IP Library Granted Patent US 9,435,419
Granted Patent B2
US 9,435,419 · App. 14/666,968 · Granted Sep 6, 2016

Gear, motor-gear unit, vehicle and generator with a gear and force transmitting element

Inventors: Rudi Hoebel (Munich, DE); Antonius Georg Rossberger (Munich, DE)
Assignee: TQ-Systems GMBH
F16H49/001F16H7/06H02K7/116B60K7/0007B60K2007/0092F16H2049/003
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Patent No.
US 9,435,419
App. No.
14/666,968
Granted
Sep 6, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle has a motor-gear unit, a trailing wheel of the vehicle being connected the output shaft of the gear and an input shaft of the gear being connected to a motor. The gear has an outer wheel, an inner wheel and a traction means extending between the outer wheel and the inner wheel. A revolving transmitter is also provided which lifts the traction means off the outer periphery of the inner wheel and pushes it against the inner periphery of the outer wheel.

Claims (61)

1. Gear having an input shaft and an output shaft, the gear comprising the following elements:

an outer wheel, an inner wheel which is positioned concentrically in relation to the outer wheel and a traction means extending between the outer wheel and the inner wheel,

at least one revolving transmitter which lifts the traction means from the outer periphery of the inner wheel and pushes it onto the inner periphery of the outer wheel, wherein the revolving transmitter comprises an oval disc, the oval disk being connected to the input shaft, and a flexible bearing, which is provided on an outer circumference of the oval disk, wherein the traction means is in contact with the flexible bearing.

2. Gear according to claim 1 ,

characterised in that

the input shaft is connected to the transmitter.

3. Gear according to claim 1 ,

characterised in that

the input shaft is connected to the outer wheel.

4. Gear according to claim 1 ,

characterised in that

the input shaft is connected to the inner wheel.

5. Gear according to one of claims 1 to 3 ,

characterised in that

the output shaft is connected to the inner wheel.

6. Gear according to claim 1 ,

characterised in that

the output shaft is connected to the transmitter.

7. Gear according to claim 1 ,

characterised in that

the output shaft is connected to the outer wheel.

8. Gear according to claim 1 ,

characterised in that

the traction means is provided as a chain of rotatably interconnected links.

9. Gear according to claim 1 ,

characterised in that

the traction means comprises at least one continuous elliptic traction element.

10. Gear according to claim 9 ,

characterised in that

the traction element comprises a flexible belt.

11. Gear according to claim 9 ,

characterised in that

the traction element comprises a flexible spline element.

12. Gear according to claim 11 ,

characterised in that

the flexible spline element comprises a multitude of pins that stand proud of at least one axial surface of the spline element and that are coaxially arranged with the flexible spline element.

13. Gear according to claim 1 ,

characterised in that

the transmitter is positioned on a rotatable transmitter carrier.

14. Gear according to claim 13 ,

characterised in that

the transmitter is fixed to the transmitter carrier wherein the traction means comprises a multitude of rotatable contact elements.

15. Gear according to claim 13 ,

characterised in that

the transmitter is rotatably provided on the transmitter carrier.

16. Gear according to claim 15 ,

characterised in that

the rotation axis of the transmitter essentially coincides with the rotation axis of the transmitter carrier, wherein a contact surface of the transmitter facing towards the traction means is provided with an essentially elliptic shape.

17. Motor-gear unit with a gear according to claim 1 ,

characterised in that an electric motor is provided, a rotor of the electric motor being connected to the input shaft of the gear.

18. Motor-gear unit according to claim 17 ,

characterised in that

the electric motor is a DC brushless motor with a radial gap.

19. Vehicle having a motor-gear unit in accordance with claim 17 ,

characterised in that

at least one driven wheel of the vehicle is connected to the output shaft of the gear.

20. Motor-gear unit with a gear according to claim 1 ,

characterised in that

an internal combustion engine is provided, an output shaft of the engine being connected to the input shaft of the gear.

21. Electric generator with a drive unit and with a generator unit and with a gear according to claim 1 ,

an input shaft of the gear being connected to the drive unit and an output shaft of the gear being connected to an input shaft of the generator.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2015
From: HOEBEL, RUDI
To: CLEAN MOBILE AG
Reel/Frame 035405/0490 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2015
From: ROSSBERGER, ANTONIUS GEORG
To: TQ-SYSTEMS GMBH
Reel/Frame 035405/0574 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2015
From: CLEAN MOBILE AG
To: TQ-SYSTEMS GMBH
Reel/Frame 035423/0655 →
Priority Claims (4)
DE 10 2009 003 695 · Mar 30, 2009 · national
DE 10 2009 033 790 · Jul 17, 2009 · national
DE 20 2009 011 082 U · Sep 29, 2009 · national
DE 20 2010 000 318 U · Mar 5, 2010 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 13260917
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