output shaft (GW 2 ), or at least one of the plurality of elements (E 11 , E 21 , E 31 , E 12 , E 22 , E 32 ) of the pair of planetary gear sets (P 1 , P 2 ),

the input shaft (GW 1 ) is rotationally fixed to a second element (E 21 ) of the first planetary gear set (P 1 ) and is rotationally fixable to a first element (E 12 ) of the second planetary gear set (P 2 ) with the first shift element (K 1 ),

a first element (E 11 ) of the first planetary gear set (P 1 ) is rotationally fixable to a rotationally fixed component with the second shift element (B 1 ),

the first element (E 11 ) of the first planetary gear set (P 1 ) is rotationally fixable to the first element (E 12 ) of the second planetary gear set (P 2 ) with the third shift element (K 2 ),

the output shaft (GW 2 ) is rotationally fixed to a third element (E 31 ) of the first planetary gear set (P 1 ) and is rotationally fixable to a second element (E 22 ) of the second planetary gear set (P 2 ) by the fourth shift element (K 3 ),

a third element (E 32 ) of the second planetary gear set (P 2 ) is rotationally fixed, and

two of the plurality of elements (E 11 , E 21 , E 31 ) of the first planetary gear set (P 1 ) are rotationally fixable to each other with the fifth shift element (K 4 ).

2. The transmission (G) of claim 1 , wherein selectively engaging the plurality of shift elements (K 1 , B 1 , K 2 , K 3 , K 4 ) in pairs results in:

a first gear ratio ( 1 ) between the input shaft (GW 1 ) and the output shaft (GW 2 ) by actuating the first shift element (K 1 ) and the fourth shift element (K 3 );

a second gear ratio ( 2 ) between the input shaft (GW 1 ) and the output shaft (GW 2 ) by actuating the third shift element (K 2 ) and the fourth shift element (K 3 );

a third gear ratio between the input shaft (GW 1 ) and the output shaft (GW 2 ) by actuating

the fourth shift element (K 3 ) and the fifth shift element (K 4 ),

the first shift element (K 1 ) and the fifth shift element (K 4 ),

the third shift element (K 2 ) and the fifth shift element (K 4 ), or

the first shift element (K 1 ) and the third shift element (K 2 ), and

a fourth gear ratio between the input shaft (GW 1 ) and the output shaft (GW 2 ) by actuating

the second shift element (B 1 ) and the fourth shift element (K 3 ),

the first shift element (K 1 ) and the second shift element (B 1 ), or

the second shift element (B 1 ) and the third shift element (K 2 ).

3. The transmission (G) of claim 1 , wherein the rotor (R) of the electric motor (EM) is continuously connected to the first element (E 12 ) of the second planetary gear set (P 2 ).

4. The transmission (G) of claim 3 , wherein a first gear ratio (E 1 ) between the first element (E 12 ) of the second planetary gear set (P 2 ) and the output shaft (GW 2 ) is obtained by actuating the fourth shift element (K 3 ).

5. A method for operating the transmission (G) of claim 3 , wherein only the first shift element (K 1 ) is engaged in order to implement a charging operation or a starting operation.

6. A method for operating the transmission (G) of claim 3 , wherein the third shift element (K 2 ) is engaged in order to implement a starting mode for forward travel during driving with the aid of the input shaft (GW 1 ).

7. The transmission (G) of claim 1 , wherein the electric motor (EM) is the only electric motor, and the electric motor (EM) is operable to drive the output shaft (GW 2 ).

8. The transmission (G) of claim 1 , further comprising an additional electric motor, a rotor of the additional electric motor is continuously connected to the input shaft (GW 1 ).

9. The transmission (G) of claim 1 , wherein the output shaft (GW 2 ) is rotationally fixable to the first element (E 12 ) of the second planetary gear set (P 2 ) with a sixth shift element (K 5 ).

10. The transmission (G) of claim 9 , wherein a third gear ratio between the input shaft (GW 1 ) and the output shaft (GW 2 ) is obtained by actuating:

the third shift element (K 2 ) and the sixth shift element (K 5 );

the fifth shift element (K 4 ) and the sixth shift element (K 5 ); or

the first shift element (K 1 ) and the sixth shift element (K 5 ).

11. The transmission (G) of claim 10 , wherein a fourth gear ratio between the input shaft (GW 1 ) and the output shaft (GW 2 ) is obtained by actuating the second shift element (B 1 ) and the sixth shift element (K 5 ).

12. The transmission (G) of claim 9 , wherein a second gear ratio (E 2 ) between the first element (E 12 ) of the second planetary gear set (P 2 ) and the output shaft (GW 2 ) is obtained by actuating the sixth shift element (K 5 ).

13. The transmission (G) of claim 1 , wherein:

at least one of the pair of planetary gear sets (P 1 , P 2 ) is a negative planetary gear set;

a first element (E 11 , E 12 ) of the at least one of the pair of planetary gear sets (P 1 , P 2 ) is a sun gear;

a second element (E 21 , E 22 ) of the at least one of the pair of planetary gear sets (P 1 , P 2 ) is a planet carrier; and

a third element (E 31 , E 32 ) of the at least one of the pair of planetary gear sets (P 1 , P 2 ) is a ring gear.

14. The transmission (G) of claim 1 , wherein:

at least one of the pair of planetary gear sets (P 1 , P 2 ) is a positive planetary gear set;

a first element (E 11 , E 12 ) of the at least one of the pair of planetary gear sets (P 1 , P 2 ) is a sun gear;

a second element (E 21 , E 22 ) of the at least one of the pair of planetary gear sets (P 1 , P 2 ) is a ring gear; and

a third element (E 31 , E 32 ) of the at least one of the pair of planetary gear sets (P 1 , P 2 ) is a planet carrier.

15. The transmission (G) of claim 1 , wherein:

two of the plurality of shift elements (K 1 , K 4 ; B 1 , K 2 ; K 3 , K 5 ) are combined to form a shift-element pair (SP 1 ; SP 2 ; SP 3 ) with an actuating element;

one of the shift-element pair (SP 1 ; SP 2 ; SP 3 ) is actuatable with the actuating element in one direction originating from a neutral position; and

the other of the shift-element pair (SP 1 ; SP 2 ; SP 3 ) is actuatable with the actuating element in the other direction originating from the neutral position.

16. A motor vehicle drive train for a hybrid vehicle, comprising the transmission (G) of claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2018
From: BECK, STEFAN; GRIESMEIER, UWE; HORN, MATTHIAS; KALTENBACH, JOHANNES; MORAW, JENS; NIEDERBRUCKER, GERHARD; SCHARR, STEPHAN; WARTH, VIKTOR; WECHS, MICHAEL
To: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
Reel/Frame 046874/0524 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2017 216 309 · Sep 14, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190078664A1 · Mar 14, 2019
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