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Hybrid driving system

Assignee: Gear Chain Industrial BV
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Filing: 1993-09-28
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Granted: 1996-10-29
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Expires: 2013-09-28
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Abstract

Abstract Driving system containing at a minimum a first planetary coupling, equipped with a central wheel spindle, a planetary spindle and an annular ring spindle, a first driving component coupled to the central wheel spindle, a second driving component coupled to the planetary spindle, a continuously variable transmission with a primary axle and a secondary axle for the driving of a driving gear; and switchable couplings which on the one hand are connected to the planetary spindle and the annular ring spindle and on the other hand are connected to the fixed surroundings and the primary axle. By adjusting the switched states with the aid of the couplings, a large number of practical energy exchange paths, which can be increased in number by the fitting of a second planetary coupling furnished with a central wheel spindle coupled rigidly to the central wheel spindle of the first planetary coupling, and furnished with a planetary spindle coupled rigidly to the planetary spindle of the first planetary coupling, and switchable couplings which on the one hand are connected to the planetary spindle and the annular ring spindle of the second planetary coupling, and on the other hand are connected to a driving axle of the second driving component, can be attained.

Inventors

  • 👤 Theodorus P. Cadee
  • 👤 Jacobus H. Van Rooij

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 02:06
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H37/00; F16H37/02; F16H37/021; F16H37/022; B; B60; B60K; B60K6/00; B60K6/08; B60K6/10; B60K6/105; F05; F05B; F05B2260/00; F05B2260/42; F05B2260/421; F16H9/00; F16H9/02; F16H9/04; F16H9/12; F16H9/16; F16H9/18; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/62

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim 152 words
Hybrid driving system (1), containing at least a first planetary coupling (B), equipped with a central wheel spindle (5), a planetary spindle (6,7) and an annular ring spindle (8,9), a first driving component (I) coupled to the central wheel spindle (5), a second driving component (D) coupled to the planetary spindle (6,7), a continuously variable transmission (2) with a primary axle (11) and a secondary axle (12) and switchable clutches to provide several driving modes, characterized in that the secondary axle (12) of the continuously variable transmission (2) forms the outgoing axle of the hybrid driving system to be drivingly connected to the input of the load (L) and said switchable clutches (P1,P2; M1,M2) are connected on the one hand to the planetary spindle (6,7) and the annular ring spindle (8,9) and on the other hand to the fixed surroundings (H) and the primary axle (11) of the continuously variable transmission (2).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 152 words
Hybrid driving system (1), containing at least a first planetary coupling (B), equipped with a central wheel spindle (5), a planetary spindle (6,7) and an annular ring spindle (8,9), a first driving component (I) coupled to the central wheel spindle (5), a second driving component (D) coupled to the planetary spindle (6,7), a continuously variable transmission (2) with a primary axle (11) and a secondary axle (12) and switchable clutches to provide several driving modes, characterized in that the secondary axle (12) of the continuously variable transmission (2) forms the outgoing axle of the hybrid driving system to be drivingly connected to the input of the load (L) and said switchable clutches (P1,P2; M1,M2) are connected on the one hand to the planetary spindle (6,7) and the annular ring spindle (8,9) and on the other hand to the fixed surroundings (H) and the primary axle (11) of the continuously variable transmission (2).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 71 words
Hybrid driving system according to claim 1, wherein the first driving component is a flywheel and whereby the central wheel spindle (5) is implemented in a hollow fashion and the planetary spindle (6,7) is allowed to run from the planetary coupling (B) placed on one side of the flywheel (I) through the hollow central wheel spindle (5) to the second driving component (D) erected at the other side of the flywheel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 102 words
Hybrid driving system according to claim 1 or 2, containing a second planetary coupling (A) furnished with a central wheel spindle (5') coupled rigidly to the central wheel spindle (5) of the first planetary coupling (B), and furnished with a planetary spindle (6) coupled rigidly to the planetary spindle (7) of the first planetary coupling (B), and switchable clutches (P1,P2) which on the one hand are connected to the planetary spindle (6) and the annular ring spindle (8) of the second planetary coupling (A), and on the other hand are connected to a driving axle (4) of the second driving component (D).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 63 words
Hybrid driving system according to claim 1, whereby the first driving component which is the flywheel (I) is rotable in a housing to which flywheel (I) one or more magnets (22) or coils (23) are affixed and whereby the housing is provided with coils (23) respectively magnets (22) for magnetically cooperating with the magnets (22) respectively the coils (23) of the flywheel (I).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 23 words
Hybrid driving system according to claim 4, whereby the magnets (22) are embodied as permanent magnets or otherwise as electromagnets implemented with coils.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 34 words
Hybrid driving system according to claim 1, whereby the second driving component (D) is an internal combustion engine with an engine flywheel (3) which can be operated by means of a switchable coupling (K).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 40 words
Hybrid driving system according to claim 1, whereby the first driving component, which is embodied as a flywheel (I), and/or the engine flywheel (3) of the second driving component (D), are mounted in a rotatable fashion in a low-friction housing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 26 words
Hybrid driving system according to claim 1, whereby the driving system embraces a switched transmission between the (common) central wheel spindle and the first driving component.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 19 words
Hybrid driving system according to claim 1, whereby the switchable clutches are embodied as dry-plate, wet-plate or laminated clutches.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 16 words
Hybrid driving system according to claim 9, whereby the laminated clutch is a hydraulically switchable clutches.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 21 words
Hybrid driving system according to claim 1, whereby a slipping element (25) is switched between the axle (11a) and the load.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 18 words
Hybrid driving system according to claim 9 or 10, whereby the clutch is embodied as a synchronisation coupling.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 47 words
Hybrid driving system according to claim 2, whereby the primary axle (11) of the continuously variable transmission is hollow and one of the planetary couplings is mounted together with the continuously variable transmission and the second driving component (D) on the same side of the flywheel (I).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 41 words
Hybrid driving system according to claim 2, whereby the flywheel (I) is provided with means for limiting the maximum value of the kinetic energy stored in the flywheel (I), which limiting is dependent upon the momentary application of the driving system.

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