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Granted Patent B2
US 12,000,479 · App. 17/801,211 · Granted Jun 4, 2024

Shifting assembly for a transmission

Inventors: Caspar Braun (Kassel, DE); Daniel Schlereth (Reichenbach, DE)
Assignee: Revolute GmbH
F16H63/08F16H3/46F16H3/66F16H2003/442F16H2200/0034F16H2200/0039F16H2200/2005F16H2200/2007F16H2200/2033F16H2200/2064F16H2200/2066F16H2200/2082F16H2200/2094
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Patent No.
US 12,000,479
App. No.
17/801,211
Granted
Jun 4, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shifting assembly for a transmission at least has a first component, a second component, and a third component, the components interacting according to the shift state in that a friction clutch is arranged between the first component and the second component, a positively-locking clutch is arranged between the second component and the third component, and a freewheel unit is arranged between the second component and the third component. A connection means is provided which connects a clutch part of the friction clutch to a clutch part of the positively-locking clutch.

Claims (56)

1. A transmission comprising a shifting assembly, the shifting assembly comprising:

a first component;

a second component; and

a third component;

wherein the components interact in dependence on a shifting state in that:

a friction clutch is arranged between the first component and the second component;

a positive clutch is arranged between the second component and the third component; and

a freewheel clutch unit is arranged between the second component and the third component, and

wherein a connection means is provided that connects a coupling part of the friction clutch to a coupling part of the positive locking clutch; and

at least one of the components is rotationally fixed.

2. A The transmission in accordance with claim 1 , wherein

the shifting assembly further comprises the following shifting states:

friction clutch open and positively locking clutch closed; or

friction clutch open and positively locking clutch open; or

friction clutch closed and positively locking clutch open.

3. A The transmission in accordance with claim 1 , wherein

at least two of the components of the shifting assembly are coaxially rotatable with respect to one another and/or at least one of the components is rotationally fixed.

4. The transmission in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising:

an actuating means adapted to displace the connection means so that the shifting state of the friction clutch and/or of the positively locking clutch can be set by the actuating means.

5. The transmission shifting assembly in accordance with claim 4 , wherein

the actuating means is configured as a hydraulic actuating means or as a pneumatic actuating means or as a mechanical actuating means or as an electromechanical actuator or as an electromagnetic actuator.

6. The transmission in accordance with claim 4 , wherein

the actuating means has a return spring, with the return spring being configured to displace the connection means.

7. The transmission in accordance with claim 1 , wherein

the friction clutch is formed as a multidisk clutch and/or the positively locking clutch is formed as a dog clutch.

8. The transmission in accordance with claim 7 , wherein

the dog clutch is formed as self-aligning in that dogs of the dog clutch are formed as chamfered on a rear side not transferring power or in that the dog clutch has a coil spring unit.

9. The transmission in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising:

at least two shafts coaxially rotatable with respect to one another and at least one rotationally fixed shaft.

10. The transmission in accordance with claim 9 , wherein

the first component is rotationally fixedly operatively connected to one of the rotatable shafts or to the rotationally fixed shaft or the second component is rotationally fixedly operatively connected to one of the rotatable shafts or the third component is rotationally fixedly operatively connected to one of the rotatable shafts or to the rotationally fixed shaft.

11. The transmission in accordance with claim 9 , wherein

the transmission has at least one planetary set having at least one sun gear, having at least one planetary carrier, and having at least one annulus gear, wherein the at least two shafts are formed as an input shaft and as an output shaft, and wherein the first component or the third component is/are rotationally fixedly operatively connected to the input shaft or to the output shaft and to the rotationally fixed shaft, or wherein the second component is rotationally fixedly operatively connected to the sun gear or to the planetary carrier or to the annulus gear.

12. The transmission in accordance with claim 9 , wherein:

the at least one rotationally fixed shaft comprises a rotationally fixed shaft;

the at least two shafts coaxially rotatable comprise an input shaft and an output shaft; and

the transmission further comprises a planetary set having at least one sun gear, having at least one planetary gear, and having at least one annulus gear, wherein the first component is rotationally fixedly operatively connected to the input shaft and wherein the second component is formed as the annulus gear and the third component is formed as the rotationally fixed shaft, wherein the input shaft is rotationally fixedly operatively connected to the sun gear and the output shaft is rotationally fixedly operatively connected to the planetary carrier.

13. The transmission in accordance with claim 9 , wherein:

the at least one rotationally fixed shaft comprises a rotationally fixed shaft;

the at least two shafts coaxially rotatable comprise an input shaft and an output shaft; and

the transmission further comprises a planetary set having at least one sun gear, having at least one planetary carrier, and having at least one annulus gear, wherein, in the first shifting assembly

the first component is formed as the rotationally fixed shaft;

the second component is formed as the sun gear; or

the third component is formed as the output shaft, or wherein, in the second shifting assembly,

the first component is formed as the rotationally fixed shaft;

the second component is formed as the annulus gear or the third component is formed as the output shaft, or wherein the input shaft is rotationally fixedly operatively connected to the planetary carrier.

14. The transmission in accordance with claim 9 , wherein

the at least one rotationally fixed shaft comprises a rotationally fixed shaft;

the at least two shafts coaxially rotatable comprise an input shaft, a second input shaft, and an output shaft; and

the transmission further comprises a first shifting assembly and a second shifting assembly, and furthermore comprises a first planetary set and a second planetary set, each having at least one sun gear, having at least one planetary carrier, and having at least one annulus gear, wherein the annulus gear of the first planetary set and the sun gear of the second planetary set are rotationally fixedly operatively connected to one another and form an intermediate element and wherein, in the first shifting assembly,

the first component is formed as the rotationally fixed shaft;

the second component is formed as the planetary carrier of the first planetary set; or

the third component is formed as the output shaft, or wherein, in the second shifting assembly,

the first component is formed as the rotationally fixed shaft;

the second component is formed as the annulus gear of the second planetary set; or

the third component is formed as the output shaft; or wherein the first input shaft is rotationally fixedly operatively connected to the planetary carrier of the second planetary set or the second input shaft is rotationally fixedly operatively connected to the sun gear of the first planetary set.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2022
From: BRAUN, CASPAR; SCHLERETH, DANIEL
To: REVOLUTE GMBH
Reel/Frame 061695/0876 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102020104676.6 · Feb 21, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230075440A1 · Mar 9, 2023