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US 12,304,314 · App. 18/699,232 · Granted May 20, 2025

Dual-clutch assembly, hybrid power system, and vehicle

Inventors: Hengxian Zhang (Wuhu, CN); Zhiguang Zhou (Wuhu, CN); Dong Huang (Wuhu, CN); Lizhen Geng (Wuhu, CN)
Assignee: CHERY AUTOMOBILE CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,304,314
App. No.
18/699,232
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dual-clutch assembly is provided. The dual-clutch assembly includes a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft, a hollow shaft, a first clutch, and a second clutch. The first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are arranged coaxially at intervals, and the hollow shaft is sleeved outside the second rotating shaft. The first clutch is between the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft, a driving part of the first clutch is connected with the first rotating shaft, and a driven part of the first clutch is connected with the second rotating shaft. A driving part of the second clutch is positioned on one side of the first clutch which is away from the second rotating shaft, and is connected with the first rotating shaft, and a driven part of the second clutch is connected with the hollow shaft.

Claims (23)

1. A hybrid power system, comprising a dual-clutch assembly, an engine, a first motor, a first gear train, and a second gear train, wherein the dual-clutch assembly comprises a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft, a hollow shaft, a first clutch, and a second clutch;

wherein the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are arranged coaxially at intervals, and the hollow shaft is sleeved outside the second rotating shaft;

wherein the first clutch is between the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft, a driving part of the first clutch is connected with the first rotating shaft, and a driven part of the first clutch is connected with the second rotating shaft; and

wherein a driving part of the second clutch is on one side, away from the second rotating shaft, of the first clutch and is connected with the first rotating shaft, wherein the one side is away from the second rotating shaft, and wherein a driven part of the second clutch is connected with the hollow shaft;

wherein the engine and the first motor are both in transmission connection with the first rotating shaft;

wherein an input gear of the first gear train is coaxially connected with the second rotating shaft, an input gear of the second gear train is coaxially connected with the hollow shaft, and an output gear of the first gear train and an output gear of the second gear train are both in transmission connection with a wheel;

wherein the hybrid power system further comprises a second motor and a third rotating shaft;

wherein the second motor is in transmission connection with the third rotating shaft; and

wherein the output gear of the first gear train and the output gear of the second gear train are both coaxially sleeved outside the third rotating shaft, and the third rotating shaft is in transmission connection with the wheel.

2. The hybrid power system according to claim 1 , further comprising a planetary gear train which comprises a ring gear, a center gear, a plurality of planetary gears, and a planet carrier;

wherein the center gear is in the ring gear, each of the plurality of planetary gears is between the center gear and the ring gear and engages with the center gear and the ring gear, and the planet carrier is arranged coaxially with the center gear and connected with the plurality of planetary gears; and

wherein the engine is connected with the planet carrier, the planet carrier is coaxially connected with the first rotating shaft, the first motor is connected with the center gear, and the ring gear is locked.

3. The hybrid power system according to claim 2 , wherein the planetary gear train is in a rotor of the first motor, and the center gear is connected with the rotor of the first motor.

4. The hybrid power system according to claim 3 , further comprising an annular plate,

wherein the annular plate is movably sleeved outside the first rotating shaft and in the rotor of the first motor, an outer edge of the annular plate is connected with an inner wall of the first motor, and an inner edge of the annular plate is coaxially connected with the center gear.

5. The hybrid power system according to claim 1 , further comprising a third gear train and a synchronizer,

wherein an input gear of the third gear train is coaxially connected with the second motor, and an output gear of the third gear train is movably sleeved outside the third rotating shaft; and

wherein the synchronizer is sleeved outside the third rotating shaft, and the synchronizer is configured to connect or disconnect the third rotating shaft to the output gear of the third gear train.

6. The hybrid power system according to claim 1 , further comprising a third gear train and a third clutch, wherein

an input gear of the third gear train is coaxially connected with the second motor through the third clutch, and an output gear of the third gear train is fixedly sleeved outside the third rotating shaft.

7. The hybrid power system according to claim 3 , further comprising a power supply assembly which comprises a battery and two inverters, wherein each of the two inverters is connected to the battery, the first motor is connected to one of the two inverters, and the second motor is connected to another of the two inverters.

8. The hybrid power system according to claim 1 , further comprising a fourth clutch, wherein the fourth clutch is connected between the first rotating shaft and the engine.

9. A vehicle, comprising the hybrid power system according to claim 3 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2024
From: ZHANG, HENGXIAN; ZHOU, ZHIGUANG; HUANG, DONG; GENG, LIZHEN
To: CHERY AUTOMOBILE CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202111232576.7 · Oct 22, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240424881A1 · Dec 26, 2024
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