A kind of normally closed clutch and the vehicle that comprises it that is integrated in the motor rotor rack
[technical field]
The present invention relates to a kind of clutch.Particularly, the present invention relates to a kind of normally closed clutch and the vehicle that comprises it that is integrated in the motor rotor rack.
[background technology]
For vehicle, clutch is arranged on a kind of device between engine and/or motor and the drive system, is used to cut off and connect engine and/or the motor power to power train.During starting, clutch makes engine and/or motor combine with drive system is smooth-going, makes vehicle start steady; During gearshift, clutch makes engine and/or motor separate rapidly with drive system, reduces the impact between the speed changer middle gear, thereby realizes smooth-going gearshift; In the vehicle ' process, when vehicle bore excessive load, clutch can skid, thereby prevented the drive system overload.
For the vehicle that comprises a plurality of motors and/or the output of engine combination power that at present each big vehicle manufacturer competitively researches and develops, it also comprises a plurality of clutches that are connected with a plurality of motors and/or engine.For this reason, this type of vehicle need integrated level higher, more can practice thrift the clutch in vehicle drive system space.
And the diaphragm spring clutch of prior art generally includes first platen, clutch plate, second platen, diaphragm spring, support ring and clutch assembly lid; Wherein clutch plate, second platen, diaphragm spring and support ring are installed to clutch assembly and cover, and the clutch assembly lid engages with first platen.The operating state of diaphragm spring clutch (engaged/disengaged) is controlled by actuating force; Be that actuating force is through making the diaphragm spring distortion; Thereby win platen and clutch plate are engaged and/or separate, and then realize of connection and/or the cut-out of the power of motor and/engine to drive system.
And this diaphragm spring clutch of prior art comprises parts such as first platen, clutch plate is installed to the clutch cover and plate assembly on it; And this clutch cover and plate assembly can take the space of the drive system of the vehicle that comprises a plurality of motors and/or the output of engine combination power undoubtedly, can not satisfy the high and space-saving requirement to integrated level of this vehicle.
[summary of the invention]
The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of normally closed clutch that has saved clutch cover and plate assembly.
The object of the invention is achieved through following technical scheme.Particularly; A technical scheme of the present invention provides a kind of normally closed clutch that is integrated in the motor rotor rack; It comprises first platen, clutch plate, second platen and the diaphragm spring of adjacent setting successively; Wherein first platen, second platen and diaphragm spring are assembled on the motor rotor rack, and clutch plate is assembled on the drive system main shaft and between first platen and second platen, and diaphragm spring makes win platen and second platen compress clutch plate under normal conditions; And diaphragm spring is being activated the masterpiece time spent, discharges the pressuring action between first platen, second platen and the clutch plate.
According to technique scheme of the present invention, wherein second platen is connected on the motor rotor rack with the spline mode.
According to technique scheme of the present invention, wherein first platen is connected on the motor rotor rack with the spline mode, and be installed in the draw-in groove of motor rotor rack the snap ring that first platen plays the backstop effect this moment.
According to technique scheme of the present invention, wherein first platen is releasably attached on the motor rotor rack through screw, and this moment, screw played the backstop effect to first platen.
According to technique scheme of the present invention; The motor rotor rack motor rotor rack support portion that has the motor rotor rack body and extend internally out wherein from the motor rotor rack body; The space that motor rotor rack body and motor rotor rack support portion are formed for holding clutch; Diaphragm spring removably is assembled on the motor rotor rack support portion with the locking mode that is spirally connected, thereby produces thrust.
According to technique scheme of the present invention, wherein diaphragm spring is fixed on the motor rotor rack support portion with the riveted joint mode, thereby produces thrust.
According to technique scheme of the present invention; Wherein be provided with cut spring between the clutch plate and second platen; The both sides of diaphragm spring are respectively arranged with first support ring and second support ring, and a side of clutch plate engages with first platen, and the opposite side of clutch plate engages with second platen.
According to technique scheme of the present invention, wherein cut spring is a wavy spring.
According to technique scheme of the present invention; Wherein motor rotor rack and rotor are fixed together and rotate around the motor spring bearing; Motor comprising rotor is integrated starter-generator (Integrated Start Generator; Be called for short the ISG motor) or drive motors, and drive motors can be traction electric machine (Traction Motor is called for short the TM motor).
According to technique scheme of the present invention, wherein snap ring is for selecting the ring that is installed.
According to technique scheme of the present invention, wherein diaphragm spring has wearing layer, and the quantity of diaphragm spring is two.
Another technical scheme of the present invention provides a kind of vehicle that comprises foregoing clutch, and wherein said clutch is connected in the drive system main shaft of vehicle drive system, is used to cut off and connect engine and/or the motor power to drive system.
The benefit of clutch of the present invention is, because first platen, second platen and the diaphragm spring of clutch stop part and this normally closed clutch all are installed on the motor rotor rack, has saved clutch cover and plate assembly, has improved integrated level, has saved the space.
The benefit of clutch of the present invention also is, because diaphragm spring is provided with the life-span that wearing layer has improved diaphragm spring.
The benefit of clutch of the present invention also is, selects the ring that is installed because this clutch has adopted, and selects the ring that is installed can clutch be adjusted, thereby make the state of clutch can be adjusted to the state that drive system needs.
The benefit of clutch of the present invention also is, because diaphragm spring is releasably attached to and is installed on the motor rotor rack, makes things convenient for diaphragm spring to change and maintenance, and has reduced the clutch maintenance cost.
[description of drawings]
With reference to accompanying drawing, disclosure of the present invention will be easier to understand.Those skilled in the art are understood that easily: these accompanying drawings only are used for illustrative purposes, and are not to be intended to protection scope of the present invention is constituted restriction.Among the figure:
Fig. 1 is that wherein normally closed clutch is under the normality according to the normally closed clutch of one embodiment of the present invention and the assembly structure sketch map of motor rotor rack, and this moment, normally closed clutch remained joint.
Fig. 2 shows another state after normally closed clutch among Fig. 1 is activated power, and this moment, normally closed clutch was in released state.
Fig. 3 is the normally closed clutch that comprises two diaphragm springs of another execution mode according to the present invention and the assembly structure sketch map of motor rotor rack, and wherein normally closed clutch is under the normality, and this moment, normally closed clutch remained joint.
Fig. 4 shows another state after normally closed clutch among Fig. 3 is activated power, and this moment, normally closed clutch was in released state.
Parts and label list
5 |
The drive system main shaft |
10 |
Rotor |
12 |
Motor rotor rack |
14 |
The motor spring bearing |
20 |
The motor rotor rack body |
23 |
The motor rotor rack support portion |
30 |
Snap ring |
32 |
First platen |
34 |
Clutch plate |
35 |
Cut spring |
36 |
Second platen |
38 |
First support ring |
40 |
Screw |
42、42′ |
Diaphragm spring |
44 |
Second support ring |
[embodiment]
Fig. 1-4 and following declarative description specific implementations of the present invention how to make and use optimal mode of the present invention with instruction those skilled in the art.In order to instruct inventive principle, simplified or omitted some conventional aspects.Those skilled in the art should understand that the modification that is derived from these execution modes falls within the scope of the invention.Those skilled in the art should understand that following characteristics can engage to form a plurality of modification of the present invention in every way.Thus, the present invention is not limited to following specific implementations, and is only limited claim and their equivalent.
" left side " refers to that direction, " right side " of arrow indication among Fig. 2 are meant the direction opposite with " left side " in the present invention; " inboard " is meant the direction of motor rotor rack towards the drive system main shaft of drive system, and " outside " is meant the direction opposite with " inboard ".Above-mentioned term only is for convenience, and is not the expression limitation of the present invention.
Fig. 1 is according to the normally closed clutch of one embodiment of the present invention and the assembly structure sketch map of motor rotor rack.Normally closed clutch as shown in Figure 1 is under the normality, and this moment, normally closed clutch remained joint.As shown in Figure 1, this normally closed clutch device is fitted in the motor rotor rack 12.This clutch comprises the snap ring that sets gradually 30, first platen 32, clutch plate 34, cut spring 35, second platen 36, first support ring 38, diaphragm spring 42 and second support ring 44; Wherein clutch plate 34 engages with first platen 32 in its left side; Engage with second platen 36 on its right side, be connected to through internal spline on the external splines of drive system main shaft 5 of drive system.Second platen 36 comprises ring-type matrix and the flange that extends to the right from the ring-type matrix, and the flange of second platen 36 engages with diaphragm spring 42.Diaphragm spring 42 is provided with wearing layer, so that improve the life-span of diaphragm spring.Diaphragm spring 42 comprises butterfly spring, a plurality of radial slot and a plurality of jerk finger shaped parts that between adjacent otch, form, and wherein has circular port at otch near the root of butterfly spring.The above-mentioned parts that this normally closed clutch comprises (for example snap ring 30, first platen 32, clutch plate 34, second platen 36, support ring etc.) can adopt the known mode of those skilled in the art to realize, the therefore no longer tired in this article structure of stating each parts.Normally closed clutch as shown in Figure 1 also can have other variants, and these execution modes of normally closed clutch all drop in protection scope of the present invention.
Motor rotor rack 12 and rotor 10 whole formation; Motor spring bearing 14 is used for support motor rotor field spider 12; Motor spring bearing 14 is fixed on the bearing of the system that uses this clutch, and the motor rotor rack 12 that wherein is fixed together rotates around motor spring bearing 14 with rotor 10.Motor rotor rack 12 comprise with the motor rotor rack body 20 of rotor 10 adjacency and with the motor rotor rack support portion 23 of motor spring bearing 14 adjacency; Motor rotor rack support portion 23 extends internally and its inboard and motor spring bearing 14 adjacency from motor rotor rack body 20; The space that motor rotor rack body 20 and motor rotor rack support portion 23 are formed for holding clutch components; Said clutch components comprises clutch plate 34, second platen 36 etc., and motor rotor rack support portion 23 is used to install diaphragm spring 42.Motor rotor rack 12, can adopt the known mode of those skilled in the art to realize, no longer tired stating here with motor rotor rack 12 integrally formed rotors 10 and the motor spring bearing 14 that is used for support motor rotor field spider 12.
In a practical implementation embodiment of the present invention; Motor rotor rack body 20 is column; Has opening; Its inwall is provided with draw-in groove and spline, and draw-in groove is arranged near the opening, and first platen 32 and second platen 36 are through the coupling of the spline on the inwall of spline outside it and motor rotor rack body 20; Diaphragm spring 42 is installed on the motor rotor rack support portion 23 through screw, thereby forms the pressuring action to first platen 32 and second platen 36; Snap ring 30 is installed in the draw-in groove, is used for the clutch of this execution mode is carried out backstop.In said embodiment, diaphragm spring 42 replacedly is fixed on the motor rotor rack support portion 23 through rivet.In the above-described embodiment, snap ring 30 is preferably and selects the ring that is installed, and can adjust clutch, thereby make the state of clutch can be adjusted to the state that drive system needs.Preferably, the cut spring 35 that is arranged between the clutch plate 34 and second platen 36 is wavy springs, is used to make when clutch is in released state, and the clutch plate 34 and second platen 36 are separated.Motor adopts TM motor, ISG motor or their combination in any etc.These execution modes of normally closed clutch all drop in protection scope of the present invention.
Execution mode as shown in Figure 1 has multiple variant.One of them variant is: motor rotor rack body 20 is column, comprises opening, and its inwall is provided with spline, and first platen 32 is releasably attached to through backing-up screw on the end of open side of motor rotor rack body 20; Second platen 36 is through the coupling of the spline on the inwall of spline outside it and motor rotor rack body 20; Diaphragm spring 42 is installed on the motor rotor rack support portion 23 through screw, thereby forms the pressuring action to first platen 32 and second platen 36.Alternatively diaphragm spring 42 is fixed on the motor rotor rack support portion 23 through rivet.The screw that is used for fixing first platen 32 has played the effect of the clutch in the said execution mode being carried out backstop.In this said variant, preferably, the cut spring 35 that is arranged between the clutch plate 34 and second platen 36 is wavy springs, is used to make when clutch is in released state, and the clutch plate 34 and second platen 36 are separated.Motor adopts TM motor, ISG motor or their combination in any etc.These execution modes of normally closed clutch all drop in protection scope of the present invention.
Above-mentioned clutch is not remaining normally closedly when it applies actuating force, and when it applies actuating force, is separating, and actuating force is schematically shown by the power F of band arrow line represents in Fig. 2.Fig. 2 is that the normally closed clutch among Fig. 1 is being activated the state of doing the time spent of power.Actuating force is provided by separator, and separator comprises release bearing and pressure rings (not shown in FIG.), and the actuating force of separator is provided by hydraulic means.Actuating force also can adopt other separators well known by persons skilled in the art and drive unit corresponding with it to provide, and this also will drop in protection scope of the present invention.
Above-mentioned normally closed clutch also can have other variants, for example variant can comprise adjacent setting more than one diaphragm spring, each diaphragm spring has wearing layer, the wearing layer of diaphragm spring can obtain through the known technologies such as surface treatment of prior art.Preferably, normally closed clutch comprises two diaphragm springs.Fig. 3 shows the normally closed clutch that comprises two diaphragm springs of another execution mode according to the present invention and the assembly structure sketch map of motor rotor rack.Normally closed clutch among Fig. 3 is under the normality, and this moment, normally closed clutch remained joint.The structure of two diaphragm springs is identical among Fig. 3; Each diaphragm spring respectively has the butterfly spring of mutual correspondence, a plurality of radial slot and a plurality of jerk finger shaped parts of the correspondence that between adjacent otch, forms; The root of a plurality of jerk finger shaped parts respectively has the hole; A plurality ofly pass the each other corresponding hole of two diaphragm springs and be installed on the motor rotor rack support portion 23, thereby realize diaphragm spring fixing to motor rotor rack.In addition, the structure of the jerk finger shaped part of the diaphragm spring of two adjacent settings is inequality, promptly in two diaphragm springs near the size of the fingers of the diaphragm spring of actuating force size greater than the fingers of another diaphragm spring.Need to prove: the structure of a plurality of diaphragm springs also can be inequality.In these variants, a plurality of screws pass the corresponding each other hole of a plurality of diaphragm springs and are installed on the motor rotor rack support portion 23, thereby realize diaphragm spring fixing to motor rotor rack.Need to prove that two or more diaphragm springs also can be fixed on the motor rotor rack support portion 23 through riveted way, thereby realize diaphragm spring fixing to motor rotor rack.These variants of normally closed clutch also will drop in protection scope of the present invention.
Fig. 4 shows another state after normally closed clutch among Fig. 3 is activated power, and this moment, normally closed clutch was in released state.Actuating force is schematically shown by the power F of band arrow line represents in Fig. 4.Actuating force is provided by separator, and separator comprises release bearing and pressure rings (not shown in FIG.), and the actuating force of separator is provided by hydraulic means.Actuating force also can adopt other separators well known by persons skilled in the art and drive unit corresponding with it to provide, and this also will drop in protection scope of the present invention.
Aforesaid clutch can be used in vehicle, and vehicle comprises engine and/or motor, and wherein clutch is connected in the drive system main shaft of vehicle drive system, is used to cut off and connect engine and/or the motor power to drive system.
The benefit of clutch of the present invention is, because first platen, second platen and the diaphragm spring of clutch stop part and clutch all are installed on the motor rotor rack, has saved clutch cover and plate assembly, has improved integrated level, has saved the space.
The benefit of clutch of the present invention also is, because diaphragm spring is provided with the life-span that wearing layer has improved diaphragm spring.
The benefit of clutch of the present invention also is, selects the ring that is installed because this clutch has adopted, and selects the ring that is installed can clutch be adjusted, thereby make the state of clutch can be adjusted to the state that drive system needs.
The benefit of clutch of the present invention also is, because diaphragm spring is releasably attached to and is installed on the motor rotor rack, makes things convenient for diaphragm spring to change and maintenance, and has reduced the clutch maintenance cost.