Differential Drive Or Control Patents (Class 475/150)
  • Publication number: 20140024487
    Abstract: Construction of a friction roller reducer is achieved wherein displacement of intermediate rollers due to the change in thickness in the axial direction of loading cam apparatuses can be performed smoothly, and excellent transmission efficiency can be obtained. Long guide holes that are long in the radial direction of a sun roller and ring-shaped roller are provided in guide blocks that are fastened to a support frame for supporting the end sections of rotation shafts of intermediate rollers. The outer rings of ball bearings, of which the inner rings are fitted around and fastened to the outside of the end sections of the rotation shafts, engage with the long guide holes so as to be able to displace in the radial direction of the sun roller and the ring-shaped roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Kazutaka Tanaka, Yasuyuki Matsuda, Takashi Imanishi, Eiji Inoue, Hiroyasu Yoshioka, Tsutomu Hibi
  • Patent number: 8633622
    Abstract: An electric motor assembly includes a stator defining a first interior space, a rotor positioned within the first interior space and configured for rotation relative to the stator, the rotor defining a second interior space, and a planetary gear assembly associated with the rotor and at least partially positioned within the second interior space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Remy Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Bradley D. Chamberlin, Balazs Palfai, Larry A. Kubes
  • Publication number: 20140004987
    Abstract: A vehicular drive system provided with an electric motor for generating a drive force to be transmitted to drive wheels, includes: the electric motor including an output rotary member having opposite end portions from which the drive force of the electric motor is transmitted to the drive wheels; two power connecting/disconnecting devices respectively configured to selectively connect and disconnect each of the opposite end portions of the output rotary member to and from the drive wheels; and the two power connecting/disconnecting devices being controlled to selectively connect the opposite end portions of the output rotary member to the drive wheels, for thereby changing a ratio of rotating speeds of the drive wheels to an operating speed of the electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiro Sato, Hiroyuki Ishii
  • Patent number: 8608608
    Abstract: An apparatus consisting of a motor with a cylindrical housing homocentric to the drive shaft of the motor. A pinion is affixed concentrically to the front end of the motor housing. The motor housing is fitted with bearings which allows the motor housing to rotate inside its support housing when torque is applied. Idler gears set in a frame perpendicular to the drive shaft mesh with the pinion attached to the motor housing, and link that pinion to a similar pinion affixed to the drive shaft of the motor. When the drive shaft is coupled to a workpiece and torque is applied the opposing force generated by the torque causes the motor housing and its pinion to rotate in the opposite direction. The idler gears linking the similar pinions redirects that opposing force toward the torque initiated by the motor thus compounding the amount of energy being applied to the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Inventor: Oral Evans Simpkins
  • Publication number: 20130325207
    Abstract: A machine having a transmission, a differential, and a drive shaft disposed therebetween has an improvement including a stator with a substantially cylindrical opening extending therethrough, and a rotor that rotates relative to the stator. The rotor is attached to the drive shaft in axial alignment, and rotation of the drive shaft causes a corresponding rotation of the rotor. At least a portion of the drive shaft extends through the opening in the stator. A semi-rigid coupling extends between the stator and the transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventor: Johan Gunther
  • Publication number: 20130324342
    Abstract: A motor driving force transmission device includes electric motors which produce motor driving force with which a rear differential is operated and a speed reduction and transmission mechanism which reduces the speed of the motor driving force of the electric motors and transmits it to the rear differential. The speed reduction and transmission mechanism has eccentric cams which rotate as the electric motors are driven, transmission members which rotate as the eccentric cams rotate, and is disposed on an outer circumference of the rear differential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tohru Onozaki, Tsune Kobayashi, Masaharu Tagami, Motoyasu Yamamori, Hiroshi Takuno, Kunihiko Suzuki, Tomoyoshi Takai, Keita Nomura, Hideki Shibata
  • Patent number: 8591369
    Abstract: An asynchronous boost assist system for a motor vehicle includes a first electric motor, a second electric motor positioned opposite the first electric motor and a differential gear system operatively connected to the first and second electric motors. The differential gear system includes a first differential gear set and a second differential gear set. The first differential gear set is operatively connected to the first and second electric motors and the second differential gear set is configured and disposed to operatively connect to first and second vehicle wheels. A controller is operatively connected to each of the first and second electric motors. The controller selectively independently controls an operational speed of each of the first and second electric motors to selectively provide an acceleration boost through the second differential gear set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Remy Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Balazs Palfai, Alex Creviston, Attila Nagy, Gurkamal Singh
  • Patent number: 8585525
    Abstract: A left and right wheels drive system includes: first and second drive sources left and right drive wheels; and a gear mechanism interposed between the drive sources and the drive wheels, the gear mechanism including: a pinion set including a plurality of pinion gears installed on one shaft; and an element group linked with the pinion set and includes first, second, third, and fourth elements When the first element is held stationary, the second, third and fourth elements rotate in the same direction. When the first element is held stationary, the second element rotates at a higher speed than the third and fourth elements. One of the first and second drive sources is connected to the first element, and the other is connected to the second element. One of the left and right drive wheels is connected to the third element, and the other is connected to the fourth element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuichi Ushiroda, Kaoru Sawase
  • Patent number: 8585537
    Abstract: A driving device includes a planetary gear deceleration mechanism in a transmission path that transmits driving force from a driving motor to a driven member, in which the deceleration mechanism includes first and second support units into which a housing that constitutes a mechanism main body is divided, the first support unit includes carriers of at least one stage and pinion gears supported thereby, and is provided with an output unit in the carrier of the final stage, the second support unit includes an output shaft that is detachable from the output unit and a supporting unit for the output shaft, and the output shaft is supported in an insertable and removable manner with respect to the output unit of the carriers in the first and the second support units that are joined to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Katsuaki Miyawaki, Hiromichi Matsuda, Tetsuo Watanabe, Nobuo Iwata
  • Publication number: 20130296094
    Abstract: An electric drive module for a motor vehicle includes an electric motor assembly having a cartridge housing containing a stator, a rotor, and a rotor shaft. The rotor shaft is supported by the cartridge housing. The electric motor assembly is positioned within an axle housing. A reduction unit includes an input member being driven by the rotor shaft and includes an output member driven at a reduced speed relative to the input member. A differential assembly includes an input driven by the output member, a first differential output driving a first output shaft, and a second differential output driving a second output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Noel R. Mack, Harminder Mann
  • Publication number: 20130296091
    Abstract: A variable speed drive (AVSD) includes an input shaft connected to receive a mechanical input from an aircraft engine and an output shaft connected to provide a speed-controlled mechanical output. The AVSD includes a first power path having a fixed gear ratio, a second power path having a variable gear ratio, and a differential coupled to combine power received from the first power path and the second power path for provision to the output shaft. A controller modifies the variable gear ratio of the second power path to regulate the output shaft of the AVSD to a desired speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Glenn C. Lemmers, JR., Brandon M. Grell, Todd A. Spierling, David S. Behling
  • Publication number: 20130281248
    Abstract: Disclosed is a direct-type driving module of a differential gear for an electric vehicle, which is configured to directly connect a driving shaft of a driving motor to a driving bevel gear without a decelerator. In the direct-type driving module according to the present invention, the driving axel of the driving motor is connected to a driving bevel gear geared with the differential gear through a coupler, thereby easily adapting to the change of a driving axel. In addition, a rotator of the driving motor can be prevented from being compressed or applied with a tensile load due to an external force applied to a driving axel installed in a direct-type driving method, thereby increasing durability of the driving motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
    Inventors: Hyun Rok Cha, Dae Young Im, Tae Won Jeong
  • Publication number: 20130281247
    Abstract: An electric drive unit (EDU) is configured for driving a first and second wheel of a vehicle. The EDU includes a rotor, a stator, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, and a pair of engagement mechanisms. The first planetary gear set is operatively connected to the rotor and rotates about the drive axis in response to rotation of the rotor to transmit torque to the first wheel. The second planetary gear set is operatively connected to the rotor and rotates about the drive axis in response to rotation of the rotor to transmit torque to the second wheel. Rotation of the rotor causes each of the planetary gear sets to rotate about the drive axis. Each engagement mechanism is selectively engages a respective one of the planetary gear sets to vary the torque transmitted to the respective wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Alan G. Holmes
  • Publication number: 20130281249
    Abstract: An electric motor and a differential mechanism are placed near a vehicle body left-right center line distributed between the left and right sides of the vehicle body. In addition, at least parts respectively of the electric motor and the differential mechanism are placed on the vehicle body left-right center line. A deceleration mechanism is placed away from the vehicle left-right center line on one of the left and right sides of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventor: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130281250
    Abstract: A torque vectoring device (4-18) for two half-axles of a vehicle drive axle, provided with a conventional differential (20-27), through which drive torque is supplied from a propulsion motor, is connected on one hand to one of the half-axles (1), on the other hand to the cage (24) of the differential (20-27). An electric motor (15) of the torque vectoring device is connected via a differential transmission in the form of a planetary gearing (10) to said one of the half-axles (1) and the cage (24). The arrangement is such that the electric motor stands still, when the rotational speed of the half-axle (1) and the cage (24) is the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems AB
    Inventors: Lars Severinsson, Kristoffer Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20130274050
    Abstract: A drive device for a vehicle includes at least one electric machine having at least one rotor element which is configured to delimit an installation area in a radial direction. Disposed, at least partly, in the installation area, is at least one transmission device which is configured to be driven by the electric machine via the rotor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Kalmbach, Klaus Schleicher, Janina Steinz
  • Publication number: 20130274053
    Abstract: A drive device for a motor vehicle includes at least one electric machine having at least one rotor element which includes a single-piece, essentially sleeve-shaped rotor carrier to delimit an installation area in a radial direction. At least one transmission device is disposed, at least partly, in the installation area and configured to be driven by the electric machine via the rotor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Frank Bäuerlein, Markus Klöpzig, Klaus Schleicher
  • Publication number: 20130274052
    Abstract: A drive device for a vehicle includes at least one electric machine having at least one rotor element which is configured to delimit an installation area in a radial direction, and an active rotor part which is operably connected to the rotor element and has a ring structure to guide a magnetic flux of the electric machine. At least one transmission device is disposed, at least partly, in the installation area and configured to be driven by the electric machine via the rotor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Kalmbach, Klaus Schleicher, Janina Steinz
  • Publication number: 20130274051
    Abstract: A drive device for a motor vehicle includes at least one electric machine having at least one rotor element which is configured to delimit an installation area in a radial direction. At least one transmission device is disposed, at least partly, in the installation area and configured to be driven by the electric machine via the rotor element. At least two components of the transmission device and/or electric machine are permanently linked to one another such that a detachment of the two components causes destruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Kalmbach, Klaus Schleicher, Janina Steinz
  • Publication number: 20130267368
    Abstract: A transmission and differential gearing includes a transmission section and a differential section. The transmission section has an input stage and a load stage. The sun gear of the input stage is connected or coupleable to an input shaft. The ring gear of the bad stage is fixed relative to the housing. The sun gear of the bad stage is connected to the carrier of the input stage. The carrier of the load stage is connected to the ring gear of the input stage. The differential section is a spur gear differential configured as a planetary gear set. The ring gear of the planetary gear set is connected to the carrier of the load stage. The carrier of the planetary gear set and the sun gear of the planetary gear set are connected to a respective one of two output shafts. A motor and gearing unit is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Rainer Petersen, Andreas Lutz, Jörg Möckel, Stefan Hanke
  • Patent number: 8550948
    Abstract: A ship propulsion (3) with at least a fixedly positioned transmission unit (4, 204) secured to the hull (6) of the ship and a propulsion unit (5, 205) located on the exterior of the hull. The ship propulsion (3) facilitates pivoting of the propulsion unit (5, 205) around a control axis (10, 110, 210, 310), via a control device (200, 300). The control device has a control motor (120, 220, 320) and at least one control transmission (130, 230, 330). The control transmission is designed as a reduced planetary transmission, which comprises two central gears (131, 132, 231, 232, 331, 332) and a planetary gear carrier (233, 333, 433) with at least two planetary gears (238, 338), and coaxial positioned with reference to the control axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: JĂĽrgen Pescheck, Horst Schulz, Tino Kirschner, Andrea Pellegnnetti, Nicole Zanoni, Alfred Klenzle, Michele Zottele
  • Publication number: 20130260941
    Abstract: In a motor driving force transmission apparatus, a cam mechanism includes an input cam member that rotates upon reception of motor torque from a cam actuating electric motor and an output cam member that outputs cam thrust force through movement due to rotation of the input cam member, and rotation of the output cam member around an axis of a housing is restricted by a restricting member fixed to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Keita NOMURA, Kunihiko Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8545359
    Abstract: A drive force adjustment apparatus includes a differential gear, a motor, a first gear mechanism and a second gear mechanism. The input element, the first output element, the second output element, the motor input element, the fixed element, and the connecting element are expressed as points I, R, L, M, F and C on a graph, an ordinate of which shows the number of revolutions and a abscissa of which shows relative ratios of the number of revolutions of the elements. Length of L-I is equal to length of R-I, I is located between L and R on a straight line L-R, I is located between F and C on a straight line F-C, and R is located between C and M on a straight line C-M.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomo Kato, Kaoru Sawase, Yuichi Ushiroda
  • Patent number: 8527178
    Abstract: In apparatus for controlling operation of a four-wheel drive vehicle having a prime mover (engine), drive wheels driven by the prime mover and free wheels, a VC (viscous coupling; torque transferring device) installed between the drive wheels and free wheels to transfer torque generated in response to a difference between inputted and outputted rotation thereof, output of the prime mover is decreased based on a desired rotational speed of the drive wheels driven by the prime mover when calculated difference between inputted and outputted rotation of the VC is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, thereby enabling to control the driving force effectively so as to achieve required vehicle driving performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Noguchi, Hirohiko Totsuka, Yuji Okamura
  • Publication number: 20130225348
    Abstract: The present invention utilizes the rotary kinetic power of a rotary kinetic power source to directly drive the epicyclic gear set, or to drive the epicyclic gear set through a transmission device, then a continuous variable transmission (CVT) is individually installed between two output shafts of the epicyclic gear set and the load driven thereby, so the wheel set of the driven load is enabled to randomly perform variation of the driving speed ratio and the driving torque, so as to drive the combined common load; between the output ends of the mentioned two continuous variable transmissions, a limited slip differential or a stabilize device composed of a dual shaft connecting device having slip coupling torque can be further installed according to actual needs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Publication number: 20130225347
    Abstract: The present invention utilizes the rotary kinetic power of a rotary kinetic power source to directly drive the epicyclic gear set, or to drive the epicyclic gear set through a transmission device, then a continuous variable transmission (CVT) is individually installed between two output shafts of the epicyclic gear set and the load driven thereby, so the wheel set of the driven load is enabled to randomly perform variation of the driving speed ratio and the driving torque, so as to drive the combined common load; between the output ends of the mentioned two continuous variable transmissions, a limited slip differential or a stabilize device composed of a dual shaft connecting device having slip coupling torque can be further installed according to actual needs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventor: Tai-Her YANG
  • Publication number: 20130203543
    Abstract: An axle assembly with a motor, a differential assembly, a housing, a transmission and a reduction gearset. The transmission has a first and second planetary gearsets that have associated (i.e., first and second) ring gears, planet carriers and sun gears. The first planet carrier is coupled to a differential carrier of the differential assembly for common rotation. The second ring gear is non-rotatably coupled to the housing. The second planet carrier is coupled to the second differential output for common rotation. The second sun gear is coupled to the first sun gear for common rotation. The reduction gearset is disposed between an output shaft of the motor and the first ring gear and includes a first gear, which is coupled to the output shaft for rotation therewith, and a second gear that is coupled to the first ring gear for rotation therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: EAAM DRIVELINE SYSTEMS AB
    Inventor: EAAM DRIVELINE SYSTEMS AB
  • Publication number: 20130196805
    Abstract: A powertrain has an electric torque converter that includes an electric motor/generator, and a differential gear set having a first member, a second member, and a third member. The powertrain includes a layshaft transmission having a first input member connected to the first member, a second input member connected to the second member, and having a plurality of selectively engageable torque-transmitting mechanisms each of which is selectively engageable to establish a different respective speed ratio through the transmission. At least one controller is provided, and the motor/generator is connected for common rotation with the third member and is controlled by said at least one controller to establish a speed of the third member that permits synchronous engagement and disengagement of the torque-transmitting mechanisms to shift from one of the respective speed ratios to a successive one of the respective speed ratios. A method of controlling the powertrain is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Andrew W. Phillips
  • Publication number: 20130190124
    Abstract: An electric drive for a motor vehicle is disclosed that comprises an electric motor and a drive unit drivable by the electric motor. The drive unit has a planetary drive and a differential drive 9, which are arranged coaxially to a rotational axis A. The planetary drive comprises a ring gear, a sun gear, a plurality of planet gears as well as a planet carrier. The ring gear is rotatingly driveable by the electric motor around the rotational axis A. The sun gear is supportable or supported relative to a stationary component against rotation. The planet carrier is connected to a differential carrier of the differential drive so as to transmit torque thereto. A motor vehicle with such an electric drive is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: GKN Driveline International GmbH
    Inventor: Theodor Gassmann
  • Publication number: 20130178319
    Abstract: When a bearing includes outer and inner rings and the outer ring is fitted to the inner periphery of an input member, which defines a center hole, with a clearance and the inner ring is fitted to an eccentric portion with a clearance, a size between a second axis and a third axis is set to a size that is smaller than or equal to half of a size obtained by adding a diameter difference between an outside diameter of the bearing and an inside diameter of the input member, which defines the center hole, a diameter difference between an inside diameter of the bearing and an outside diameter of the eccentric portion and an operating clearance of the bearing in a state where the input member has been moved to contact the housing on a line perpendicular to the second axis and a fourth axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventor: JTEKT Corporation
  • Patent number: 8454471
    Abstract: A differential mechanism includes a case, a gear rotatable about an axis, a lock ring held against rotation relative to the case, a lever contacting the lock ring, and an electromagnetic coil that is displaced axially when energized, pivoting the lever, engaging the lock ring with the side gear, and preventing the gear from rotating relative to the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis W. Isken, II, Hihong Guo, Brian J. Andonian, Jacob M. Povirk, Yasser Hindi
  • Patent number: 8454470
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a power generating apparatus and method for assisting an engine, capable of supplying auxiliary power to an engine transmission shaft when the engine is transmitting power to the engine transmission shaft via a gearbox. The power generating apparatus comprises: a power supply unit for providing a high voltage power source; a driver for converting the high voltage power source into a driving power source and transmitting same; and a direct-current motor for converting the driving power source transmitted by the driver into the auxiliary power to be transmitted to the engine transmission shaft; wherein the rotational speed of the direct-current motor driving the engine transmission shaft is enabled to be higher than that of the engine driving the engine transmission shaft, so as to supply the auxiliary power to the engine transmission shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Shen Yang Technologies Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsin Chi Hsu, Tien Chuang, Shen Lung Hsu, Kun Ho Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20130137543
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission has an input shaft and an output shaft. The transmission includes a variator unit having an input shaft and an output shaft, and a planetary gear wheel unit having a planet carrier, a first sun wheel and a second sun wheel. The input shaft of the transmission is rotationally connectable to the planet carrier and to the input shaft of the variator unit, and a shaft rotationally fixed to the first sun wheel is rotationally connectable to the output shaft of the variator unit. The planet carrier is provided with a first inner set of planet wheels for meshing engagement with the first sun wheel and a second outer set of planet wheels for meshing engagement with the second sun wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventors: Per Mattsson, Mats Akerblom
  • Publication number: 20130130857
    Abstract: An electric drive for a motor vehicle comprising an electric motor and a drive unit is disclosed. The drive unit has a first gear stage, driveable by the electric motor, a second gear stage, driveable by the first gear stage, and a differential drive, driveable by the second gear stage. The first gear stage has a driving wheel and an output wheel, wherein the driving wheel is arranged coaxially to the output shaft of the electric motor and is rotatingly driveable by the electric motor around a first rotational axis A. The output wheel is drivingly connected to the driving wheel and is rotatingly driveable around a second rotational axis B, wherein the second rotational axis B is arranged parallel off-set to the first rotational axis A. The second gear stage and the differential drive are arranged coaxially to the second rotational axis B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: GKN Driveline International GmbH
    Inventor: Theodor Gassmann
  • Publication number: 20130123058
    Abstract: In a drive arrangement for wheels of a motor vehicle which are driven by an electric machine via a differential, an electric machine which has a ring shaped rotor drives a drive element of the differential, whose output shafts output to the wheels of the motor vehicle. The ring shaped rotor of the electric machine outputs to the input element of the differential via a gear mechanism and the differential is integrated in the rotor thereby allowing for a structurally compact construction and enabling favorable transmission ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventor: Johann Märkl
  • Publication number: 20130123057
    Abstract: In a drive arrangement for wheels of a motor vehicle which are driven by means of an electric machine via a differential, the electric machine includes a rotor and a stator and drives a drive element of the differential whose output shafts output to the wheels of the motor vehicle. In order to achieve a structurally compact construction which enables favorable transmission ratios the rotor outputs to the drive element of the differential and that by interposing a gear mechanism, the drive element and/or the output shafts are supported offset to the rotation axis of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventor: Johann MĂ„RKL
  • Patent number: 8438732
    Abstract: A method of assembling a differential gear set includes installing a first bushing into a carrier, installing a second bushing into the carrier, and inserting a first planet gear into an interior portion of the carrier. The first planet gear includes a first planet gear shaft. A second planet gear including a second planet gear shaft is inserted into the interior portion of the carrier. The first and second planet gear shafts are installed into the first and second bushings. A third planet gear including a third planet gear shaft is inserted into the interior portion of the carrier and a fourth plant gear including a fourth planet gear shaft is inserted into the interior portion of the housing. The third and fourth planet gear shafts are passed into corresponding bushing receptors in the carrier. Third and fourth bushings are installed on the third and fourth planet gear shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Remy Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Balazs Palfai, Attila Nagy, Andrew Meyer
  • Patent number: 8419580
    Abstract: An electric wheel for electric vehicles includes a rim, connecting members, a hub motor, a battery, and a control device. The connecting members are connected to an inside of the rim and the hub motor is connected to the connecting members. The hub motor includes a shaft, a rotor and a stator. The shaft is located on a central axis of the rim and two ends of the shaft are fixed to a vehicle frame. The battery is located on the rim and the control device receives a wireless command signal and generating a control signal to control the battery to provide power to the hub motor, and to allow the hub motor to operate. The rim is equipped with the battery and the hub motor and directly connected to the vehicle frame without wires connected to the vehicle frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Inventor: Chiu-Hsiang Lo
  • Patent number: 8419579
    Abstract: A transmission device, for a motor vehicle, with at least two drive output shafts and two multi-shaft planetary gearsets in active connection with one another. A shaft of a planetary gearset is actively connected with an output shaft and is shifted, between first and second power paths, such that in the first power path, torque of an electric machine is transmitted in equal parts and with the same sign to the output shafts, and in the second power path, torque is transmitted in equal parts but with different signs. One of the two planetary gearsets is made as a four-shaft, reduced coupling transmission with two sun gears and a common planetary gear carrier with radially inner and outer planetary gears that mesh with one another, and which are engaged, on the one hand, with the sun gears and, on the other hand, with a rotationally fixed ring gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Thomas Rosemeier, Bernd-Robert Hohn, Christoph Pelchen
  • Publication number: 20130079187
    Abstract: A cam member for a vehicle differential includes a cam surface made of a high-durability alloy and a clutch surface made of a high-density magnetic alloy. The cam surface and the clutch surface can either be formed into a single component or as separate components that are mechanically coupled together. In one aspect, both the high-durability alloy and the high-density magnetic alloy are powdered metal alloys. As a result, the cam member has different surfaces with optimized characteristics that would ordinarily be difficult to incorporate into a single component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventor: Andrew N. Edler
  • Publication number: 20130065722
    Abstract: A cage of each of ball bearings arranged on respective outer peripheries of eccentric portions of a motor shaft has an annular base portion interposed between an inner ring and an outer ring and a plurality of partition wall portions for forming pockets together with the base portion. In a first ball bearing, part of the base portion protrudes axially outward from the inner raceway and forms an oil receiving portion that receives lubricating oil from the second rolling bearing side, at a portion around the rotation axis and axially outward of the first rolling bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Keita NOMURA, Hiroshi Takuno, Takeshi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8388480
    Abstract: A torque distributing drive mechanism is provided for transmitting torque to at least a first and a second output member. In addition, a motorized vehicle is provided that is equipped with such a torque distributing device. The device includes, but is not limited to a planetary gear set coupled to the first output member and coupled to the second output member, and an auxiliary drive member coupled to a carrier of the planetary gear set for inducting counter-directed offset torques to the first and second output member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Gabriel Troennberg
  • Patent number: 8388487
    Abstract: A differential apparatus has a planet carrier 2A rotated by driving torque from a driving source, a planetary gear 2B rotated for self-rotation around its own axis by receiving rotational force of the planet carrier 2A, a sun gear 2C and an internal gear 2D differentially distributing the rotational force to a pair of output shafts by receiving the rotational force of the planet carrier 2A from the planetary gear 2B, and a differential restricting mechanism 2 having an inner clutch plates 3A and an outer clutch plates 3B restricting a differential of the differential mechanism 3. The planet carrier 2A is disposed between the sun gear 2C and the internal gear 2D, and the sun gear 2C and internal gear 2D are respectively connected each other to be able to transmit torque through the inner clutch plates 3A and the outer clutch plates 3B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Noriyuki Fujii, Makoto Nishiji, Kunihiko Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8382627
    Abstract: A multiple drive system of a food processor/mixer, comprising first, second and third drive outlets, each operable at different speeds. This system is incorporated with a planetary gear system. A motor with shaft, coupled to the first drive outlet, drives it at a selected speed. The shaft coupled with a first sun gear meshed in a ring gear drives a first set of planet gears. The second drive outlet, mounted on the arm of the first set of planet gears, drives at a different speed, and is coupled with a second sun gear meshed in the ring gear and drives a second set of planet gears. The third drive outlet, mounted on the arm of the second set of planet gears, drives at another different speed. The second and third drive outlets are driven at different speeds according to gear-ratio of the planetary gear system, without changing the input voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Huiyang Allan Plastic & Electric Industries Co., Limited
    Inventors: Shu Wan Cheung, Chi Yin Chung, Wang Kei Kong
  • Patent number: 8357073
    Abstract: A control apparatus for a power transmitting system of a hybrid vehicle including (a) a differential portion which has a differential mechanism operatively connected to an engine and a first electric operatively connected to the differential mechanism, and a differential state of which is controlled by controlling an operating state of the first electric motor, and (b) a differential-state switching device which is incorporated in the differential mechanism and which is operable according to a differential-state switching condition, to switch the differential mechanism between a differential state in which the differential mechanism is operable to perform a differential function and a non-differential state in which the differential mechanism is not operable to perform the differential function, the control apparatus including a differential-state-switching-condition changing portion operable to change a differential-state switching condition for switching the differential-state switching device to switch the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuji Iwase, Tatsuya Imamura, Atsushi Tabata
  • Patent number: 8348798
    Abstract: A hub motor for driving a wheel of an electric vehicle and includes a cylindrical casing fixed to the wheel of an electric vehicle and a ring gear and a coil unit are fixed to the casing. A central unit includes co-axial two fixed axles and a shaft. Multiple bearings are located between the casing and the central unit so that the casing is rotatable relative to the central unit. The shaft has a magnet unit and a sun gear fixed thereto, a planet gear frame is connected to the fixed axle by a one-way bearing. Multiple planet gears are connected to the planet gear frame. The planet gears are engaged with the ring gear and the sun gear. The hub motor is simplified structure and easily assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Inventor: Chiu-Hsiang Lo
  • Patent number: 8348799
    Abstract: A differential device differentially distributes a driving force to first and second axles. The differential device is comprised of a differential gear set configured to allow differential motion between the first and second axles, a casing rotatable about an axis, the casing housing and being drivingly coupled with the differential gear set and including a first end wall, a second end wall axially opposed to the first end wall, and a side wall disposed radially outward, which in combination with the first end wall and the second end wall defines a chamber configured to house the differential gear set, a clutch engageable with the differential gear set, a solenoid configured to drive the clutch, which is disposed adjacent to the first end wall, and a magnetic core fixed to the solenoid. The magnetic core is comprised of a sleeve portion snugly and slidably fitting around an outer periphery of the side wall to radially position the core and the solenoid in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: GKN Driveline Torque Technology KK
    Inventors: Atsushi Maruyama, Hiroyasu Furukawa, Masaaki Fusegi
  • Patent number: 8343000
    Abstract: An electric drive system including an electric motor arranged to rotate a drive shaft. A differential includes a first planetary gear being drivingly connected to a first output assembly. A second planetary gear configuration is in driving engagement with the first planetary gear configuration via an output shaft. The second planetary configuration is drivingly connected to a second output assembly. The motor is disposed between the first and second planetary gear configuration. The first planetary gear configuration is arranged to co-act with the second planetary gear configuration so as to provide a differential function. The ring gears of the first and second planetary gear configurations are engaged via a reversing assembly for the differential function. Also, a motor driven unit, such as a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: BAE Systems Hägglunds Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Pontus Karlsson, Henrik Kjellman, Viktor Lassila
  • Patent number: 8343001
    Abstract: An electric drive comprises an electric motor (2) which drives a differential transmission (14) via a spur gear stage (4) and a parking lock gear (5) is arranged on the driveshaft (1) of the electric motor (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Anspann, Robert Pauli
  • Publication number: 20120329597
    Abstract: A reduction-transmission mechanism includes: an input member formed of an external gear that makes circular motion with an eccentric amount; a rotation force applying member formed of an internal gear that is in mesh with the input member; and output members that receive and output rotation force applied to the input member by the rotation force applying member, and that are passed through the respective pin insertion holes. Each of the output members is provided with a needle roller bearing at a portion that is able to contact an inner periphery, which defines a corresponding one of the through-holes, and the input member has third oil supply passages that extend from the center hole to the pin insertion holes, and lubricating oil is supplied to the needle roller bearings through the third oil supply passages by centrifugal force generated in accordance with rotation of the motor shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keita NOMURA, Kunihiko SUZUKI, Tomoyoshi TAKAI, Tsune KOBAYASHI, Tohru ONOZAKI, Masaharu TAGAMI