FREEWHEEL ARRANGEMENT AND DRIVETRAIN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING SUCH A FREEWHEEL ARRANGEMENT
20230279909 · 2023-09-07
Inventors
- Friedrich Philipp Brezger (Karlsruhe, DE)
- Oliver Groneberg (St. Leon-Rot, DE)
- Calahan B. Campton (Royal Oak, MI, US)
- Steven J. Kowal (Naperville, IL, US)
Cpc classification
F16D41/16
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
B60K17/356
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B60K2007/0038
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B60K2007/0061
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B60K17/26
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B60K2007/0092
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B60K17/02
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B60K17/043
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
International classification
F16D41/16
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
B60K17/356
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Abstract
The present invention relates to a freewheel arrangement (4) having a freewheel (2), which comprises a first running ring (44), a second running ring (46), at least one clamping element (26; 28) that is between the first and the second running ring (44, 46) and is movable between a coupling position and a release position, and an actuating element (42) for adjusting the at least one clamping element (26; 28), wherein the actuating element (42) can be arranged on the first running ring (44) and is movable relative to the first running ring (44). A friction device (52) for generating a frictional force acting on the actuating element (42) is provided, the frictional force counteracting a drive force acting on the first running ring (44) so as to move the actuating element (42) relative to the first running ring (44). The present invention furthermore relates to a drivetrain (82) having such a freewheel arrangement (4).
Claims
1. A freewheel arrangement having a freewheel, which comprises a first running ring, a second running ring, at least one clamping element that is between the first and the second running rings and is movable between a coupling position and a release position, and an actuating element for adjusting the at least one clamping element, the adjusting element being arranged on the first running ring and movable relative to the first running ring, wherein a friction device for generating a frictional force acting on the actuating element is provided, the frictional force counteracting a drive force acting on the first running ring so as to move the actuating element relative to the first running ring.
2. The freewheel arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the friction device is configured such that, by increasing the rotational speed of the first running ring, the frictional force is automatically reduced.
3. The freewheel arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the friction device comprises at least one friction part on the actuating element side, and at least one friction part on the component side that is configured to be brought into frictional engagement with the friction part on the actuating element side to obtain the frictional force.
4. The freewheel arrangement as claimed in claim 3, wherein the friction part on the actuating element side is pretensioned against the friction part on the component side by a spring element in a first axial direction, and a spring force, which is applicable to the friction part on the actuating element side by the spring element, is reduced, and the spring element interacts with the friction part on the actuating element side.
5. The freewheel arrangement as claimed in claim 3, wherein the friction part on the actuating element side is an axial finger, which is pretensioned inward in a radial direction against the friction part on the component side and is configured to be elastically bent outward in a radial direction under the action of centrifugal force with a reduction in a pretensioning force acting on the friction part on the component side against which the bent axial finger can be supported outwardly in a radial direction.
6. The freewheel arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein a side wall for covering a clamping gap that receives the clamping element and/or for supporting the clamping element in an axial direction is arranged on the first running ring.
7. The freewheel arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the actuating element is rotatable relative to the first running ring and/or has an annular form and/or is movable between two end positions in which the actuating element is supported on the first running ring.
8. The freewheel arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one first clamping element and at least one second clamping element are provided, which are rotationally conjointly connected to the first or the second running ring and of which the first clamping element is pivotable between the release position, in which the first or the second running ring is rotatable relative to the second or the first running ring in a first rotational direction, and the coupling position, in which the first or the second running ring is rotationally conjointly coupled to the second or the first running ring via the first clamping element in the first rotational direction, and the second clamping element is pivotable between the release position, in which the first or the second running ring is rotatable relative to the second or the first running ring in a second rotational direction counter to the first rotational direction, and the coupling position, in which the first or the second running ring is rotationally conjointly coupled to the second or the first running ring via the second clamping element in the second rotational direction.
9. The freewheel arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first running ring is in the form of an outer ring, on which the at least one clamping element is arranged, or is in the form of an inner ring, while the second running ring is in the form of an outer ring, on which the at least one clamping element is arranged.
10. A drivetrain for a motor vehicle, having a first wheel axle, which is drivable by an electric drive unit and/or a combustion engine, and a second wheel axle, wherein the second wheel axle and/or a wheel on the second wheel axle is selectively drivable by an additional electric drive unit via a freewheel arrangement as claimed in claim 1.
11. The drivetrain as claimed in claim 10, wherein the first running ring is rotationally fixedly connected to the additional electric drive unit and the second running ring is rotationally fixedly connected to the second wheel axle or to the wheel.
12. The freewheel arrangement as claimed in claim 3, wherein the at least one friction part on the actuating element side is rotationally conjointly coupled to the actuating element as a separate friction part or is formed in one piece with the actuating element, and the at least one friction part on the component side is fastened to a stationary component of the freewheel arrangement as a separate friction part or is formed in one piece with the stationary component.
13. The freewheel arrangement as claimed in claim 4, wherein the friction part on the actuating element side is pretensioned against the friction part on the component side by a second friction part on the actuating element side, which is pretensioned against a second friction part on the component side by the spring element in a second axial direction counter to the first axial direction.
14. The freewheel arrangement as claimed in claim 4, wherein the spring element is configured as a ring which can expand.
15. The freewheel arrangement as claimed in 6, wherein the actuating element is arranged between the first running ring and the side wall in an axial direction, and the axial finger extends through a recess in the sidewall.
16. The freewheel arrangement as claimed in 8, wherein the first clamping element assumes the release position and the second clamping element assumes the coupling position in a first end position of the actuating element, and the first clamping element assumes the coupling position and the second clamping element assumes the release position in a second end position of the actuating element, and both the first clamping element and the second clamping elements assume the release position in an intermediate position between the two end positions.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0028] The invention will be explained in more detail below on the basis of exemplary embodiments and with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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[0038] The freewheel 2 has an outer ring 20, an inner ring 22, a clamping gap 24 in the radial direction 10, 12 that runs around in the circumferential direction 14, 16 between the outer ring 20 and the inner ring 22, and multiple clamping elements 26, 28 inside the clamping gap 24. Therefore, the outer ring 20, the inner ring 22 and the clamping elements 26, 28 are in a nested arrangement in the radial direction 10, 12. The outer ring 20 has a rotational drive contour 30, here in the form of a toothing, on its side facing outward in the radial direction 10. The inner ring 22 also has a rotational drive contour 32, which, however, is formed on that side of the inner ring 22, here likewise in the form of a toothing, that faces inward in the radial direction 12.
[0039] The clamping elements 26, 28 are in the form of pivotable ratchets, the clamping elements comprising first clamping elements 26 and second clamping elements 28. The clamping elements 26, 28 are arranged pivotably on the outer ring 20, with the result that they are rotatable together with the outer ring 20 in the circumferential directions 14, 16 about the axis of rotation 18, while the clamping elements 26, 28 themselves can be pivoted relative to the outer ring 20 between a coupling position and a release position. A respective first clamping element 26 and a respective second clamping element 28 form a clamping element pair, the clamping elements 26, 28 of a clamping element pair being at a smaller distance from one another in the circumferential direction 14, 16 than is the case for the clamping element pairs, which are spaced apart from one another uniformly in the circumferential direction 14, 16, as can be seen in particular in
[0040] The first clamping element 26 is pivotable between the release position shown in
[0041] In order to be able to pivot or adjust the clamping elements 26, 28, which are already pretensioned into the coupling position by the spring elements 40, between the two positions, specifically the coupling position and the release position, the freewheel 2 also has an actuating element 42 for adjusting the at least one clamping element 26, 28, the actuating element 42 serving to adjust both the first and the second clamping element 26, 28 of the freewheel 2. The actuating element 42 is arranged on one of the two running rings, that is to say the outer ring 20 or the inner ring 22, with the result that there is a rotationally conjoint connection between this running ring and the actuating element 42. In this case, here and in the following text, that running ring on which the actuating element 42 is arranged is referred to as first running ring 44, while the other running ring of the freewheel 2 is referred to as second running ring 46. In the embodiment according to
[0042] Irrespective of the rotationally conjoint connection existing between the first running ring 44 and the actuating element 42, the actuating element 42 is, however, movable relative to the first running ring 44. More specifically, the annular, or substantially annular disk-shaped, actuating element 42 is rotatable relative to the first running ring 44 within a limited angular range α. This limited angular range α is preferably at most 20°. Therefore, the actuating element 42 is movable or rotatable in the circumferential directions 14, 16 relative to the first running ring 44 between a first end position shown in
[0043] In the embodiments according to
[0044] Whereas
[0045] The friction device 52 has at least one friction part 54 on the actuating element side and at least one friction part 56 on the component side which can be brought, or is brought, into frictional engagement with the friction part 54 on the actuating element side so as to generate the frictional force mentioned. The at least one friction part 54 on the actuating element side can be rotationally conjointly coupled to the actuating element 42 as separate friction part, as will be described later on with reference to the embodiment variant of
[0046] The further component of the freewheel arrangement 4 is indicated in the figures by the reference sign 58, the further component 58 preferably being a stationary component 58 which, by contrast to the constituent parts of the freewheel 2, is not rotated about the axis of rotation 18, the further component 58 particularly preferably being a stationary housing of the freewheel arrangement 4 or a drivetrain having such a freewheel arrangement 4.
[0047] In the embodiment variant of
[0048] The axial fingers 60, which project through the recesses 62 in the side wall 64 in the axial direction 6, are pretensioned inward in the radial direction 12 against the friction part 56 on the component side, the friction part 56 on the component side having a form which runs around in the circumferential direction 14, 16. Therefore, the pretensioning of the axial fingers 60 against the friction part 56 on the component side generates the frictional force mentioned above when the first running ring 44 together with the actuating element 42 is to be driven in one of the two rotational directions 34, 38. In this case, the axial fingers 60 have an elastic form such that, given a corresponding rotational speed of the first running ring 44 or of the actuating element 42, they can be elastically bent outward in the radial direction 10 under the action of centrifugal force with a reduction in the pretentioning force acting on the friction part 56 on the component side. In order to prevent the axial fingers 60 being subjected to excessive load and possibly being damaged in the event of high rotational speeds here, what is also provided is a support element 66, against which the axial fingers 60 bent outward in the radial direction 10 are supportable. In the embodiment variant of
[0049] It is clear from the above description of the embodiment variant of
[0050] In the second embodiment variant of
[0051] The spring force 70 applicable to the friction part 54 on the actuating element side by the spring element 68 is in turn reducible under the action of centrifugal force, in order to bring about a reduction in the frictional force generated by the friction device 52 given a correspondingly high rotational speed of the first running ring 44 in this embodiment variant too. To that end, in the second embodiment variant of
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[0053] By contrast to the embodiment of
[0054] Proceeding from that end of the actuating element 42 that points inward in the radial direction 12, holding fingers 76 extend in the axial direction 6, the friction element 54 on the actuating element side being rotationally fixedly arranged on the holding fingers 76. The friction part 54 on the actuating element side is formed in the manner of a friction plate. Furthermore, a second friction part 78 on the actuating element side is secured to the holding fingers 76, likewise is formed in the manner of a friction plate, and is pretensioned against a second friction part 80 on the component side in an axial direction 6 counter to the axial direction 8 by the spring element 68 mentioned above. The spring force 70 of the spring element 68, which—as is already the case in the embodiment variant of
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[0056] In the drivetrain 82, the freewheel arrangement 4 is arranged in the torque transmission path between the additional electric drive unit 92 and the differential 94, the differential 94 leading to the wheels 100, 102 via two axle shafts 96, 98, which form the second wheel axle 90. In an embodiment variant of the drivetrain 82 that is likewise indicated in
LIST OF REFERENCE DESIGNATIONS
[0057] 2 Freewheel [0058] 4 Freewheel arrangement [0059] 6 Axial direction [0060] 8 Axial direction [0061] 10 Radial direction [0062] 12 Radial direction [0063] 14 Circumferential direction [0064] 16 Circumferential direction [0065] 18 Axis of rotation [0066] 20 Outer ring [0067] 22 Inner ring [0068] 24 Clamping gap [0069] 26 First clamping element [0070] 28 Second clamping element [0071] 30 Rotational drive contour [0072] 32 Rotational drive contour [0073] 34 First rotational direction [0074] 36 Toothing [0075] 38 Second rotational direction [0076] 40 Spring element [0077] 42 Actuating element [0078] 44 First running ring [0079] 46 Second running ring [0080] 48 Recess [0081] 50 Actuating contour [0082] 52 Friction device [0083] 54 Friction part on the actuating element side [0084] 56 Friction part on the component side [0085] 58 Further component [0086] 60 Axial finger [0087] 62 Recesses [0088] 64 Side wall [0089] 66 Support element [0090] 68 Spring element [0091] 70 Spring force [0092] 72 Pretensioning force [0093] 74 Stop [0094] 76 Holding finger [0095] 78 Second friction part on the actuating element side [0096] 80 Second friction part on the component side [0097] 82 Drivetrain [0098] 84 First wheel axle [0099] 86 Differential [0100] 88 Electric drive unit or/and combustion engine [0101] 90 Second wheel axle [0102] 92 Additional electric drive unit [0103] 94 Differential [0104] 96 Axle shaft [0105] 98 Axle shaft [0106] 100 Wheel [0107] 102 Wheel [0108] α Angular range