WO1993015338A1 - Continuously-variable hydromechanical parallel-type transmission device - Google Patents
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- WO1993015338A1 WO1993015338A1 PCT/GB1993/000234 GB9300234W WO9315338A1 WO 1993015338 A1 WO1993015338 A1 WO 1993015338A1 GB 9300234 W GB9300234 W GB 9300234W WO 9315338 A1 WO9315338 A1 WO 9315338A1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16H—GEARING
- F16H47/00—Combinations of mechanical gearing with fluid clutches or fluid gearing
- F16H47/02—Combinations of mechanical gearing with fluid clutches or fluid gearing the fluid gearing being of the volumetric type
- F16H47/04—Combinations of mechanical gearing with fluid clutches or fluid gearing the fluid gearing being of the volumetric type the mechanical gearing being of the type with members having orbital motion
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16H—GEARING
- F16H37/00—Combinations of mechanical gearings, not provided for in groups F16H1/00 - F16H35/00
- F16H37/02—Combinations of mechanical gearings, not provided for in groups F16H1/00 - F16H35/00 comprising essentially only toothed or friction gearings
- F16H37/06—Combinations of mechanical gearings, not provided for in groups F16H1/00 - F16H35/00 comprising essentially only toothed or friction gearings with a plurality of driving or driven shafts; with arrangements for dividing torque between two or more intermediate shafts
- F16H37/08—Combinations of mechanical gearings, not provided for in groups F16H1/00 - F16H35/00 comprising essentially only toothed or friction gearings with a plurality of driving or driven shafts; with arrangements for dividing torque between two or more intermediate shafts with differential gearing
- F16H37/10—Combinations of mechanical gearings, not provided for in groups F16H1/00 - F16H35/00 comprising essentially only toothed or friction gearings with a plurality of driving or driven shafts; with arrangements for dividing torque between two or more intermediate shafts with differential gearing at both ends of intermediate shafts
- F16H2037/101—Power split variators with one differential at each end of the CVT
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- the present invention relates to a hydro-mechanical device for the transmission of rotary motion or torque. 5 It particularly relates to a device permitting variation of the transmitted rotational speed.
- a conventional variable hydro-mechanical gear system splits drive into two parts. One part of this drive is 0 then transmitted through a hydrostatic device to be recombined with the other part of the drive. Variation in control of the hydrostatic device controls the gear system. This invention simplifies and increases the efficiency of the gear system. 5 Disclosure of the Invention
- the present invention concerns a transmission device in which an input is arranged to drive a hydrostatic (or hydraulic) unit directly and also to transmit drive mechanically through a housing.
- the 0 output from the device may be in two parts, one a reaction from the house, the other a reaction from the hydrostatic unit. These two reactions may be combined through one or more planetary gear systems to provide the output drive.
- the input directly drives the hydrostatic unit housing.
- a reaction through a hydrostatic output drive shaft drives one torque path.
- the resistance of this torque path turns the hydrostatic unit, so driving the other output and providing a second torque path.
- It may include a gear pump in this form.
- the output from the unit is transmitted to a planetary gear system and combined with the output from the * irst torque path to provide the output drive from the unit.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic axial section through a transmission device embodying the invention
- Fig. 2 is an alternative arrangement showing reversed drive from the hydrostatic unit
- Fig. 3 shows a third embodiment with drive taken from the outer casing
- Fig. 4 shows an embodiment with power output through a gear
- Fig. 5 shows an alternative way of driving the planetary gear system
- Fig. 6 shows an embodiment with a gear pump with different size driving and driven gears, as well as but not necessarily used with two planetary gears;
- Fig. 7 shows a device using a bevel gear arrangement
- Fig. 8 is a cross-section through a hydrostatic unit, in this case a gear pump.
- Fig. 9 is a cross-section through a hydrostatic unit, in this case a double gear pump.
- references to "input” and “output” components and the like refer to a conventional mode of usage of the devices in question.
- FIG. 1 shows an embodiment having an outer housing
- the input shaft 12 is tubular, and contains a displaceable control rod 13 and a pressure relief valve 16, whose function will be explained later.
- a hydrostatic unit Inside the main housing 10, there is a hydrostatic unit with a hydrostatic unit housing 18.
- the drive shaft 20 is fast with an oil pumping gear 32 which meshes with a gear 34 in a pumping arrangement, such that rotation of the drive shaft 20 causes the pumping of oil.
- the oil is returned from an output side of the oil pump to the input side, preferably via a pressure relief valve 16 and/or via a flow control device.
- a pressure relief valve 16 is controllable by longitudinal sliding of the rod 14 within the input shaft 12.
- the driveshaft 20 When the driveshaft 20 is rotated about the axis of the input shaft 14, thus turning the gear 22 coupled to the outer housing 10, the driveshaft 20 is rotated about its own axis in the hydrostatic unit housing 18. This not only causes the oil pumping gear 32 to turn. It also rotates the gear 30 fast with the outward end of the shaft 20. This meshes with the gear 28 on the output shaft 14 and thus tends to transmit torque to that output shaft.
- the output shaft 14 may be held fast, and drive taken from the outer housing 10.
- the gear 22 linking the drive shaft 20 to the outer casing 10 may be an internal gear on the casing 10 or it could be an external gear on the axis of the input shaft 12.
- Fig. 2 shows an embodiment similar to that of Fig. 1, with corresponding opponents correspondingly numbered.
- the hydrostatic unit now includes a motor comprising gears 50 and 52. This acts to turn an internal output shaft 54, which acts to drive the gear 28 on the main output shaft 14.
- Shafts 56 and 58 in the pump and in the motor respectively are idler shafts not connected to the drive shaft 20' and the internal output shaft 54. It can, of course, be arranged that the motor gears 50,52 should rotate at the same speed as, or a selected different speed from, the pump gears 32,34.
- Fig. 3 shows another embodiment which is quite similar to that shown in Fig. 2. It should be appreciated that the embodiments described so far show the hydrostatic unit coupled directly to the outer housing 10. Alternatively, the coupling could be via an idler gear system.
- the operation of the pump and motor can be controlled by control means which are not shown (such as a flow control device or a pressure relief valve as shown within the input shaft 12 in Figs. 1 and 2). If both the pump and motor are stopped, then there is direct transmission of torque from the input shaft 12 via the drive shaft 20' and gear 22 to the outer housing 10. Thus the housing rotates at the same speed as the input shaft 12. An output can be derived from the outer housing 10.
- Fig. 4 shows an embodiment substantially as in Fig. 3 but with the output shaft 14 integral with a gear assembly for output drive.
- Fig. 5 shows another variant in which the outer housing 10' has a reduced-diameter output shaf portion 70 at the output end, coupled to planet gears 72 of a gear train 74 to which the output shaft is also coupled.
- output can be derived through the shaft or the gear train 74.
- Fig. 6 shows a further variant having a hydrostatic unit whose drive is arranged through two planetary gear systems. This is exemplified in an embodiment similar to that of Fig. 1, having a pump but no motor.
- a hydrostatic unit 80 includes a motor 82 and a pump 84. They are coupled to respective axial shafts 86,88 (that of the motor passing through that of the pump). Each of the drives 86,88 is fast with a respective one of an opposed pair of frustoconical bevel gears 90,92 (which may have the same or different numbers of teeth. These are engaged by complementary portions of a surrounding annular bevel gear 94. This is coupled to a housing 96, from which an output is derived. Input is fed to a housing 98 of the hydrostatic unit.
- bevel gears instead of planetary gears can be applied to other embodiments too. Also generally applicable is the coaxial arrangement of the input and output of the pump (and motor).
- Figs. 8 and 9 are sectional views through pumps.
- Fig. 8 illustrates a pump of any of the previously-described embodiments showing a pair of gears 100,102 which might be, for example, the gears 32,34 of the pump shown in Fig. 1 or .Fig 2.
- gears 100,102 which might be, for example, the gears 32,34 of the pump shown in Fig. 1 or .Fig 2.
- the oil flow impelled by the gears may be as shown by the arrows.
- Fig. 9 shows a variant in which the gears are doubled-up, to produce a mechanically balanced assembly.
- the invention is not limited to the use of gear pumps. Any type of fluid pump and/or motor may be used, or even other types of hydrostatic coupling device e.g. a torque converter.
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JP5513077A JPH07505941A (en) | 1992-02-04 | 1993-02-04 | Continuously variable hydrostatic parallel type transmission device |
EP93903241A EP0624232A1 (en) | 1992-02-04 | 1993-02-04 | Continuously-variable hydromechanical parallel-type transmission device |
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GB929202339A GB9202339D0 (en) | 1992-02-04 | 1992-02-04 | Transmission device |
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WO1995004890A1 (en) * | 1993-08-04 | 1995-02-16 | Thomas William Wielkopolski | Rotary drive transmissions |
US5569110A (en) * | 1991-10-10 | 1996-10-29 | Warren; Walter S. | Integrated hydro-mechanical automobile transmission |
DE102006061116A1 (en) * | 2006-12-22 | 2008-06-26 | Audi Ag | Power-branching vehicle drive has drive shaft connected mechanically and via hydrostatic pump unit to summation drive, pump unit being connected by sun wheel to shaft and via planet carrier and planet wheel to sun wheel of summation drive |
WO2009129666A1 (en) * | 2008-04-21 | 2009-10-29 | Feng Zhengmin | A automobile hydraulic transmission and differential speed system and a variable volume gear pump |
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FR994129A (en) * | 1944-12-27 | 1951-11-12 | Improvements to motion transmission devices | |
FR77091E (en) * | 1960-02-05 | 1962-01-12 | Renault | Variable-ratio hydraulic differential transmission |
DE2144063A1 (en) * | 1970-09-04 | 1972-03-09 | Sardelli A | Speed converter with power overlay |
FR2315043A1 (en) * | 1975-06-17 | 1977-01-14 | Cerneau Georges | Variable speed transmission system - has mechanical and hydraulic system connecting input and output shafts |
DE2910184A1 (en) * | 1979-03-15 | 1980-09-25 | Gerhard Arnold | Steplessly-adjustable drive unit - comprises differential gear train with sun-wheels driven from different sources |
WO1989011051A1 (en) * | 1988-05-03 | 1989-11-16 | Johnson, Charles, D. | Hydro-planetary power division system |
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FR994129A (en) * | 1944-12-27 | 1951-11-12 | Improvements to motion transmission devices | |
FR77091E (en) * | 1960-02-05 | 1962-01-12 | Renault | Variable-ratio hydraulic differential transmission |
DE2144063A1 (en) * | 1970-09-04 | 1972-03-09 | Sardelli A | Speed converter with power overlay |
FR2315043A1 (en) * | 1975-06-17 | 1977-01-14 | Cerneau Georges | Variable speed transmission system - has mechanical and hydraulic system connecting input and output shafts |
DE2910184A1 (en) * | 1979-03-15 | 1980-09-25 | Gerhard Arnold | Steplessly-adjustable drive unit - comprises differential gear train with sun-wheels driven from different sources |
WO1989011051A1 (en) * | 1988-05-03 | 1989-11-16 | Johnson, Charles, D. | Hydro-planetary power division system |
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US5569110A (en) * | 1991-10-10 | 1996-10-29 | Warren; Walter S. | Integrated hydro-mechanical automobile transmission |
WO1995004890A1 (en) * | 1993-08-04 | 1995-02-16 | Thomas William Wielkopolski | Rotary drive transmissions |
DE102006061116A1 (en) * | 2006-12-22 | 2008-06-26 | Audi Ag | Power-branching vehicle drive has drive shaft connected mechanically and via hydrostatic pump unit to summation drive, pump unit being connected by sun wheel to shaft and via planet carrier and planet wheel to sun wheel of summation drive |
WO2009129666A1 (en) * | 2008-04-21 | 2009-10-29 | Feng Zhengmin | A automobile hydraulic transmission and differential speed system and a variable volume gear pump |
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