IP Library Granted Patent US 11,351,853
Granted Patent B2
US 11,351,853 · App. 16/771,905 · Granted Jun 7, 2022

Hybrid powertrain and vehicle therewith

Inventor: Bernhard Walter (Oberkirch-Haslach, DE)
Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
B60K6/26B60K6/24B60K6/387B60K6/40B60K6/543
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Patent No.
US 11,351,853
App. No.
16/771,905
Granted
Jun 7, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hybrid powertrain includes an internal combustion engine, an electrical machine, a transmission, an output, a first separating clutch, and a generator. The internal combustion engine includes a drive shaft for transmitting a drive shaft torque and the electrical machine includes a rotor shaft for transmitting a rotor shaft torque. The transmission is for transmitting the drive shaft torque and the rotor shaft torque, the output is for receiving the drive shaft torque or the rotor shaft torque, and the first separating clutch is for connecting and disconnecting the drive shaft and the output. The generator is arranged in a first torque flow between the drive shaft and the transmission, and includes a generator shaft for converting the drive shaft torque or the rotor shaft torque into electrical energy.

Claims (71)

1. A hybrid powertrain comprising:

an internal combustion engine comprising a drive shaft for transmitting a drive shaft torque;

an electrical machine comprising a rotor shaft for transmitting a rotor shaft torque;

a transmission for transmitting the drive shaft torque and the rotor shaft torque;

an output for receiving the drive shaft torque or the rotor shaft torque;

a first separating clutch for connecting and disconnecting the drive shaft and the output; and

a generator:

arranged in a first torque flow between the drive shaft and the transmission; and

comprising a generator shaft for converting the drive shaft torque or the rotor shaft torque into electrical energy, wherein:

the output is arranged on an output side of the transmission; and

the transmission is inseparably connected to the output on the output side.

2. The hybrid powertrain of claim 1 , wherein:

the internal combustion engine is arranged on a combustion side of the generator;

the first separating clutch is arranged on the combustion side of the generator;

a torque transmission between the drive shaft and the generator shaft can be interrupted by the first separating clutch; and

the first separating clutch is connected to the generator in an axially overlapping manner.

3. The hybrid powertrain of claim 1 further comprising:

a second separating clutch for connecting and disconnecting the internal combustion engine and the transmission, wherein:

the transmission is arranged on a transmission side of the generator; and

the second separating clutch is arranged on the transmission side of the generator.

4. The hybrid powertrain of claim 1 , further comprising a second separating clutch for connecting and disconnecting the internal combustion engine and the transmission, wherein:

the internal combustion engine is arranged on a combustion side of the generator;

the first separating clutch is:

arranged on the combustion side of the generator;

arranged to interrupt a torque transmission between the drive shaft and the generator shaft; and

connected to the generator in an axially overlapping manner;

the transmission is arranged on a transmission side of the generator; and

the second separating clutch is arranged on the transmission side of the generator.

5. The hybrid powertrain of claim 4 , wherein:

the generator shaft is coupled to the transmission; and

the drive shaft is indirectly connected to the transmission by the generator shaft.

6. The hybrid powertrain of claim 5 , wherein the first separating clutch is a form-fitting clutch or a form-fitting and force-fitting clutch.

7. The hybrid powertrain of claim 6 , wherein the first separating clutch is a dog clutch or a wedge clutch.

8. The hybrid powertrain of claim 1 , wherein the transmission is a continuous variable transmission.

9. The hybrid powertrain of claim 1 further comprising a third separating clutch arranged in a second torque flow between the rotor shaft and the transmission, wherein the rotor shaft is directly connected to the output.

10. The hybrid powertrain of claim 1 , wherein the electrical machine or the generator is operable in opposite rotational directions.

11. A motor vehicle comprising the hybrid powertrain of claim 10 , wherein the output comprises a drive wheel.

12. A hybrid powertrain comprising:

an internal combustion engine comprising a drive shaft for transmitting a drive shaft torque;

an electrical machine comprising a rotor shaft for transmitting a rotor shaft torque;

a transmission for transmitting the drive shaft torque and the rotor shaft torque;

an output for receiving the drive shaft torque or the rotor shaft torque;

a first separating clutch for connecting and disconnecting the drive shaft and the output;

a generator:

arranged in a first torque flow between the drive shaft and the transmission; and

comprising a generator shaft for converting the drive shaft torque or the rotor shaft torque into electrical energy; and

a third separating clutch arranged in a second torque flow between the rotor shaft and the transmission, wherein the rotor shaft is directly connected to the output.

13. The hybrid powertrain of claim 12 , wherein:

the internal combustion engine is arranged on a combustion side of the generator;

the first separating clutch is arranged on the combustion side of the generator;

a torque transmission between the drive shaft and the generator shaft can be interrupted by the first separating clutch; and

the first separating clutch is connected to the generator in an axially overlapping manner.

14. The hybrid powertrain of claim 12 further comprising:

a second separating clutch for connecting and disconnecting the internal combustion engine and the transmission, wherein:

the transmission is arranged on a transmission side of the generator; and

the second separating clutch is arranged on the transmission side of the generator.

15. The hybrid powertrain of claim 12 , further comprising a second separating clutch for connecting and disconnecting the internal combustion engine and the transmission, wherein:

the internal combustion engine is arranged on a combustion side of the generator;

the first separating clutch is:

arranged on the combustion side of the generator;

arranged to interrupt a torque transmission between the drive shaft and the generator shaft; and

connected to the generator in an axially overlapping manner;

the transmission is arranged on a transmission side of the generator; and

the second separating clutch is arranged on the transmission side of the generator.

16. The hybrid powertrain of claim 15 , wherein:

the generator shaft is coupled to the transmission; and

the drive shaft is indirectly connected to the transmission by the generator shaft.

17. The hybrid powertrain of claim 16 , wherein the first separating clutch is a form-fitting clutch or a form-fitting and force-fitting clutch.

18. The hybrid powertrain of claim 17 , wherein the first separating clutch is a dog clutch or a wedge clutch.

19. The hybrid powertrain of claim 12 , wherein the transmission is a continuous variable transmission.

20. The hybrid powertrain of claim 12 , wherein the electrical machine or the generator is operable in opposite rotational directions.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2020
From: WALTER, BERNHARD
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 052909/0915 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102017130494.0 · Dec 19, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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