A driving system having a hollow shaft, a solid shaft arranged in the hollow shaft, a stator, a rotor connected to the hollow shaft, a clutch mechanism selectively engaged to one of the stator and the rotor, and a speed reduction mechanism having a planetary carrier assembly engaged to the clutch mechanism, and a planetary gear train connected between the solid shaft and the rotor, wherein where the clutch mechanism is engaged to the stator in a transmission manner, the planetary carrier assembly is connected with the stator, and the rotor drives the solid shaft and the hollow shaft to operate at a differential speed, and where the clutch mechanism is engaged to the rotor in the transmission manner, the planetary carrier assembly is connected with the rotor, and the rotor drives the solid shaft and the hollow shaft to operate at a same speed by the planetary gear train.

A driving system having a hollow shaft, a solid shaft arranged in the hollow shaft, a stator, a rotor connected to the hollow shaft, a clutch mechanism selectively engaged to one of the stator and the rotor, and a speed reduction mechanism having a planetary carrier assembly engaged to the clutch mechanism, and a planetary gear train connected between the solid shaft and the rotor, wherein where the clutch mechanism is engaged to the stator in a transmission manner, the planetary carrier assembly is connected with the stator, and the rotor drives the solid shaft and the hollow shaft to operate at a differential speed, and where the clutch mechanism is engaged to the rotor in the transmission manner, the planetary carrier assembly is connected with the rotor, and the rotor drives the solid shaft and the hollow shaft to operate at a same speed by the planetary gear train.

A two-speed transmission for an electric vehicle includes a planetary gear set selectively coupling an input shaft and an output shaft. The planetary gear set is configured to provide two forward gear ratios and neutral. The planetary gear set includes at least one sun gear, at least one pinion in meshing engagement with the at least one sun gear, at least one ring gear meshingly engaged with the at least one pinion, and a carrier. The carrier supports the at least one pinion and is connected to the output shaft such that rotation of the carrier drives the output shaft. The two-speed transmission also includes one or more elements that rotatably couple the at least sun gear, the at least one pinion, the at least one ring gear, the input shaft, and the carrier with one another and/or a ground. Examples of such elements include clutches, brakes, and mechanical diodes.

A two-speed transmission for an electric vehicle includes a planetary gear set selectively coupling an input shaft and an output shaft. The planetary gear set is configured to provide two forward gear ratios and neutral. The planetary gear set includes at least one sun gear, at least one pinion in meshing engagement with the at least one sun gear, at least one ring gear meshingly engaged with the at least one pinion, and a carrier. The carrier supports the at least one pinion and is connected to the output shaft such that rotation of the carrier drives the output shaft. The two-speed transmission also includes one or more elements that rotatably couple the at least sun gear, the at least one pinion, the at least one ring gear, the input shaft, and the carrier with one another and/or a ground. Examples of such elements include clutches, brakes, and mechanical diodes.

An accessory drive, including a planetary gear set with a plurality of components arranged to be concentrically disposed around a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine. The plurality of components includes: a sun gear; a planet carrier; a ring gear; and a planet gear meshed with the sun gear and the ring gear. A first component of the planetary gear set: is arranged to non-rotatably connect to a rotor of an electric motor/generator; and is arranged to connect to a power transfer component for least one accessory. A second component of the planetary gear set is arranged to non-rotatably connect to the crankshaft. For a starting mode of the accessory drive, the electric motor/generator is arranged to: rotate the first component of the planetary gear set; and rotate the second component of the planetary gear set with respect to the first component of the planetary gear set.

An accessory drive, including a planetary gear set with a plurality of components arranged to be concentrically disposed around a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine. The plurality of components includes: a sun gear; a planet carrier; a ring gear; and a planet gear meshed with the sun gear and the ring gear. A first component of the planetary gear set: is arranged to non-rotatably connect to a rotor of an electric motor/generator; and is arranged to connect to a power transfer component for least one accessory. A second component of the planetary gear set is arranged to non-rotatably connect to the crankshaft. For a starting mode of the accessory drive, the electric motor/generator is arranged to: rotate the first component of the planetary gear set; and rotate the second component of the planetary gear set with respect to the first component of the planetary gear set.

Provided is a planetary geared reducer with a dual reduction ratio. The reducer includes: a housing provided with a ring gear, and having one side where an input shaft is rotatably inserted and an opposite side where an output shaft is rotatably inserted; a sun gear provided at the input shaft; at least one planetary gear engaged between the sun gear and the ring gear; and a high reduction carrier provided at the output shaft to rotatably support the planetary gear by a rotation pin, wherein the high reduction carrier is coupled with a low reduction carrier, the low reduction carrier has a through-hole where the sun gear passes, the through-hole has a low reduction gear engaged with the sun gear, and the sun gear is selectively interlocked with the planetary or low reduction gear according to a forward or rearward movement of the input shaft to perform dual reduction.

Provided is a planetary geared reducer with a dual reduction ratio. The reducer includes: a housing provided with a ring gear, and having one side where an input shaft is rotatably inserted and an opposite side where an output shaft is rotatably inserted; a sun gear provided at the input shaft; at least one planetary gear engaged between the sun gear and the ring gear; and a high reduction carrier provided at the output shaft to rotatably support the planetary gear by a rotation pin, wherein the high reduction carrier is coupled with a low reduction carrier, the low reduction carrier has a through-hole where the sun gear passes, the through-hole has a low reduction gear engaged with the sun gear, and the sun gear is selectively interlocked with the planetary or low reduction gear according to a forward or rearward movement of the input shaft to perform dual reduction.

A meshing clutch comprises a rotor with a first meshing clutch, a sleeve with a second meshing clutch and a first cam being supported by a clutch hub and urged so as to release meshing, a cam ring configured to convert movement in a rotational direction into movement in an axial direction to lock the meshing according to cooperation of the first and the second cams, and a cam actuator, a sun gear that receives rotation input, an internal gear meshing with the sun gear through a planet pinion, a planet carrier being provided with a drive pinion for output, a fiction clutch mechanism to adjust connection between the internal gear and the planet carrier according to fastening, and a clutch actuator performing fastening control of the friction clutch mechanism.

A meshing clutch comprises a rotor with a first meshing clutch, a sleeve with a second meshing clutch and a first cam being supported by a clutch hub and urged so as to release meshing, a cam ring configured to convert movement in a rotational direction into movement in an axial direction to lock the meshing according to cooperation of the first and the second cams, and a cam actuator, a sun gear that receives rotation input, an internal gear meshing with the sun gear through a planet pinion, a planet carrier being provided with a drive pinion for output, a fiction clutch mechanism to adjust connection between the internal gear and the planet carrier according to fastening, and a clutch actuator performing fastening control of the friction clutch mechanism.