IP Library Granted Patent US 11,731,501
Granted Patent B2
US 11,731,501 · App. 17/767,449 · Granted Aug 22, 2023

Liquid-cooled integrative power system for electric forklift and forklift

Inventors: Shounan Xiang (Anhui, CN); Jian Chen (Anhui, CN)
Assignee: ANHUI WEIDE POWER SUPPLY CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 11,731,501
App. No.
17/767,449
Granted
Aug 22, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid-cooled integrative power system for electric forklift includes an integrated transmission gearbox, an integrated motor controller, a drive motor, an oil pump motor, an oil pump and a vehicle controller. The integrated transmission gearbox includes a drive motor transmission mechanism and an oil pump motor transmission mechanism. The integrated motor controller includes a drive motor control unit and an oil pump motor control unit. The integrated transmission gearbox, the integrated motor controller, the drive motor, the oil pump motor, the oil pump and the vehicle controller are completely integrated and mounted to form the liquid-cooled integrative power system for electric forklift.

Claims (14)

1. A liquid-cooled integrative power system for electric forklift, the liquid-cooled integrative power system comprising an integrated transmission gearbox, a drive motor, an oil pump motor, an integrated motor controller, an oil pump and a vehicle controller;

wherein the integrated transmission gearbox comprises a drive motor transmission mechanism and an oil pump motor transmission mechanism; the drive motor transmission mechanism is arranged inside the integrated transmission gearbox, the drive motor transmission mechanism comprises a plurality of sets of gear shafts arranged in parallel, mating gears on each set of gear shafts engage with each other, a first input gear shaft is provided with a first spline, an output gear shaft is provided with a differential, and each gear shaft of the drive motor transmission mechanism is arranged on a housing of the integrated transmission gearbox through a bearing; the oil pump motor transmission mechanism is arranged inside the integrated transmission gearbox, the oil pump motor transmission mechanism comprises a plurality of sets of gear shafts arranged in parallel, mating gears on each set of gear shafts engaging with each other, a second input gear shaft and a second output gear shaft are respectively provided with a second spline and a third spline, and each gear shaft of the oil pump motor transmission mechanism is arranged on the housing of the integrated transmission gearbox through a bearing;

the drive motor is fixed to a lateral side of the integrated transmission gearbox through a mounting bolt on a rear cover of the motor, and an output shaft of the drive motor is connected, through a spline, to the first spline on the first input gear shaft on the drive motor transmission mechanism;

the oil pump motor is fixed to the lateral side of the integrated transmission gearbox through a mounting bolt on a rear cover of the motor, and an output shaft of the oil pump motor is connected, through a spline, to the second spline on the second input gear shaft on the oil pump motor transmission mechanism;

the integrated motor controller is fixedly mounted to an upper side of the drive motor, the oil pump motor and the integrated transmission gearbox;

the oil pump is fixedly mounted to the lateral side of the integrated transmission gearbox, and an input shaft of the oil pump is connected, through a spline, to the third spline on the second output gear shaft on the oil pump motor transmission mechanism;

the vehicle controller is fixedly mounted to an upper cover of the integrated motor controller, and the vehicle controller is electrically connected to the integrated motor controller by wire harness; and

the integrated transmission gearbox is provided with a mounting flange plate, a first bolt hole and a second bolt hole.

2. The liquid-cooled integrative power system for electric forklift according to claim 1 , wherein the integrated motor controller comprises a drive motor controller and an oil pump motor controller; a three-phase terminal of the drive motor controller and a three-phase terminal on the rear cover of the drive motor are directly connected inside a housing of the integrated motor controller through a copper bar; a low-voltage signal terminal of the drive motor controller and a low-voltage signal terminal on the rear cover of the drive motor are directly connected inside the housing of the integrated motor controller through a mating plug-in connector; a three-phase terminal of the oil pump motor controller and a three-phase terminal on the rear cover of the oil pump motor are directly connected inside the housing of the integrated motor controller through a copper bar; and a low-voltage signal terminal of the oil pump motor controller and a low-voltage signal terminal on the rear cover of the oil pump motor are directly connected inside the housing of the integrated motor controller through a mating plug-in connector.

3. The liquid-cooled integrative power system for electric forklift according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting flange plate is fixedly connected to a gear casing and a mounting surface on a forklift drive axle housing, and the first bolt hole and the second bolt hole are fixedly connected to a support on a forklift body.

4. The liquid-cooled integrative power system for electric forklift according to claim 1 , wherein a first heat-dissipation water channel is arranged inside a housing of the drive motor, and a first water inlet and a first water outlet of the first heat-dissipation water channel are arranged on the rear cover of the drive motor; a second heat-dissipation water channel is arranged inside a housing of the oil pump motor, a second water outlet of the second heat-dissipation water channel is arranged on the rear cover of the motor, and a second water inlet of the second heat-dissipation water channel is arranged on a front cover of the motor; a third heat-dissipation water channel is arranged at a bottom of the integrated motor controller, and a third water inlet and a third water outlet of the third heat-dissipation water channel are arranged on one side of the integrated motor controller; the third water outlet on the side of the integrated motor controller and the second water inlet on the front cover of the oil pump motor are connected through a first heat-dissipation pipeline, and the second water outlet on the rear cover of the oil pump motor and the first water inlet on the rear cover of the drive motor are connected through a second heat-dissipation pipeline; the third water inlet on the side of the integrated motor controller and a water outlet of an external cooling system are connected through a third heat-dissipation pipeline; and the first water outlet on the rear cover of the drive motor and a water inlet of the external cooling system are connected through a fourth heat-dissipation pipeline.

5. The liquid-cooled integrative power system for electric forklift according to claim 1 , wherein the drive motor transmission mechanism comprises the first input gear shaft, a second shaft, a third shaft and a first output shaft arranged in parallel; the first input gear shaft, the second shaft, the third shaft and the first output shaft are all fixedly mounted on the housing of the integrated transmission gearbox through bearings; the first input gear shaft is fixedly connected with a input shaft gear, the second shaft is fixedly connected with a first-stage reduction driven gear and a second-stage reduction driving gear, the third shaft is fixedly connected with a second-stage reduction driven gear and a third-stage reduction driving gear, and the first output shaft is fixedly connected with a third-stage reduction driven gear; the input shaft gear engages the first-stage reduction driven gear in a transmission manner, the second-stage reduction driving gear engages the second-stage reduction driven gear in a transmission manner, and the third-stage reduction driving gear engages the third-stage reduction driven gear in a transmission manner; the first input gear shaft is provided with the first spline, and the first output shaft is provided with the differential.

6. The liquid-cooled integrative power system for electric forklift according to claim 1 , wherein the oil pump motor transmission mechanism comprises the second input gear shaft and the second output gear shaft arranged in parallel; the second input gear shaft and the second output gear shaft are both fixedly mounted on the housing of the integrated transmission gearbox through bearings; the second input gear shaft is fixedly connected with an input shaft gear, and the second output gear shaft is fixedly connected with an output shaft gear; the input shaft gear engages the output shaft gear in a transmission manner; and the second input gear shaft and the second output gear shaft are respectively provided with the second spline and the third spline.

7. A forklift, comprising the liquid-cooled integrative power system for electric forklift according to claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 22, 2025
From: ANHUI WEIDE POWER SUPPLY CO.,LTD
To: ANHUI WEIDE POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 071349/0232 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2022
From: XIANG, SHOUNAN; CHEN, JIAN
To: ANHUI WEIDE POWER SUPPLY CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 059591/0412 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010879071.9 · Aug 27, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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