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Granted Patent B2
US 11,384,817 · App. 17/010,251 · Granted Jul 12, 2022

Powertrain for electric vehicle

Inventor: Jong Yun Park (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation
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Patent No.
US 11,384,817
App. No.
17/010,251
Granted
Jul 12, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power train for an electric vehicle may include an input shaft to which a motor is fixedly connected; an output shaft mounted in parallel to the input shaft; a first driving gear and a first driven gear mounted on the input shaft and the output shaft, respectively, to be gear-engaged with each other; a second driving gear and a second driven gear mounted on the input shaft and the output shaft, respectively, to be gear-engaged with each other; a one-way clutch mounted in a first path where power is transmitted from the input shaft to the output shaft through the first driving gear and the first driven gear; a restraining mechanism mounted to selectively restrain the one-way clutch from freely rotating; and a friction clutch mounted to regulate a second path where power is transmitted from the input shaft to the output shaft through the second driving gear and the second driven gear.

Claims (41)

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

an input shaft to which a motor is fixedly connected;

an output shaft mounted in parallel to the input shaft;

a first driving gear and a first driven gear mounted on the input shaft and the output shaft, respectively, to be gear-engaged with each other;

a second driving gear and a second driven gear mounted on the input shaft and the output shaft, respectively, to be gear-engaged with each other;

a one-way clutch mounted in a first path where power is transmitted from the input shaft to the output shaft through the first driving gear and the first driven gear;

a restraining mechanism mounted to selectively restrain a relative rotation between two parts connected by the one-way clutch; and

a clutch mounted to regulate a second path where power is transmitted from the input shaft to the output shaft through the second driving gear and the second driven gear,

wherein the restraining mechanism includes a dog clutch provided to switch between a free rotation-restrained state and a free rotation-released state of the one-way clutch by linear movement of a sleeve along an axial direction of the input shaft or the output shaft,

wherein the first driving gear is rotatably mounted on the input shaft,

wherein the first driven gear is fixedly mounted on the output shaft, and

wherein the one-way clutch is mounted between the first driving gear and the input shaft to transmit power from the input shaft toward the first driving gear.

2. The power train apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the dog clutch includes a hub fixedly mounted on the input shaft, a clutch gear integrally provided on the first driving gear, and the sleeve configured to be slidable linearly along the axial direction on the hub.

3. The power train apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the second driving gear is rotatably mounted on the input shaft;

wherein the second driven gear is fixedly mounted on the output shaft; and

wherein the clutch is provided between the second driving gear and the input shaft to selectively connect the second driving gear to the input shaft.

4. The power train apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the second driving gear is fixedly mounted on the input shaft;

wherein the second driven gear is rotatably mounted on the output shaft; and

wherein the clutch is provided between the second driven gear and the output shaft to selectively connect the second driven gear to the output shaft.

5. A power train apparatus for a vehicle, the power train apparatus comprising:

an input shaft to which a motor is fixedly connected;

an output shaft mounted in parallel to the input shaft;

a first driving gear and a first driven gear mounted on the input shaft and the output shaft, respectively, to be gear-engaged with each other;

a second driving gear and a second driven gear mounted on the input shaft and the output shaft, respectively, to be gear-engaged with each other;

a one-way clutch mounted in a first path where power is transmitted from the input shaft to the output shaft through the first driving gear and the first driven gear;

a restraining mechanism mounted to selectively restrain a relative rotation between two parts connected by the one-way clutch; and

a clutch mounted to regulate a second path where power is transmitted from the input shaft to the output shaft through the second driving gear and the second driven gear,

wherein the restraining mechanism includes a dog clutch provided to switch between a free rotation-restrained state and a free rotation-released state of the one-way clutch by linear movement of a sleeve along an axial direction of the input shaft or the output shaft,

wherein the first driving gear is fixedly mounted on the input shaft,

wherein the first driven gear is rotatably mounted on the output shaft,

wherein the one-way clutch is mounted between the first driven gear and the output shaft to transmit power from the first driven gear to the output shaft,

wherein the second driving gear is rotatably mounted on the input shaft,

wherein the second driven gear is fixedly mounted on the output shaft, and

wherein the clutch is provided between the second driving gear and the input shaft to selectively connect the second driving gear to the input shaft.

6. The power train apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the dog clutch includes a hub fixedly mounted on the output shaft, a clutch gear integrally provided on the first driven gear, and the sleeve configured to be slidable linearly along the axial direction on the hub.

7. The power train apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the output shaft includes an output gear; and

wherein the output gear is gear-engaged to a ring gear of differential gearing to output power to the ring gear of the differential gearing.

8. The power train apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the clutch is a normally-closed type clutch that transmits power in a closed state unless a separate operating force is applied thereto.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2020
From: PARK, JONG YUN
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053678/0104 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0062667 · May 25, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210364064A1 · Nov 25, 2021
Cited By (1)
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