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Granted Patent B2
US 9,995,370 · App. 15/464,416 · Granted Jun 12, 2018

Coupling assembly and transmission assembly

Inventors: Michael Staake (Munich, DE); Michael Hombauer (Harthausen, DE); Nikola Brk (Munich, DE)
Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
F16H3/66F16H2200/0021F16H2200/0039F16H2200/2007F16H2200/2038
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Patent No.
US 9,995,370
App. No.
15/464,416
Granted
Jun 12, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A coupling assembly is provided for a transmission assembly, in particular for a multiple spider planetary gear transmission, wherein the transmission assembly has two speed-change gear units coupled to each other. A first shaft and a second shaft are coupleable with one of the speed-change gear units, wherein by blocking of one of the shafts two shifting stages of the transmission assembly are shiftable. A third shaft is provided as well as a first shifting element and a second shifting element, each of which couples the first shaft and the second shaft with the third shaft. A third shifting element is provided which can brake and/or block the third shaft.

Claims (44)

1. A coupling assembly for a transmission assembly having two speed-change gear mechanisms coupled to one another, the coupling assembly comprising:

a first shaft and a second shaft coupleable to one of the two speed-change gear mechanisms, wherein two shift stages of the transmission assembly are shiftable by blocking of, in each case, one of the first and second shafts;

a third shaft;

a first shifting element and a second shifting element which, in each case, couple the first shaft and the second shaft to the third shaft; and

a third shifting element that can brake and/or block the third shaft.

2. The coupling assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the first shifting element, the second shifting element and/or the third shifting element are, in each case, formed by a brake.

3. The coupling assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the first shifting element, the second shifting element and/or the third shifting element are, in each case, formed by a clutch.

4. The coupling assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the clutch is a multiple disk clutch.

5. The coupling assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising one bearing respectively provided for each of the first, second and third shafts.

6. A coupling assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the coupling assembly is configured for a multiple spider planetary gear mechanism transmission assembly.

7. A transmission assembly, comprising:

an input shaft;

first and second speed-change gear mechanisms coupled to one another;

a coupling assembly comprising:

a first shaft and a second shaft coupleable to one of the two speed-change gear mechanisms, wherein two shift stages of the transmission assembly are shiftable by blocking of, in each case, one of the first and second shafts;

a third shaft;

a first shifting element and a second shifting element which, in each case, couple the first shaft and the second shaft to the third shaft; and

a third shifting element that can brake and/or block the third shaft, wherein

the first shaft and the second shaft are coupled to the first speed-change mechanism and/or the second speed-change mechanism, and

three transmission ratios between the input shaft and the output shaft are selectable via selective shifting of the first, second, and third shifting elements.

8. The transmission assembly according to claim 7 , wherein

the two speed-change gear mechanisms are planetary gear mechanisms which, in each case, comprise a sun gear, a plurality of planetary gears mounted on a spider, and an internal gear.

9. The transmission assembly according to claim 8 , wherein

the spider of the first speed-change gear mechanism is coupled to the internal gear of the second speed-change gear mechanism, and

the spider of the second speed-change gear mechanism is coupled to the internal gear of the first speed-change gear mechanism.

10. The transmission assembly according to claim 9 , wherein

the first shaft of the coupling assembly is coupled to the spider of the second speed-change gear mechanism, and

the second shaft of the coupling assembly is coupled to the sun gear of the second speed-change gear mechanism.

11. The transmission assembly according to claim 8 , wherein

the first shaft of the coupling assembly is coupled to the spider of the second speed-change gear mechanism, and

the second shaft of the coupling assembly is coupled to the sun gear of the second speed-change gear mechanism.

12. The transmission assembly according to claim 8 , wherein

the input shaft is coupled to the sun gear of the first speed-change gear mechanism, and

the output shaft is coupled to the spider of the first speed-change gear mechanism.

13. The transmission assembly according to claim 9 , wherein

the input shaft is coupled to the sun gear of the first speed-change gear mechanism, and

the output shaft is coupled to the spider of the first speed-change gear mechanism.

14. The transmission assembly according to claim 10 , wherein

the input shaft is coupled to the sun gear of the first speed-change gear mechanism, and

the output shaft is coupled to the spider of the first speed-change gear mechanism.

15. The transmission assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the transmission assembly is configured for a drive device of a vehicle.

16. The transmission assembly according to claim 15 , wherein the drive device is an electric motor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2017
From: STAAKE, MICHAEL; HOMBAUER, MICHAEL, DR.; BRK, NIKOLA
To: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 041658/0535 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2014 224 056 · Nov 26, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTEP2015076178 · Nov 10, 2015
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