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Granted Patent B2
US 9,796,257 · App. 14/695,378 · Granted Oct 24, 2017

Powertrain for hybrid vehicle

Inventor: Kum Lim Choi (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
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Patent No.
US 9,796,257
App. No.
14/695,378
Granted
Oct 24, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A powertrain may include a plurality of shafts disposed in parallel with a transmission input shaft of a first shifting mechanism which receives power from an engine, and transmitting power from a motor to a driving shaft while a vehicle is driven; and a second shifting mechanism including a plurality of gears fitted on the shafts, in which one of the gears remains engaged and rotated as a driven gear by a constant synchronizer while the vehicle is driven.

Claims (14)

1. A powertrain for a vehicle, comprising:

a first shifting mechanism including the transmission input shaft;

a plurality of shafts disposed in parallel with the transmission input shaft of the first shifting mechanism that receives power from an engine, and transmitting power from a motor to a driving shaft while the vehicle is driven; and

a second shifting mechanism including a plurality of gears fitted on the plurality of shafts, one of the plurality of gears remaining engaged and rotated as a driven gear by a constant synchronizer while the vehicle is driven,

wherein a shifting rail selecting shift ranges is provided for the first shifting mechanism and the second shifting mechanism to selectively engage the plurality of gears,

wherein the shifting rail has a motor shift range, and

wherein while the vehicle is driven, gears corresponding to speeds of the vehicle are selected and the constant synchronizer remains engaged with the driven gear.

2. The powertrain of claim 1 , wherein the shifting rail selecting shift ranges is provided for the first shifting mechanism and the second shifting mechanism to selectively engage the plurality of gears, and when a neutral gear is engaged, the constant synchronizer remains engaged with the driven gear.

3. The powertrain of claim 1 , wherein the shifting rail selecting shift ranges is provided for the first shifting mechanism and the second shifting mechanism to selectively engage the plurality of gears, and when a motor shift range is selected, the constant synchronizer is disengaged from the driven gear.

4. The powertrain of claim 1 , wherein the second shifting mechanism includes a first shaft and a second shaft having the driven gear, a first driving gear is fitted on the first shaft, the driven gear and an output gear are fitted on the second shaft, and the driven gear of the second shaft is engaged with or disengaged from the constant synchronizer so that power from the motor is transmitted to or disconnected from the driving shaft.

5. The powertrain of claim 4 , wherein the motor is directly connected to the first shaft.

6. The powertrain of claim 4 , wherein a reverse gear and a reverse synchronizer engaged with or disengaged from the reverse gear are fitted on the first shaft.

7. The powertrain of claim 6 , wherein the reverse gear is engaged with a second driving gear on the transmission input shaft of the first shifting mechanism.

8. The powertrain of claim 7 , wherein when the vehicle idles, the second shifting mechanism disengages the driven gear of the second shaft and the constant synchronizer from each other and engages the reverse gear and the reverse synchronizer with each other so that a driving force from the engine is input to the motor and charges a battery.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2015
From: CHOI, KUM LIM
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0163709 · Nov 21, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160144701A1 · May 26, 2016