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Drive arrangement for a motor vehicle
Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
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Filing: 1998-03-05
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Granted: 2000-05-09
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Expires: 2018-03-05
Abstract
Abstract A hybrid drive arrangement for a motor vehicle including an internal combustion engine (1), which is connected or can be connected in a wheel-driving manner, via a first torque transmission path (11, 13), to a driving wheel (15) of the motor vehicle. An electric machine (19), which is operable at least as a motor, is fed from an electrical energy source (7, 29) of the motor vehicle and is connected or can be connected in a wheel-driving manner, via a second torque transmission path (21, 23, 13), to the driving wheel (15). Arranged in the first and/or the second torque transmission path are coupling elements (11, 23) which, in a first operating state, permit the driving of the motor vehicle by the wheel-driving torque of the electric machine (19), operated as a motor, without mechanical torque support from the internal combustion engine (1), and which, in a second operating state, permit the driving of the motor vehicle by the internal combustion engine (1), without mechanical torque support from the electric machine (19). Depending on the driving speed of the motor vehicle, an electronic driving control system (31) activates the first operating state, at least in a first range of driving speeds including standstill of the vehicle, if the driving speed is less than a predetermined speed limit, and activates the second operating state, at least in a second range including the maximum speed of the vehicle, if the driving speed is greater.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans-Joachim Schmidt-Brucken
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CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60W; B60W20/00; B60K; B60K6/00; B60K6/20; B60K6/42; B60K6/44; B60K6/442; B60W10/00; B60W10/02; B60W10/04; B60W10/08; B60W30/00; B60W30/18; B60W30/18009; B60W30/18063; B60K1/00; B60K1/02; B60L; B60L2200/00; B60L2200/26; B60W2520/00; B60W2520/10; F; F16; F16H; F16H2312/00; F16H2312/02; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/62; Y10; Y10S; Y10S903/00; Y10S903/902; Y10S903/903; Y10S903/904; Y10S903/905; Y10S903/906; Y10S903/909; Y10S903/912; Y10S903/914; Y10S903/946; Y10S903/951
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
311 words
A drive arrangement for a motor vehicle having a plurality of driving wheels, comprising: an internal combustion engine connectable in a wheel-driving manner along a first torque transmission path to at least one driving wheel of the motor vehicle; a first electric machine operable as a motor and connectable in a wheel-driving manner along a second torque transmission path to at least one driving wheel of the motor vehicle; an energy source for supplying power to said first electric machine; a coupling arranged in at least one of the first and second torque transmission paths and switchable between a first operating state and a second operating state, wherein in the first operating state the motor vehicle is driven by the wheel-driving torque of said first electric machine without mechanical torque support from said internal combustion engine, and in the second operating state the motor vehicle is driven by the wheel-driving torque from said internal combustion engine without mechanical torque support from said first electric machine; an electronic driving control system for activating one of said operating states based on a signal representing a driving speed of the motor vehicle, said electronic driving control system activating the first operating state, at least in a first range of driving speeds, that includes a standstill of the motor vehicle, if the driving speed is less than a predetermined speed limit, and activating the second operating state, at least in a second range of driving speeds that includes a maximum speed of the motor vehicle, if the driving speed is greater than the predetermined speed limit; and a second electric machine operable as at least one of a motor and a generator, said second electric machine being connected in parallel to said first electric machine, said second electric machine operates as a motor at least in a portion of the second range of driving speed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
311 words
A drive arrangement for a motor vehicle having a plurality of driving wheels, comprising: an internal combustion engine connectable in a wheel-driving manner along a first torque transmission path to at least one driving wheel of the motor vehicle; a first electric machine operable as a motor and connectable in a wheel-driving manner along a second torque transmission path to at least one driving wheel of the motor vehicle; an energy source for supplying power to said first electric machine; a coupling arranged in at least one of the first and second torque transmission paths and switchable between a first operating state and a second operating state, wherein in the first operating state the motor vehicle is driven by the wheel-driving torque of said first electric machine without mechanical torque support from said internal combustion engine, and in the second operating state the motor vehicle is driven by the wheel-driving torque from said internal combustion engine without mechanical torque support from said first electric machine; an electronic driving control system for activating one of said operating states based on a signal representing a driving speed of the motor vehicle, said electronic driving control system activating the first operating state, at least in a first range of driving speeds, that includes a standstill of the motor vehicle, if the driving speed is less than a predetermined speed limit, and activating the second operating state, at least in a second range of driving speeds that includes a maximum speed of the motor vehicle, if the driving speed is greater than the predetermined speed limit; and a second electric machine operable as at least one of a motor and a generator, said second electric machine being connected in parallel to said first electric machine, said second electric machine operates as a motor at least in a portion of the second range of driving speed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The drive arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein the predetermined speed limit is selected to be approximately equal to a maximum driving speed determined by said driving control system in the first operating state.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
The drive arrangement in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a transmission arrangement disposed in said first and second torque transmission paths, said transmission arrangement having a ratio of input speed to output speed in the first torque transmission path lower than that in the second torque transmission path.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The drive arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein said first electric machine being dimensioned for a lower maximum continuous output than said internal combustion engine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The drive arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein the predetermined speed limit is selected to be higher than a predetermined driving speed established, along the first torque transmission path, while said internal combustion engine is idling.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The drive arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein said second electric machine has a direct drive connection to said internal combustion engine.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The drive arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein said internal combustion engine and said second electric machine have equiaxially arranged output shafts.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
The drive arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein said second electric machine has a rotor and said internal combustion engine has a crankshaft, and wherein the rotor of said second electric machine is mounted, on the crankshaft of said internal combustion engine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
55 words
The drive arrangement in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a clutch for disengaging a driving connection from said internal combustion engine and second electric machine to one of the driving wheels, said clutch being disposed in the first torque transmission path between said second electric machine and at least one of the driving wheels.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The drive arrangement in accordance with claim 9, wherein said clutch arranged in the first torque transmission path is disengaged at least in the first range of driving speeds.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The drive arrangement in accordance with claim 9, wherein said clutch is controllable by said electronic driving control system.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The drive arrangement in accordance with claim 11, wherein said clutch comprises a friction clutch actuatable by an actuator.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
54 words
The drive arrangement in accordance with claim 9, wherein said clutch arranged in the first torque transmission path is engaged in a third range of driving speeds lower than the speed limit to transmit wheel-driving torques from at least one of said internal combustion engine and said second electric machine operating as a motor.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
49 words
The drive arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein, at least in a portion of the first range of driving speeds, said second electric machine operates as a generator for at least one of feeding said first electric machine and charging an electrical energy supply of the motor vehicle.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
70 words
The drive arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein, under full-load operation, said driving control system controls said second electric machine, in the second range of driving speeds, so that said second electric machine delivers a wheel-driving torque which increases a wheel-driving torque output by said internal combustion engine at full load to a value required in the second operating state to achieve an at least approximately constant driving output.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
The drive arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein said first electric machine is dimensioned for a higher output in motor operation than that of said second electric machine.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
30 words
The drive arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second torque transmission paths have a speed transmission ratio that is not operationally variable.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
36 words
The drive arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein the predetermined speed limit has a first value when accelerating the motor vehicle and a second value, differing from the first value, when braking the motor vehicle.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
The drive arrangement in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a clutch arranged in the second torque transmission path.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
284 words
A drive arrangement for a motor vehicle having a plurality of driving wheels, comprising: an internal combustion engine connectable in a wheel-driving manner along a first torque transmission path to at least one driving wheel of the motor vehicle; a first electric machine operable as a motor and connectable in a wheel-driving manner along a second torque transmission path to at least one driving wheel of the motor vehicle; an energy source for supplying power to said first electric machine; a coupling arranged in at least one of the first and second torque transmission paths and switchable between a first operating state and a second operating state, wherein in the first operating state the motor vehicle is driven by the wheel-driving torque of said first electric machine without mechanical torque support from said internal combustion engine, and in the second operating state the motor vehicle is driven by the wheel-driving torque from said internal combustion engine without mechanical torque support from said first electric machine; and an electronic driving control system for activating one of said operating states based on a signal representing a driving speed of the motor vehicle, said electronic driving control system activating the first operating state, at least in a first range of driving speeds, that includes a standstill of the motor vehicle, if the driving speed is less than a predetermined speed limit, and activating the second operating state, at least in a second range of driving speeds that includes a maximum speed of the motor vehicle, if the driving speed is greater than the predetermined speed limit, at least one of the first and second torque transmission paths having a speed transmission ratio that is not operationally variable.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
284 words
A drive arrangement for a motor vehicle having a plurality of driving wheels, comprising: an internal combustion engine connectable in a wheel-driving manner along a first torque transmission path to at least one driving wheel of the motor vehicle; a first electric machine operable as a motor and connectable in a wheel-driving manner along a second torque transmission path to at least one driving wheel of the motor vehicle; an energy source for supplying power to said first electric machine; a coupling arranged in at least one of the first and second torque transmission paths and switchable between a first operating state and a second operating state, wherein in the first operating state the motor vehicle is driven by the wheel-driving torque of said first electric machine without mechanical torque support from said internal combustion engine, and in the second operating state the motor vehicle is driven by the wheel-driving torque from said internal combustion engine without mechanical torque support from said first electric machine; and an electronic driving control system for activating one of said operating states based on a signal representing a driving speed of the motor vehicle, said electronic driving control system activating the first operating state, at least in a first range of driving speeds, that includes a standstill of the motor vehicle, if the driving speed is less than a predetermined speed limit, and activating the second operating state, at least in a second range of driving speeds that includes a maximum speed of the motor vehicle, if the driving speed is greater than the predetermined speed limit, at least one of the first and second torque transmission paths having a speed transmission ratio that is not operationally variable.
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