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Granted Patent B2
US 12,358,363 · App. 18/066,736 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Power transmission apparatus for hybrid vehicle

Inventor: Tae Hoon Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: Hyundai Transys Inc.
B60K6/40B60K6/26B60K6/36B60K6/387F16H57/029B60Y2200/92F16H2057/02034F16H2057/02043
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Patent No.
US 12,358,363
App. No.
18/066,736
Granted
Jul 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a power transmission apparatus for a hybrid vehicle, the power transmission apparatus including a connecting shaft having an edge portion connected to a mass by a connecting plate, the connecting shaft being coupled to an outer side of a first rotor shaft connected to a first rotor of a first motor, and a drive plate positioned adjacent to a crankshaft while facing the connecting shaft, the drive plate being configured to connect the mass and the crankshaft.

Claims (26)

1. A power transmission apparatus for a hybrid vehicle, the power transmission apparatus comprising:

a connecting shaft having an edge portion connected to a mass by a connecting plate, the connecting shaft being coupled to an outer side of a first rotor shaft connected to a first rotor of a first motor;

a drive plate disposed adjacent to a crankshaft while facing the connecting shaft, the drive plate being configured to connect the mass and the crankshaft;

an engine clutch retainer disposed adjacent to a second motor disposed opposite to the first motor, the engine clutch retainer having an assembling hole;

a bolt disposed through the assembling hole; and

a sealing cover configured to seal the assembling hole.

2. The power transmission apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the connecting shaft is spline-coupled to an outer diameter portion of the first rotor shaft that protrudes in a direction toward the crankshaft.

3. The power transmission apparatus of claim 2 ,

wherein a first stepped portion and a second stepped portion are disposed on a portion of the first rotor shaft exposed toward the crankshaft, and

wherein a locking nut is screw-coupled to an outer periphery of the first stepped portion, and the first stepped portion has an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter portion of the first rotor shaft spline-connected to the connecting shaft.

4. The power transmission apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the second stepped portion has a smaller outer diameter than the outer diameter of the first stepped portion, extends in a direction from the first stepped portion toward the crankshaft, and is inserted into the crankshaft.

5. The power transmission apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein a first inner wall portion is disposed between an assembly of the mass and the connecting plate and the first motor,

wherein a hub is integrated with a center portion of the first inner wall portion and surrounds the first rotor shaft, and

wherein an oil seal configured to implement watertightness is disposed between an outer diameter portion of the connecting shaft and an inner diameter portion of the hub.

6. The power transmission apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the engine clutch retainer is disposed between an input shaft support and an engine clutch piston.

7. The power transmission apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the bolt is fixed, through the assembling hole, to a bearing mounted on the input shaft support.

8. The power transmission apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the engine clutch retainer is integrated with a second rotor of the second motor disposed opposite to the first motor.

9. The power transmission apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the first motor and the second motor are mounted in a first motor housing and a second motor housing, the first motor is connected to the crankshaft of an engine, and the second motor is connected to a transmission input shaft.

10. The power transmission apparatus of claim 7 , wherein a torsion damper is disposed between the first motor and the second motor, and the torsion damper has one side portion coupled to the first motor.

11. The power transmission apparatus of claim 10 , wherein an engine clutch is disposed on the second motor, and the engine clutch is configured to selectively connect the second motor and the torsion damper.

12. The power transmission apparatus of claim 7 , wherein a first motor housing is coupled to one side of a second motor housing, and a transmission casing is coupled to another side of the second motor housing.

13. The power transmission apparatus of claim 7 , wherein a first motor housing has a first inner wall portion, a first resolver is mounted on the first inner wall portion, a second motor housing has a second inner wall portion, and a second resolver is mounted on the second inner wall portion or the input shaft support.

14. The power transmission apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the engine clutch retainer has an accommodation portion to which the sealing cover is coupled, and the accommodation portion is configured to communicate with the assembling hole defined adjacent to a bearing mounted on the input shaft support.

15. The power transmission apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the bearing mounted on the input shaft support has a rim portion, and the rim portion is disposed on an outer periphery of the bearing mounted on the input shaft support and has a coupling hole to which the bolt is coupled.

16. The power transmission apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the bearing mounted on the input shaft support is configured to support the engine clutch retainer so that the engine clutch retainer is rotatable.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2022
From: KIM, TAE HOON
To: HYUNDAI TRANSYS INC.
Reel/Frame 062109/0953 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0019565 · Feb 15, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230256805A1 · Aug 17, 2023
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