EP1454043B1 - Mecanisme de transmission variable par courroie destine a des groupes auxiliaires - Google Patents

Mecanisme de transmission variable par courroie destine a des groupes auxiliaires Download PDF

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EP1454043B1
EP1454043B1 EP02790363A EP02790363A EP1454043B1 EP 1454043 B1 EP1454043 B1 EP 1454043B1 EP 02790363 A EP02790363 A EP 02790363A EP 02790363 A EP02790363 A EP 02790363A EP 1454043 B1 EP1454043 B1 EP 1454043B1
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Norbert Amann
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B67/00—Engines characterised by the arrangement of auxiliary apparatus not being otherwise provided for, e.g. the apparatus having different functions; Driving auxiliary apparatus from engines, not otherwise provided for
    • F02B67/04—Engines characterised by the arrangement of auxiliary apparatus not being otherwise provided for, e.g. the apparatus having different functions; Driving auxiliary apparatus from engines, not otherwise provided for of mechanically-driven auxiliary apparatus
    • F02B67/06—Engines characterised by the arrangement of auxiliary apparatus not being otherwise provided for, e.g. the apparatus having different functions; Driving auxiliary apparatus from engines, not otherwise provided for of mechanically-driven auxiliary apparatus driven by means of chains, belts, or like endless members
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B2275/00—Other engines, components or details, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F02B2275/06—Endless member is a belt

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  • the invention relates according to the preamble of claim 1 a Device for driving auxiliary units with two from each other different ratios, which input side with the Crankshaft of an internal combustion engine by means of fastening screws connected input part, the output side two drive pulleys with different diameters for driving the ancillaries and between the input part and the drive pulleys one from a magnetic coupling and Having an overrunning clutch existing switching module, wherein the larger Drive pulley the magnetic clutch and the smaller pulley the freewheel is assigned and at low crankshaft speeds, a drive of Ancillaries by means of the larger drive pulley and at high Crankshaft speeds a drive of the ancillaries by means of the smaller Drive pulley takes place.
  • crankshaft coaxially arranged devices are in stages switchable drive of ancillaries became known in this Connection is exemplified by DE 198 22 426 C2 and DE 196 23 525 A1 called. Both arrangements include planetary gear, have a very complex structure and take particular advantage in the axial direction a large space.
  • the FR 23 78 948 discloses a drive for ancillaries of a Internal combustion engine, with which all ancillaries with two speeds are drivable. At least one with clutch and overrunning clutch on the crankshaft attached and connected to a countershaft Pulleys are rigidly connected to a third pulley and drive another accessory.
  • An electromagnetically designed clutch allows a shift of the switching points at the transition of one of the Gear ratios to another. The arrangement comprises in particular due to the power flow over the countershaft a variety of pulleys and straps.
  • US 4,571,227 which discloses an accessory drive for a Internal combustion engine with a larger and a smaller drive pulley for A two-speed drive disclosed includes an input section Flange portion for attachment to the crankshaft and these in axial Direction then a first and a second shaft portion, wherein the smaller drive pulley on the first shaft section and the larger one Drive disk is mounted on the second shaft portion.
  • the screw connection of the flange portion of the input part with the crankshaft is located on a large Diameter, while the outer diameter of the small drive pulley barely larger than this diameter, so to accommodate the smaller Drive pulley a subsequent to the flange in the axial direction, separate wave area is provided.
  • the arrangement therefore has a large Construction length.
  • the object of the invention is a variable belt high-lift for ancillaries which is independent of the ancillaries to be driven, which is simple and thus both inexpensive to produce as well is mounted and which in particular in the axial direction only a small Space occupied.
  • the object is achieved by a device having the features of Claim 1, wherein according to the underlying idea, the input part a flange portion and a shaft portion and the smaller Drive pulley on the connected to the crankshaft flange of the Entrance part is arranged.
  • a drive by means of the small drive pulley is expedient at switched off magnetic coupling, the large drive pulley runs with empty and a drive by means of the large drive pulley takes place when switched on Magnetic clutch, wherein between large and small drive pulley of the freewheel is effective.
  • the small drive pulley forms together with a first another disc a first translation stage and the large drive pulley a second translation stage together with a second further disc;
  • the transmission ratio is from first to second Translation level 0.4 to 0.7, in particular 0.5 to 0.6.
  • the switching from one gear ratio to another is advantageously carried out at a crankshaft speed of 1100 to 2000 min -1 , especially at 1400 to 1600 min -1 , wherein at lower crankshaft speed of the drive via the large drive wheel and at higher crankshaft speed of the drive via the small drive wheel ,
  • Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of a device for driving Auxiliary units with drive 10 and output 11, 12 and division of the Power flow on two strands 13, 14.
  • the strand 13 includes one Overrunning clutch 15, strand 14 a present designed as a magnetic coupling Disconnect 16.
  • the disconnect clutch 16 When the disconnect clutch 16 is open, the power flow from Drive 10 in strand 13 via the freewheel 15 operated in the blocking direction Output 12, which for example as a drive pulley with a small diameter is formed, so that a drive of the ancillaries with lesser Speed is done.
  • the power flow takes place from the drive 10 in the strand 14 via the closed coupling 16 to the output 11, which, for example, designed as a large diameter drive pulley is, so that a drive of the ancillaries takes place at a higher speed.
  • the freewheel 15 in the strand 13 is in the freewheeling direction during operation, whereby a clamping the strands 13 and 14 against each other is prevented.
  • FIG. 1 An embodiment of two drive pulleys 24, 30 with integrated switching module is shown in FIG.
  • a plurality of circumferentially distributed screws 21st is the input part 20 of the drive device 33 with the not shown here Crankshaft of an internal combustion engine connected.
  • a hub profile 25 with the input part 20 is rotatably connected to a disc 28, which at energized electromagnet 31 via a friction lining 29 with a large Pulley 30 frictionally connected.
  • connection of the disc 28 with the input part 20 it can of course also be appropriate to provide another shaft / hub connection, wherein
  • a positive connection such as passport or Sliding spring, a splined or toothed shaft connection, a polygon connection, a Stim tooth connection, a pin connection or a non-positive connection can act in the form of a cylindrical or conical interference fit.
  • the pulley 30 is by means of two deep groove ball bearings 27 a, 27 b on a sleeve-shaped extension 28a of the disc 28 relative to the input part 20 rotatable stored as well as the electromagnet 31, which also by means of a Torque support 32 is fixed to the housing against rotation.
  • the electromagnet 31 which also by means of a Torque support 32 is fixed to the housing against rotation.
  • a small pulley 24 is by means of two deep groove ball bearings 22a, 22b on the input part 20 radially outside of the fastening screws 21st stored, axially between the deep groove ball bearings 22a, 22b is a freewheel 23rd arranged, which the relative rotation of the pulley 24 input part 20 in allows one direction and blocks in the other direction.
  • the electromagnet 31 is energized, so that via the friction lining 29 is a frictional force transmission from the pulley 28 to the pulley 30.
  • a positive switchable connection between the disc 28 and pulley 30 executable, but reinforced shift shocks are taken into account.
  • the freewheel 23 is in the freewheeling direction in operation, so that a distortion due to the different translations of the two pulleys 24, 30 is prevented.
  • the electromagnet 31 is de-energized, whereby the pulley 30 is decoupled from the disc 28 and thus from the input part 20.
  • the power flow is now via the freewheel 23 operated in the reverse direction, so that the drive of the auxiliary units takes place at higher crankshaft speeds by means of the small pulley 24; An adapted, uniform operation of the ancillaries, which better meets their operating ranges, is achieved.
  • FIG. 3 shows a drive device 38 in operation with ancillary units 35, 41, 42 shown.
  • the crankshaft of an internal combustion engine not shown here Coaxially arranged drive means 38, as shown in detail with Figure 2 and is driven by the crankshaft in the arrow direction.
  • the smaller pulley, which is arranged on the engine side forms together with the drive belt 39b the belt plane, while the large Pulley, which on the side facing away from the engine is arranged, together with the shift belt 39a forms the switching plane.
  • the drive takes place in the Switching plane arranged on a on the shaft of a power steering pump 41 Pulley 40 a, which together with the pulley 30 a first Translation stage forms;
  • the power flow continues via a coaxial to Pulley 40a, also arranged on the power steering pump shaft Pulley 40b in the switching plane, the belt 39b of the direction of rotation following a water pump 35 and a generator 42 drives.
  • the belts 39a, 39b are each using.
  • Tension rollers 36, 37 held under tension.
  • the drive is the Auxiliary units with open magnetic coupling directly in the drive level by means of the small pulley of the drive device 38, which with the Pulley 40b of the power steering pump 41 forms a second gear ratio.
  • the expediently Pulleys which with the pulleys 24, 30 of the drive device 38 form the gear ratios, not the power steering pump 41, but a associated with other accessory such as water pump 35 or generator 42.
  • the second ratio for the upper speed range of the internal combustion engine is i 1 ⁇ 0.9 to 1, 3, in particular about 1.06.
  • the boundary between the upper and lower speed range of the internal combustion engine is present above 1100 min -1, preferably at 1400 to 2000 min -1, in particular at approximately 1500 min -1. It may be appropriate if .the. Switching is hysteresis, so that switching takes place depending on the switching direction at different speeds; the hysteresis is in the range of 50 to 200 min -1 , in particular it is about 100 min -1 .

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  1. Installation (33) destinée à entraíner des groupes auxiliaires à l'aide de deux rapports de changements de vitesse différents l'un de l'autre et comportant :
    côté entrée une pièce d'entrée (29) reliée au vilebrequin d'un moteur à combustion interne à l'aide de vis de fixation (21),
    côté sortie deux poulies d'entraínement (24, 30) dont les diamètres sont différents pour entraíner les groupes auxiliaires, et
    entre la pièce d'entrée (20) et les poulies d'entraínement (24, 30), un module de commutation composé d'un embrayage magnétique (29, 31) et d'une roue libre de rattrapage (23),
    dans laquelle
    l'embrayage magnétique (29, 31) est associé à la plus grande poulie d'entraínement (30) et la roue libre (23) à la plus petite poulie d'entraínement (24) et
    les groupes auxiliaires sont entraínés à l'aide du plus grande poulie d'entraínement (30) lorsque le vilebrequin a une faible vitesse de rotation et les groupes auxiliaires sont entraínés à l'aide de la plus petite poulie d'entraínement (24) lorsque le vilebrequin a une vitesse de rotation élevée,
    caractérisée en ce que
    la pièce d'entrée (20) comprend un segment de flasque et un segment d'arbre et
    la poulie d'entraínement (24) plus petite est placée sur le segment de flasque - de la pièce d'entrée (20) - relié au vilebrequin.
  2. Installation selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisée en ce que
    les vis de fixation (21) sont disposées radialement à l'intérieur des paliers (22a, 22b).
  3. Installation selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée en ce que
    le module de commutation est intégré dans les poulies d'entraínement (24, 30).
  4. Installation selon la revendication 3,
    caractérisée en ce que
    l'électroaimant d'embrayage (31) est intégré dans la grande roue d'entraínement (30) et la roue libre dans la petite roue d'entraínement (24).
  5. Installation selon la revendication 3 ou 4,
    caractérisée en ce qu'
    un entraínement est réalisé par la petite poulie d'entraínement (24) lorsque l'embrayage magnétique est déconnecté, la grande poulie d'entraínement (30) tournant alors à vide, et un entraínement est réalisé par la grande poulie d'entraínement (30) lorsque l'embrayage magnétique est connecté, la roue libre (23) étant active entre la grande poulie d'entraínement et la petite.
  6. Installation selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la grande poulie d'entraínement forme conjointement avec une première autre poulie un premier étage de vitesse relative et la petite poulie d'entraínement forme conjointement avec une deuxième autre poulie un deuxième étage de vitesse relative,
    caractérisée en ce que
    le rapport des changements de vitesse du premier étage de vitesse relative sur le deuxième est de préférence compris entre 0,4 et 0,7, en particulier entre 0,5 et 0,6.
  7. Installation selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée en ce qu'
    on bascule un étage de vitesse relative sur l'autre, lorsque le vilebrequin a une vitesse de rotation comprise entre 1 100 et 2 000 tr/min, en particulier entre 1 400 et 1 600 tr/min.
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