IP Library Granted Patent US 12,196,311
Granted Patent B2
US 12,196,311 · App. 17/779,721 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Transmission device for an electrically driveable vehicle, drive device for an electrically driveable vehicle, and vehicle

Inventors: Stefan Paul (Pinzberg, DE); Bernd Haas (Nuremberg, DE)
F16H63/3458F16H57/029F16H2057/02026F16H2057/02043
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Patent No.
US 12,196,311
App. No.
17/779,721
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transmission device ( 1 ) for an electrically drivable vehicle ( 29 ), comprising a transmission element ( 2 ), a parking lock ( 6 ), by means of which the transmission element ( 2 ) can be blocked, a transmission housing ( 9 ), which encloses the transmission element ( 2 ) and the parking lock ( 6 ), a connection apparatus ( 10 ) with a cable arrangement ( 11 ) extending in the transmission housing ( 9 ) and to the first end of which a plug connector ( 12 ) is attached, the plug connector being arranged in a transmission housing opening ( 14 ) for contacting the cable arrangement ( 11 ) from the exterior of the transmission housing ( 9 ) and having contact elements ( 25 ) arranged in a plug connector housing ( 15 ), wherein a second end of the cable arrangement ( 11 ) is connected to the parking lock ( 6 ), wherein the plug connector ( 12 ) has at least one sealing means ( 18, 27 ) for preventing a lubricant from escaping through the transmission housing opening ( 14 ).

Claims (28)

1. A transmission device for an electrically drivable vehicle, comprising:

a transmission element;

a parking lock by which the transmission element is blocked;

a transmission housing, which encloses the transmission element and the parking lock;

a connection apparatus with a cable arrangement extending in the transmission housing and a plug connector, which is attached to a first end of the cable arrangement, is arranged in a transmission housing opening for contacting the cable arrangement from an exterior of the transmission housing and has contact elements arranged in a plug connector housing, wherein a second end of the cable arrangement is connected to the parking lock,

wherein the plug connector has at least one sealing means for preventing a lubricant from escaping through the transmission housing opening,

wherein the at least one sealing means comprises one or more sealing rings which are arranged between the plug connector housing and the transmission housing opening in a manner surrounding the plug connector housing,

wherein the cable arrangement has a plurality of individual cables which are each electrically connected to one of the contact elements of the plug connector,

wherein one or more individual cables are power cables for electrically supplying the parking lock, and/or one or more individual cables are signal cables for activating the parking lock.

2. The transmission device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one sealing means comprises a plurality of sealing elements which each seal one individual cable in relation to the plug connector housing.

3. The transmission device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the plug connector housing has a plurality of receiving chambers enclosing a respective individual cable axially fluid tightly, wherein a respective sealing element is arranged in one of the receiving chambers.

4. The transmission device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

a primary triggering function of the parking lock is supplied by one or more of the power cables and/or can be activated by one or more of the signal cables, and/or

a secondary triggering function, by which the transmission element is blocked in the event of a malfunction of the primary triggering function, can be supplied by one or more of the power cables.

5. The transmission device as claimed in claim 4 ,

wherein the parking lock comprises an electric drive and a solenoid coupled to the electric drive,

wherein the primary triggering function is generated by the electric drive,

wherein the secondary triggering function is generated by the solenoid.

6. The transmission device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a lubricant bath for lubricating the transmission element is provided in the transmission housing and the parking lock is at least partially located in the lubricant bath.

7. A drive device for an electrically drivable vehicle, comprising:

an electric machine;

the transmission device as claimed in claim 1 ; and

a shaft transmitting a rotational motion of the electric machine to the transmission device.

8. The drive device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the transmission housing is part of a housing enclosing the electric machine, the transmission device, and the shaft.

9. The drive device as claimed in claim 7 , further comprising

an inverter which is connectable or connected by means of a cable to the connection apparatus for activating and/or electrically supplying the parking lock.

10. A vehicle, comprising: the drive device as claimed in claim 7 , which is configured to drive the vehicle.

11. The transmission device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a sensor signal of a position sensor is transmitted to the parking lock using the one or more signal cables.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 22, 2026
From: VALEO EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH; VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH; SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE EPOWERTRAIN SYSTEMS GMBH; BLITZ E16-802 GMBH
To: VALEO ELECTRIFICATION
Reel/Frame 076028/0968 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2019 132 506.4 · Nov 29, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220412458A1 · Dec 29, 2022
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