Including Electric Motor Input Patents (Class 475/5)
  • Patent number: 11820233
    Abstract: A plug-in hybrid powertrain for automotive vehicle is provided which has an internal combustion engine; an electric machine; multiple planetary gear sets, multiple selectively engageable clutch mechanisms and an output member. Selectively engaging those clutches will achieve multiple operation modes including multiple torque transfer ratio from electric machine to output member; multiple torque transfer ratio from internal combustion engine to output member; electric machine propulsion mode; internal combustion engine propulsion mode; generator assistant vehicle launch modes for forward and reverse in the internal combustion engine vehicle launch operations; motor assistant propulsion when in internal combustion engine vehicle propulsion operations; and engine cranking mode. The plug-in hybrid powertrain achieves more torque transfer ratios and operational mode with given number of planetary gear sets and clutches then any existing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventor: Shushan Bai
  • Patent number: 11821493
    Abstract: A motor section including a motor shaft extending along a central axis extending vertically, and a speed reduction mechanism disposed on an upper part of the motor section and connected to the motor shaft are included. The speed reduction mechanism includes a plurality of planetary gear mechanisms arranged side by side vertically along the central axis. In the planetary gear mechanisms vertically adjacent to each other, the shaft having the sun gear of the upper planetary gear mechanism includes a recess recessed axially on the lower end surface. The upper end of the shaft having the sun gear of the lower planetary gear mechanism is disposed in the recess via a bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Hirokawa
  • Patent number: 11815166
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle transmission (6) comprising a drive input shaft (9), a drive output shaft (10), a first planetary gearset (P1), a second planetary gearset (P2), and a third planetary gearset (P3), where the drive input shaft (9) is provided for coupling to an electric machine (5). Furthermore, at least functionally a first shifting element (A), a second shifting element (B), and a third shifting element (C) are provided. In addition, the invention relates to a drive unit (4), a drive axle (3), and an electric vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Johannes Glückler, Stefan Renner, David Rittler, Stefan Spühler
  • Patent number: 11815165
    Abstract: A powertrain for an electric vehicle includes: a planetary gear including a first rotating element, a second rotating element, and a third rotating element, where the first rotating element is connected to a first shaft, the second rotating element is connected to a second shaft, and the third rotating element is selectively connected to a transmission housing; a first motor supplying power to the first shaft at all times; and a second motor selectively supplying power to the first shaft and the second shaft. Two rotating elements among the first, second, third rotating elements of the planetary gear are selectively connected to integrally rotate the entire planetary gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Ho Kim, Jae Joon Lee, Jong Sool Park, Jin Young Hwang, Jong Sung Kim
  • Patent number: 11807094
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an electric drive unit are provided. A transmission system in an electric drive unit includes first, second, and third input shafts rotationally coupled to first, second, and third electric machines, respectively, wherein the first and third electric machines are arranged on a first side of the transmission and the second electric machine is arranged on a second opposing side of the transmission. The transmission system further includes an idler shaft that connects the first, second, and third electric machines and couples to a sun gear of a planetary gear set. The planetary gear set is arranged between a first and second clutch wherein the first clutch couples to a carrier and the second clutch couples to a ring gear. An output shaft is spaced away from the planetary gear set via gear and includes two flanges to couple the transmission to outputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Dana Belgium N.V.
    Inventors: Kurt Cattoor, Filip D. Schacht, Filip Van Raepenbusch, Joachim Van Dingenen, Jan Markey
  • Patent number: 11808306
    Abstract: Torque of a prime mover is input into a sun gear. A planetary gear revolves in a circumferential direction of the sun gear while rotating and meshing with the sun gear. A carrier has an annular shape, rotatably supports the planetary gear, and is rotatable relative to the sun gear. A first ring gear is fixed to a housing, and meshes with the planetary gear. A second ring gear meshes with the planetary gear, is different from the first ring gear in number of teeth of a tooth portion, and outputs torque to a rotation portion. At least a part of the sun gear in an axial direction is located radially inward of the carrier. At least a part of the first ring gear and at least a part of the second ring gear in the axial direction are located radially outward of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Ishibashi, Takumi Sugiura, Akira Takagi
  • Patent number: 11796038
    Abstract: An electric powertrain includes a first electric motor that has an uninterrupted connection with a drive shaft of a vehicle. The electric powertrain further includes a second electric motor that has an interruptible connection with the drive shaft. In one form, this interruptible connection includes a clutch. The electric powertrain further includes a first gear train in the form of a first planetary gear and a second gear train in the form of a second planetary gear. The first gear train, second gear train, and clutch are arranged downstream from the first electric motor and second electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Allison Transmission, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur L. McGrew, Jr., Isaac Mock, George S. Pelton, James Allen Raszkowski
  • Patent number: 11796039
    Abstract: An electric driveline, comprising at least a first and a second electric machine, at least a first and a second output, and at least a first planetary gear set including three drivingly connected components including a sun gear, a planetary carrier and a ring gear. The first and the second electric machine are drivingly connected or connectable with the first and the second output via the first planetary gear set. At least one of the first and the second electric machine is selectively connected with the same one of the three components of the first planetary gear set via at least two different gear ratios, and/or the same one of the three components of the first planetary gear set is selectively connected with each of the first and the second output via at least two different gear ratios. The disclosure further concerns a method of operating an electric driveline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Dana Belgium N.V.
    Inventors: Bert Hannon, Joachim Van Dingenen, Kurt Cattoor, Jessica Versini
  • Patent number: 11787283
    Abstract: A first rotation shaft (which is provided with a first gear) is assembled to a first case member so as to provide a first assembly. A second rotation shaft (which is provided with a second gear) and a third rotation shaft (which is provided with a third gear) are assembled to a support member so as to provide a second assembly. When the second assembly is assembled to the first assembly, the second assembly is rotatable around a third axis from a first position where the first gear and the second gear are located away from each other to a second position where the first gear and the second gear are in mesh with each other, and is positioned at the second position by using a positioning member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: AISIN CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sou Okita, Yosuke Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11787309
    Abstract: A hydrogen-to-power assisted-drive integrating system includes a database creating module configured to create a driver operation rule database corresponding to a vehicle type of a hydrogen-to-power energy vehicle with respect to the vehicle type; a real-time acquiring module configured to acquire a gear changing condition of the vehicle in starting and travelling processes in real time; a retrieving module configured to retrieve vehicle gear selecting schemes in the driver operation rule database when acquiring that a gear of the hydrogen-to-power energy vehicle has been changed, and perform low-voltage and high-voltage power-on prediction according to the vehicle gear selecting schemes to obtain low-voltage and high-voltage power-on prediction results; a strategy determining module configured to determine a power-on executing strategy of the hydrogen-to-power assisted-drive integrating system according to the low-voltage and high-voltage power-on prediction results; and an incremental updating module config
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: New Automobile Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Shengrong Mi
  • Patent number: 11785728
    Abstract: An electric power device includes a power control unit that is fixed to an upper portion of an automatic transmission case, with a gap interposed between the power control unit and the automatic transmission case, and a battery that is connected to the power control unit by a first wire extending rearward in a vehicle front-rear direction from the power control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirotaka Koyanagi
  • Patent number: 11770047
    Abstract: A system and method for compensating for the changing power requirements of an electrical grid. A first generator is mechanically linked to a turbine and electrically linked to a power grid, such that the generator converts rotational energy into electrical energy to supply the power grid. The rotor of the generator is mechanically linked to the rotor of one or more additional generators, not connected to a turbine or the grid, via a continuously variable transmission. The turbine is maintained at optimal running speed. When the generator produces more electrical energy than required by the power grid, mechanical energy from the rotor is transmitted to the rotors of the additional generators. When the power grid requires more energy than generator produces, as the turbine runs at optimal efficiency, mechanical energy from the rotors of the additional generators is transmitted to the rotors of the first generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Inventors: Alexey Tyshko, Nataliya Kulichenko
  • Patent number: 11760336
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus of a hybrid vehicle including an engine and a first motor-generator and a second motor-generator includes a compound planetary gear set engaged to a first motor shaft of the first motor-generator, and configured to receive an engine torque from the engine through a one-way clutch, to receive a motor torque of the first motor-generator, and to output an output torque as a combination of the engine torque and the motor torque through a drive gear, a motor shaft gear fixedly connected to a second motor shaft of the second motor-generator, and an output shaft disposed in parallel to and between an engine torque shaft connected to the engine and the second motor shaft connected to the second motor, and gear-meshed with the drive gear and the motor shaft gear respectively through a driven gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Seong Wook Hwang
  • Patent number: 11752862
    Abstract: A dual-mode electric drive axle with torque parallel coupling and torque vectoring, including: a main motor, an auxiliary motor, a spur gear differential, a first half shaft, a second half shaft, a primary reducer, a secondary reducer, a dual-planetary gear set mechanism, a first clutch, a second clutch and a primary housing. The main motor and the auxiliary motor are respectively connected to input ends of the primary reducer and the secondary reducer. Output ends of the primary reducer and the secondary reducer are respectively connected to a housing of the spur gear differential and a gear ring of the dual-planetary gear set mechanism. A planet carrier of the dual-planetary gear set mechanism is connected to a sun gear through a first clutch, and a gear ring through a second clutch. A characteristic parameter of the dual-planetary gear set mechanism is 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Jilin University
    Inventors: Junnian Wang, Chunlin Zhang, Changyang Guan, Zhe Liu, Shoulin Gao
  • Patent number: 11752849
    Abstract: A gear unit for a powertrain and gear unit having a stepped planetary gearset, a first gear shifting element and a second gear shifting element. The stepped planetary gearset has a first sun gear, a first ring gear, a second ring gear, and a plurality of stepped planet gears rotatably mounted at a first planet carrier. The first sun gear is connected to an electric machine. The first planet carrier is fixedly connected to a housing with respect to rotation. The first gear shifting element connects the second ring gear to an output shaft of the gear unit in a closed state, and the second gear shifting element connects the first ring gear to the output shaft of the gear unit in a closed to state, and one of the two gear shifting elements) is in the closed state for driving the output shaft in rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Michael Wechs, Fabian Kutter, Thomas Martin, Oliver Schaudt
  • Patent number: 11739818
    Abstract: A powertrain for an electric vehicle includes: a planetary gear including a first rotating element, a second rotating element, and a third rotating element, where the first rotating element is connected to a first shaft, the second rotating element is connected to a second shaft, and the third rotating element is connected to a third shaft; a first motor supplying power to the first shaft at all times; and a second motor selectively supplying power to the first shaft and the second shaft. The third shaft is fixedly connected to a transmission housing, and any two shafts among the first, second and third shafts restrain each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Ho Kim, Jae Joon Lee, Jong Sool Park, Jin Young Hwang, Jong Sung Kim
  • Patent number: 11724585
    Abstract: A hybrid drive train includes a first electric motor, a nested power splitting planetary gear set having a first carrier element and a second carrier element, an inner sun gear coupled with the first electric motor and an outer sun gear coupled with an output shaft. A first selectable one-way clutch controls the first and the second carrier element, and switches between operation as a one way clutch and operation as a brake. A second selectable one-way clutch controls a ring gear of the nested planetary gear set, and switches between operation as a one way clutch and operation as a brake. The extra outer planetary gear set improves lowing capacity at higher speeds without substantially increasing the axial length of the power split device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Schneidewind, Nicholas Vernon, Geoffrey D. Gaither
  • Patent number: 11703113
    Abstract: An electrified drivetrain system that maximizes power density, is readily packaged, and improves drivability is described. It includes a propulsion system having an axial-flux rotating electric machine, a torque converter having a selectable one-way clutch, and an output member that is couplable to a drivetrain. The axial-flux rotating electric machine include a first rotor coaxially arranged with a first electric stator. The torque converter includes a fluidic stator, a pump, a turbine and a torque converter clutch. The axial-flux rotating electric machine is arranged coaxially with the torque converter. The first rotor of the axial-flux rotating electric machine is coupled to the pump of the torque converter, and the turbine of the torque converter is rotatably coupled to the output member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Chengwu Duan, Jian Yao, Lei Hao, Dongxu Li, Chunhao J. Lee, Norman K. Bucknor
  • Patent number: 11701960
    Abstract: An actuator assembly for actuating two switching units in the driveline of a motor vehicle comprises a housing; an actuator drive; a switching rod arranged in the housing and axially movable by the actuator drive in three positions; a first switching element and a second switching element axially movably arranged on the switching rod; a spring element which biases the first switching element against a first shaft stop and the second switching element against a second shaft stop; a first housing stop against which the first switching element can be axially supported; and a second housing stop against which the second switching element can be axially supported. A transmission assembly can include such an actuator assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: GKN Automotive Limited
    Inventors: Theodor Gassmann, Maximilian Werkhausen, Jan Haupt
  • Patent number: 11691503
    Abstract: A vehicle drive device with a variable transmission includes a first driving module that provides a driving force, a second driving module that controls a transmission ratio, a reduction gear part comprising a first sun gear, a second sun gear, and a planetary gear provided inside the second driving module, and an output part connected to one of the first sun gear, the second sun gear, and the planetary gear. In particular, the first driving module is connected to another one of the first sun gear, the second sun gear, and the planetary gear that is not connected to the output part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Nyung Heo, Jae-Seung Hong, Min-Soo Kim, Mi-Rae Do, Sung-Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 11685247
    Abstract: A vehicle powertrain comprising a first and second electric machines, and a transmission arranged to transmit torque from said electric machines to a driving axle, the transmission comprising: first and second input shafts arranged to be driven by the machines, respectively, a common output shaft, a first gear set comprising: first and second input gears via which torque is transmittable from the respective input shafts to the output shaft; a second gear set comprising: third and fourth input gears via which torque is transmittable from the respective input shafts to the output shaft; means for disconnecting each machine from each other and from the output shaft an intermediate shaft drivable by the first and/or the second input gear; and an auxiliary gear set having two gear ratios arranged between the intermediate and common output shafts, at least the first gear set being arranged to drive the output shaft via the intermediate shaft and the auxiliary gear set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Klas Bergström
  • Patent number: 11685251
    Abstract: A planetary gear train transmission device of a hybrid vehicle is provided, which belongs to the technical field of transmissions. A transmission device of a hybrid vehicle based on a planetary gear train, which has a simple structure and is convenient to maintain is provided. The transmission device is composed of two motors, two clutches, one simple planetary gear train, and one complex planetary gear train. One motor is mainly used for generating power, and the other motor is used for driving the vehicle to move forward and brake to recover energy. Selection of different speed ratios and different working modes can be achieved by means of different combinations of the clutches and the planetary gear trains and different working states of the engine and the two motors. The present disclosure is convenient to control, has a compact structure, and adopts a few of parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: HARBIN DONGAN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jing Ma, Lin Yang, Wei Guan, Shutao Yao, Binlong Li, Junyuan Su, Ming Song, Chaowei Li, Chongsheng Bi, Jing Bai, Hongyuan Zhao, Wensheng Wu, Hong Zhou, Xueyong Han, Ling Mu
  • Patent number: 11679661
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power split hybrid power system and a hybrid vehicle. The hybrid power system comprises two planetary gear mechanisms sharing planetary carriers and ring gears, two motors and one engine. An output shaft of the engine is in transmission connection with a first sun gear shaft of a first sun gear, an input/output shaft of a first motor is in transmission connection with a second sun gear shaft of a second sun gear, and an input/output shaft of a second motor is in transmission connection with the ring gears. The output shaft of the engine, the input/output shaft of the first motor and the input/output shaft of the second motor can be relatively fixed to a housing of a transmission through a braking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Zhenye Lu, Mingxi Guan
  • Patent number: 11680626
    Abstract: An axle assembly having a countershaft transmission. The countershaft transmission may operatively connect a rotor shaft of an electric motor to a drive pinion that may be rotatable about a drive pinion axis. The electric motor and the countershaft transmission may be positioned on opposite sides of a differential assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Chetankumar Ghatti, Rodrigo Soffner, Christopher Keeney, Mark Smith
  • Patent number: 11674566
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for a multi-speed electric axle assembly with three gear ratios. The multi-speed electric axle assembly includes one or more power supplies, one or more shafts operatively coupled to the one or more power supplies and a differential, and one or more Ravigneaux gear assemblies integrated with the one or more shafts. The one or more Ravigneaux gear assemblies of the multi-speed electric axle assembly providing the three gear ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew T. Brammer, Michael D. Cook, Jordan M. Houser
  • Patent number: 11648837
    Abstract: An axle assembly having an electric motor module, a drive pinion, and at least one rotor bearing assembly. The electric motor module may have a rotor. The rotor and the drive pinion may be rotatable about a first axis. The first rotor bearing assembly may extend between the drive pinion and the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventor: Tomaz Varela
  • Patent number: 11642951
    Abstract: A multi-mode torque vectoring electric drive axle, including a main motor, an auxiliary motor, a differential, a first half shaft, a second half shaft, a primary reducer, a secondary reducer, a planetary gear set, a dual-gear mechanism and a three-phase actuator. The main motor and the auxiliary motor are respectively connected to input ends of the primary reducer and the secondary reducer. Output ends of the primary reducer and the secondary reducer are respectively connected to a differential housing and an input end of the planetary gear set. Two output ends of the planetary gear set are respectively connected to the three-phase actuator and the dual-gear mechanism. An output end of the dual-gear mechanism is connected to the differential housing. The three-phase actuator is a synchronous shifting mechanism for enabling locking, decoupling of the planetary gear set, and connection to the first half shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Jilin University
    Inventors: Junnian Wang, Chunlin Zhang, Zhe Liu, Changyang Guan, Shoulin Gao
  • Patent number: 11644085
    Abstract: A reducer for high precision control includes a pin gear housing and two-stage reduction components disposed therein: a first-stage reduction component including an input shaft, a sun gear and a planet gear; and a second-stage reduction component including 2-3 eccentric shafts distributed uniformly, cycloidal gears, a pin, a left rigid disk and a right rigid disk, and bearings, wherein the cycloidal gears are supported by bearings on two eccentric sections of the eccentric shaft, shaft extensions on two sides of the eccentric section of the eccentric shaft are supported by bearings on the left rigid disk and the right rigid disk, and the left rigid disk and the right rigid disk are supported by bearings in inner holes of two sides of the pin gear housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SUZHOU HUAZHEN INDUSTRY RV REDUCER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Weiwei Liu
  • Patent number: 11642956
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus of a hybrid vehicle including an engine and a first motor-generator and a second motor-generator includes a compound planetary gear set engaged to a first motor shaft of the first motor-generator, and configured to receive an engine torque from the engine through a one-way clutch, to receive a motor torque of the first motor-generator, and to output an output torque as a combination of the engine torque and the motor torque through a drive gear, a motor shaft gear connected to a second motor shaft of the second motor-generator, and an output shaft disposed between an engine torque shaft connected to the engine and the second motor shaft connected to the second motor, and gear-engaged with the drive gear and the motor shaft gear respectively through a driven gear, and a brake unit configured to selectively connect one of a first sun gear and a second sun gear of the compound planetary gear set to a transmission housing to act as a fixed element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Seong Wook Hwang
  • Patent number: 11646634
    Abstract: A two-speed electric drive assembly for vehicles includes a main driveshaft driven by a first axial flux motor where the main driveshaft extends coaxially through a hollow assist driveshaft driven by a second axial flux motor. The main driveshaft includes a main gear that is continuously meshed with an intermediate gear on an intermediate driveshaft. A freewheel gear is mounted around the hollow assist driveshaft and can be selectively coupled and decoupled with the hollow assist driveshaft by a shift mechanism. The freewheel gear is continuously meshed with an intermediate gear on the intermediate driveshaft. Another intermediate gear affixed to the intermediate driveshaft is continuously meshed with an output gear affixed to an output driveshaft. The two-speed electric drive assembly can selectively switch between speed mode and torque mode without torque interrupt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Omni Powertrain Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Craig Daniel
  • Patent number: 11635123
    Abstract: A drive system for a vehicle includes a first planetary gear set including a first carrier, a second planetary gear set including a second carrier, and a third planetary gear set including a sun gear, a ring gear, a plurality of planetary gears coupling the sun gear to the ring gear, and a third carrier rotationally supporting the plurality of planetary gears. The third planetary gear set is directly coupled to the first carrier and the second carrier. The drive system further includes a first electromagnetic device coupled to the first planetary gear set, a second electromagnetic device coupled to the second planetary gear set, and an output shaft coupled to the first planetary gear set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Steinberger, Jon J. Morrow, Eric E. Braun, Andrew J. Kotloski
  • Patent number: 11635131
    Abstract: A transmission having input and output shafts and planetary gear sets. Each planetary gear set has multiple elements. The input and output shafts and planetary gear sets are designed so torque introduced via the input shaft is distributed to the output shafts in a defined ratio and a sum torque is prevented. An element of a first planetary gear set is rotationally fixed to another element of a second planetary gear set and another element of the second planetary gear set is secured to a rotationally fixed component. A torque vectoring superposition unit has an epicyclic gearing and two switching elements. The epicyclic gearing has four connection shafts. A first connection shaft is rotationally fixed to the linking shaft. A second connection shaft is rotationally fixed to an output shaft of the first planetary gear set. The switching elements secure a third and fourth connection shaft to a fixed component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Matthias Reisch
  • Patent number: 11628713
    Abstract: A drivetrain system includes a first drive gear driven by a first motor and a second drive gear driven by a second motor. The first drive gear and the second drive gear are arranged along the axis. The first drive gear includes a first extension and the second drive gear includes a second extension arranged radially within and axially overlapping the first extension. The drivetrain system includes a system of bearings arranged between the first drive gear and the second drive gear, either drive gear and a stationary component, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the drivetrain system includes a clutch assembly arranged between the first drive gear and the second drive gear that interfaces to the first drive gear and to the second drive gear. The clutch assembly allows the drive gears to be locked or otherwise engaged to improve torque transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Cameron Philip Williams, Mason Verbridge
  • Patent number: 11628926
    Abstract: An actuator assembly includes a primary load path for tightly coupling an actuated surface to a reference structure, and a secondary load path having a backlash portion for coupling the actuated surface to the reference structure with backlash, wherein the secondary load path is unloaded during an operative state of the primary load path and loaded during a failure state of the primary load path. A first sensor is configured to sense relative displacement between a portion of the primary load path and a portion of the secondary load path. A controller is operatively coupled to the first sensor, the controller configured to determine a load on the primary load path based on relative displacement sensed by the first sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventor: Eric A. Polcuch
  • Patent number: 11628823
    Abstract: A hybrid drive system has an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft, an electric motor having a rotor and a stator, a dual clutch transmission having an input shaft, a dual claw clutch having a first claw clutch and a second claw clutch, a first sub-transmission, and a second sub-transmission. The first claw clutch is non-rotatably connects a first sub-transmission input shaft of the first sub-transmission to the input shaft. The second claw clutch non-rotatably connects a second sub-transmission input shaft of the second sub-transmission to the input shaft. The rotor is arranged in such a way that torques starting from the rotor on an output side of the second claw clutch can be introduced into the dual clutch transmission via the second sub-transmission input shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
    Inventor: Tobias Schilder
  • Patent number: 11628718
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a transmission device of a hybrid vehicle. The transmission device includes an input shaft assembly, a power generation motor input shaft assembly, a driving motor input shaft assembly, an output shaft assembly, a clutch, an accelerating planetary gear train, a decelerating planetary gear train, and a parking mechanism. The input shaft assembly is located at a front end of the transmission device. The power generation motor input shaft assembly is located between the accelerating planetary gear train and the driving motor input shaft assembly. The driving motor input shaft assembly is located between the power generation motor input shaft assembly and the decelerating planetary gear train. The output shaft assembly is located at a tail end of the transmission device. The clutch is located between a power generation motor and a driving motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: HARBIN DONGAN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE MANUFACTURING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Zhonggui Yu, Zhaopeng Chai, Yongjun Feng, Xiaoyu Li, Xiaoxing Yuan, Jiqiu Bing, Xiaoning Liu, Mo Wang, Peng Zhang, Zhiqiang Yuan, Haitao Jia, Shi Feng, Wang Tan, Tao Yu, Shuai Zhen, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11624429
    Abstract: A linear drive mechanism includes a drive gear connected to an actuator. A first assembly is connected to the drive gear. The first assembly includes a first plurality of leadscrew assemblies connected to a first output link of the drive mechanism. A second assembly is connected to the drive gear. The second assembly includes a second plurality of leadscrew assemblies connected to a second output link of the drive mechanism. The first output link is positioned opposite the second output link and the first assembly and the second assembly are located between the first output link and the second output link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: James K. Hopkins
  • Patent number: 11618318
    Abstract: A transmission having an input and first and second output shafts and first and second planetary gear sets. Torque introduced via the input shaft is distributed to the two output shafts in a defined ratio. An element of the first planetary gear set is connected to another element of the second planetary gear set and an element of the second planetary gear set is secured to a rotationally fixed component. A torque vectoring superposition unit has a third planetary gear set. A first element of the third planetary gear set is rotationally fixed to a linking shaft. A second element of the third planetary gear set is connected to a machine rotor. A third element of the third planetary gear set is rotationally fixed to an element of the second planetary gear set, which is fixed to the first output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Matthias Reisch
  • Patent number: 11608883
    Abstract: A drive device includes a first shaft, a gear portion, a lubricant flow path, and a housing. A gear portion having a second shaft is connected to an end portion of the first shaft in the axial direction. A side plate portion of the housing separates a motor tubular portion surrounding a motor accommodation portion that accommodates a rotor and a stator and a gear tubular portion surrounding a gear accommodation portion that accommodates the gear portion. First and second bearing holding portions disposed in the side plate portion rotatably support the first and second shafts via the first and second bearings, respectively. A lubricant supply portion that is disposed radially outward of the stator and supplies lubricant to the stator includes a lubricant flow path through which lubricant can flow. The lubricant flow path is connected to at least one of the first and second bearing holding portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke Nakata, Yuki Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11608050
    Abstract: A control system for operating a military vehicle according to different modes includes processing circuitry that receives a user input indicating a selected mode of the different modes, and operates a driveline and a front end accessory drive (FEAD) of the military vehicle according to the selected mode. The driveline of the military vehicle includes an engine and an integrated motor generator (IMG) and the FEAD includes multiple accessories and an electric motor-generator. The modes include an engine mode and an electric mode. In the engine mode, the engine drives the FEAD and drives tractive elements of the military vehicle through the IMG for transportation. In the electric mode, the engine is shut off to reduce a sound output of the military vehicle and the IMG drives the tractive elements of the military vehicle for transportation and the electric motor-generator drives the FEAD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Oshkosh Defense, LLC
    Inventors: Chad Smith, Rachell Harsh, Mitchel Nordahl, Mikel Ullman, Jessica Szymanski, Bradon Zeitler, Deepak Shukla, Ed Trinklein
  • Patent number: 11590842
    Abstract: A method and system for operating a transmission that includes two power take off devices is described. In one example, an internal combustion engine and/or an electric machine may supply power to accessory devices via first and second power take off devices. Alternatively, power may be delivered to the transmission via one or both of the first and second power take off devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Dana Belgium N.V.
    Inventors: Joachim Van Dingenen, Jessica Versini, Kurt Cattoor, Marc Van Tomme, Filip D. Schacht, Bert Hannon
  • Patent number: 11585430
    Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle that has an internal combustion engine and an automated manual transmission, connected between the engine and a drive output. The transmission includes a shifting element group with a plurality of shifting elements. The transmission further includes an oil pump and an electric machine, both of which are integrated in the transmission and coupled to an input shaft of the transmission. The oil pump delivers a flow of transmission oil for cooling the shifting element group and cooling the electric machine, and the shifting elements of the shifting element group are controlled and shifted by an actuator system that is independent of the oil pump. When the motor vehicle is at rest, the oil pump is driven by the electric machine in order to cool the electric machine while the motor vehicle is at rest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Michael Sauter, Markus Eisele, Martin Dietrich, Franz Bitzer
  • Patent number: 11581787
    Abstract: A hybrid module comprising a housing, a torque converter, and a resolver assembly is provided. The torque converter comprises a turbine having a turbine shell including at least one blade attached thereto; an impeller having an impeller shell including at least one blade attached thereto; and an impeller hub attached to a radially extending end of the impeller shell. The resolver assembly comprises a rotor connected to an outer surface of the impeller hub and a stator connected to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Scott Angel
  • Patent number: 11578788
    Abstract: A power transmission mechanism includes a first pinion gear meshed with a first sun gear coupled to a first output shaft; a second pinion gear meshed with a second sun gear coupled to a second output shaft and meshed with the first pinion gear; a differential case coupled to an input shaft and supporting the first and second pinion gears; an internal gear rotatable about the axes of the first and second output shafts; a motor generator coupled to the internal gear; a first one-way clutch including a first inner ring member configured to move in conjunction with the first pinion gear and a first outer ring member meshed with the internal gear; and a second one-way clutch including a second inner ring member configured to move in conjunction with the second pinion gear and a second outer ring member meshed with the internal gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norio Oowada, Akihiro Nabeshima, Takeshi Yoneda, Hiroshi Tatekawa, Masaki Takami, Katsuya Higuchi, Tatsuhiro Kubo
  • Patent number: 11572933
    Abstract: An electric powertrain includes a first electric motor that has an uninterrupted connection with a drive shaft of a vehicle. The electric powertrain further includes a first gear train that has an interruptible connection with the drive shaft. In one form, this interruptible connection includes a second carrier and a clutch engagement member. The electric powertrain further includes a sun gear in the form of a ring gear and planet gears in the form of a first output shaft. To provide a compact configuration, the first electric motor and the first gear train are sandwiched between the sun gear and the planet gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Allison Transmission, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur L. McGrew, Jr., Isaac Mock, George S. Pelton, James Allen Raszkowski
  • Patent number: 11571961
    Abstract: A transmission (G) for a motor vehicle includes an electric machine (EM1), a first input shaft (GW1), a second input shaft (GW2), an output shaft (GWA), two planetary gear sets (P1, P2, P3), and at least five shift elements (A, B, C, D, E). Different gears are implementable by selectively actuating the at least five shift elements (A, B, C, D, E) and, in addition, in interaction with the electric machine (EM1), different operating modes are implementable. A drive train for a motor vehicle with the transmission (G), and to a method for operating the transmission (G) are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Johannes Kaltenbach, Matthias Horn, Uwe Griesmeier, Thomas Martin, Fabian Kutter, Michael Wechs, Jens Moraw, Gerhard Niederbrucker
  • Patent number: 11564548
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cleaning robot capable of simultaneously driving a driving wheel and an impeller by a single motor, including a motor output shaft, a driving wheel provided with a second rotating shaft and an impeller provided with a first rotating shaft; a connector is connected between the motor output shaft and the first rotating shaft; and a speed reducer is connected between the connector and the second rotating shaft. The cleaning robot moves forward and backward and makes a turn by the driving wheel, allows wastes to enter an internal filter element under the action of negative pressure generated by the internal impeller, and discharges the purified water or air out of the equipment. The present invention can simultaneously drive the impeller and the driving wheel by using only one motor and can enable the driving wheel and the impeller to generate different rotating speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: POOLELF SMART TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin Cao, Weijin Li
  • Patent number: 11560936
    Abstract: A shift transmission includes a first shaft, a second shaft arranged parallel to the first shaft, a gear group arranged at least partially on the first shaft, and a range group arranged at least partially on the second shaft. The gear group includes at least two gear units and the range group comprises at least three range units. Moreover, the gear group and the range group are configured such that a first and a second range unit in each case are shiftable with at least one gear unit indirectly by a third range unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventor: Stefan Raisch
  • Patent number: 11554769
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine, a first MG, a planetary gear mechanism, a battery that stores power generated by the first MG and supplies the stored power to the first MG, and an HV-ECU that controls the engine and the first MG. The engine includes a turbo. A boost line is determined on a map representing a relationship between the rotation speed of the engine and torque generated by the engine, and the turbo boosts suctioned air when torque generated by the engine, as indicated by an operating point on the map, exceeds the boost line. The HV-ECU controls the engine and the first MG so that when the allowable value Wout of power output from the battery is small, the operating point exceeds the boost line at a higher rotation speed than when the allowable value Wout is large.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi Yonezawa, Satoshi Yoshizaki, Osamu Maeda, Daigo Ando, Yoshikazu Asami, Kenji Itagaki, Shunsuke Oyama, Koichiro Muta
  • Patent number: 11554657
    Abstract: A driving device includes: an internal combustion engine; a first rotating electric machine; a second rotating electric machine; and a transmission. The transmission includes: a first rotating electric machine shaft; a second rotating electric machine shaft which is arranged in parallel to the first rotating electric machine shaft; a first gear provided in the first rotating electric machine shaft; and a second gear provided in the second rotating electric machine shaft. A width in an axial direction of the first rotating electric machine is larger than that of the second rotating electric machine. The number of gears provided in a shaft in which a gear for the first rotating electric machine that meshes with the first gear is arranged is smaller than the number of gears provided in a shaft in which a gear for the second rotating electric machine that meshes with the second gear is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keita Yano, Norikazu Kawai, Toru Ubukata