DRIVE UNIT AND DRIVE ASSEMBLY

Abstract

A drive unit has a first electric rotary machine and a second electric rotary machine as well as a first shaft and a second shaft. A rotor of the first electric rotary machine is rotationally fixed to the first shaft, and a rotor of the second electric rotary machine is rotationally fixed to the second shaft. The drive unit additionally has a separating clutch. One of the two electric rotary machines is arranged at least partly radially and axially within an area radially delimited by the respective other electric rotary machine.

Claims

1. A drive unit for a powertrain of an electrically drivable motor vehicle, comprising: a first electric rotary machine and a second electric rotary machine as well as a first shaft and a second shaft, wherein a rotor of the first electric rotary machine is rotationally fixed to the first shaft, and a rotor of the second electric rotary machine is rotationally fixed to the second shaft and wherein the drive unit additionally has a separating clutch, with which the rotor of the first electric rotary machine is connectable to the second shaft for torque transmission, wherein one of the first or second electric rotary machines is arranged at least partly radially and axially within an area radially delimited by the respective other electric rotary machine.

2. The drive unit according to claim 1, wherein the first electric rotary machine is arranged at least partly radially and axially within an area radially delimited by the second electric rotary machine.

3. The drive unit according to claim 2, wherein the first electric rotary machine is designed as an internal rotor motor and the second electric rotary machine is designed as an external rotor motor, wherein a stator of the first electric rotary machine and a stator of the second electric rotary machine are mechanically fixed to one another.

4. The drive unit according to claim 3, wherein the stators of the first and second electric rotary machines are arranges on a common stator carrier.

5. The drive unit according to claim 3, wherein the stators of the first and second electric rotary machines are integral components of a stator unit.

6. The drive unit according to claim 1, wherein the first and second shafts are arranged coaxially.

7. The drive unit according to claim 1, wherein the drive unit has a first transmission stage, wherein the first transmission stage is formed by a connection element, comprising an internally toothed gear wheel, and the first shaft, having an element with an external toothing, wherein the toothing of the internally toothed gear wheel and the external toothing mesh with one other for transmitting a rotational movement from the connection element to the first shaft.

8. The drive unit according to claim 7, further comprising: a second transmission stage, which is formed by a toothing of the second shaft and a first gear wheel, meshing with the toothing of the second shaft.

9. A drive assembly having a drive unit according to claim 7 and an internal combustion engine, which is coupled in a rotationally fixed manner to the rotor of the first electric rotary machine by an output element of the internal combustion engine.

10. The drive assembly according to claim 9, wherein the drive assembly comprises a vibration damper connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the connection element of the drive unit and a housing element mechanically connected to the internal combustion engine, wherein the vibration damper is arranged in the housing element.

11. A drive unit for a powertrain of an electrically drivable motor vehicle, comprising: a housing; a first electric rotary machine having a first rotor and a first stator; a second electric rotary machine having a second rotor and a second stator, wherein the first rotor is rotationally fixed to a first shaft and the second rotor is rotationally fixed to a second shaft; a separating clutch configured to selectively connect the first rotor of the first electric rotary machine to the second shaft for torque transmission, wherein the first electric rotary machine is arranged at least partly radially and axially within an area radially delimited by the second electric rotary machine; and a stator carrier fixed to the housing, wherein the first stator is fixed to a radial inner side of the stator carrier and the second stator is fixed to a radial outer side of the stator carrier.

12. The drive unit according to claim 11, wherein the housing includes a first housing and a second housing, wherein the stator carrier is fixed to the first housing.

13. The drive unit according to claim 12, wherein first rotor is arranged directly on the first shaft and the second rotor is mounted on a rotor carrier connected to the second shaft, wherein the rotor carrier is mounted on the second housing.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0061] The disclosure described above is explained in detail below based on the relevant technical background with reference to the associated drawings, which show preferred embodiments. The disclosure is in no way restricted by the purely schematic drawings, although it should be noted that the embodiments shown in the drawings are not limited to the dimensions shown. In the drawings:

[0062] FIG. 1: shows a schematic representation of a drive assembly according to the disclosure with a drive unit according to the disclosure,

[0063] FIG. 2: shows a section of the drive assembly according to the disclosure in a sectioned side view,

[0064] FIG. 3: shows a section of the drive unit according to the disclosure in the region of the electric rotary machines and

[0065] FIG. 4 shows a section of a drive unit according to the disclosure in the region of the electric rotary machines in an alternative embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0066] FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a drive assembly 100 according to the disclosure with a drive unit 1 according to the disclosure.

[0067] The drive unit 1 comprises a first electric rotary machine 10, a second electric rotary machine 20, a first shaft 40 and a second shaft 41.

[0068] Furthermore, the drive assembly 100 comprises an internal combustion engine 110 and a vibration damper 101, wherein an output element 111 of the internal combustion engine 110 is coupled to the vibration damper 101. The vibration damper 101 is also connected to a connection element 4 of the drive assembly 1 which acts as an input side 2 of the drive assembly 1. The internal combustion engine 110 is coupled to the drive assembly 1 via a vibration damper 110.

[0069] The connection element 4 is coupled to the first shaft 40 in such a way that a first transmission stage 70 is formed between the connection element 4 and the first shaft 40.

[0070] A rotor 11 of the first electric rotary machine 10 is connected to the first shaft 40 in a rotationally fixed manner and a rotor 21 of the second electric rotary machine 20 is connected to the second shaft 41 in a rotationally fixed manner. The rotor 11 of the first electric rotary machine 10 is connected to the first shaft 40 in such a way that the rotor 11 of the first electric rotary machine 10 is arranged directly on the first shaft 40. In contrast, the rotor 21 of the second electric rotary machine 20 is carried by a rotor carrier 30 and the rotor carrier 30 is connected to the second shaft 41.

[0071] The first electric rotary machine 10 is arranged radially and partly axially within an area that is delimited radially by the second electric rotary machine 20. The first electric rotary machine 10 is designed as an internal rotor motor and the second electric rotary machine 20 is designed as an external rotor motor, wherein a stator 12 of the first electric rotary machine 10 and a stator 22 of the second electric rotary machine 20 are mechanically fixed to one another.

[0072] A separating clutch 50 of the drive unit 1 is connected to the first shaft 40 by its input side 51 and to the second shaft 41 by its output side 52. The separating clutch 50 thus serves to transmit torque between the first shaft 40 and the second shaft 41. Correspondingly, a torque transmission path between the rotor 11 of the first electric rotary machine 10 and the rotor 21 of the second electric rotary machine 20 can be opened or closed by means of the separating clutch 50.

[0073] The second shaft 41 is designed as a hollow shaft and the first shaft 40 runs partly radially within the second shaft 41. The two shafts 40, 41 thus run coaxially to one another, wherein the rotors 11, 21 of the two electric rotary machines 10, 20 are also arranged coaxially to one another and coaxially to the shafts 40, 41.

[0074] The second shaft 41 is connected to an intermediate shaft 81 via a second transmission stage 71. The intermediate shaft 81 runs parallel to the second shaft 41.

[0075] The intermediate shaft 81 is connected via a third transmission stage 72 to an input element of a differential transmission 80 of the drive unit 1 for the purpose of transmitting torque. The differential transmission 80 forms an output side 3 of the drive unit 1.

[0076] A wheel drive shaft 103, on which wheels of a motor vehicle equipped with the drive assembly 100 are to be arranged, forms the output of differential transmission 80, so that a rotational movement realized by second shaft 41 can be transmitted to the wheel drive shaft 103 and thus to the wheels via the second transmission stage 71 and the third transmission stage 72 and via the differential transmission 80.

[0077] A torque provided by internal combustion engine 110 is transmitted to the first shaft 40 of the drive unit 1 via the vibration damper 101 and via first transmission stage 70. If the separating clutch 50 is opened, the torque of the internal combustion engine 110 is only conducted to the rotor 11 of the first electric rotary machine 10. In this way, the first electric rotary machine 10 can be used in a generator operation to charge a battery. If the separating clutch 50 is closed, the torque provided by the internal combustion engine 110 is transmitted from the first shaft 40 to the second shaft 41. The torque of the internal combustion engine 110 is conducted from the second shaft 41 to the intermediate shaft 81 via the second transmission stage 71 and to the differential transmission 80 via the third transmission stage 72. The torque reaches the wheels of a motor vehicle equipped with the drive assembly 100 by means of the wheel drive shaft 103 via the differential transmission 80.

[0078] A torque provided by the rotor 11 of the first electric rotary machine 10 can be transmitted to the internal combustion engine 110 via the first transmission stage 70 when the separating clutch 50 is opened. When the separating clutch 50 is closed, it is transmitted via the second transmission stage 71 and the third transmission stage 72 to the differential transmission 80 and thus to the wheel drive shaft 103.

[0079] A torque provided by the rotor 21 of the second electric rotary machine 20 is transmitted independently of a shifting of the separating clutch 50 via the second transmission stage 71 and the third transmission stage 72 to the differential transmission 80 and thus to the wheel drive shaft 103.

[0080] Accordingly, the drive assembly 100 can be operated in a plurality of driving operating modes.

[0081] FIG. 2 shows a section of the drive assembly 100 according to the disclosure in a sectional side view.

[0082] FIG. 2 is a more detailed illustration of the individual components indicated in FIG. 1, wherein the internal combustion engine is not shown in FIG. 2 and the output element 111 of the internal combustion engine coupled to the vibration damper 101 is only partially shown.

[0083] A first housing 60, a second housing 61 and a housing element 62 can be seen in FIG. 2, which are connected to one another and form the entire housing of the drive assembly 100 or the drive unit 1. The first and second housings 60, 61 serve to accommodate the two electric rotary machines 10, 20, with the housing element 62 serving to couple the first housing 60 and the second housing 61 to a housing of the internal combustion engine (not shown). For this purpose, the first housing 60 is firmly connected to the second housing 61 in the axial direction, with the housing element 62 being firmly connected to the second housing 61 on the side of the second housing 61 axially opposite the first housing 60.

[0084] The first shaft 40 is mounted in the first housing 60 with its first axial end area 42 via a single-row support bearing 92 and is mounted radially inside on a second axial end area 45 of the second shaft 41 with its second axial end area 43 via a needle bearing 91.

[0085] The second shaft 41 is mounted on the second housing 61 with its first axial end area 44 via a central bearing unit 90. This central bearing unit 90 comprises two coaxially arranged roller bearings which are positioned axially close together.

[0086] Furthermore, a common stator carrier 32 carrying the stators 12, 22 of the electric rotary machines 10, 20 is firmly connected to the first housing 60, so that the stators 12, 22 of the electric rotary machines 10, 20 are carried by the first housing 60. The rotor carrier 30 of the rotor 21 of the second electric rotary machine 20 is mounted on the second housing 61 by means of a roller bearing of the central bearing unit 90. A transmitter element of a rotor position sensor 34 is also connected to a rotor carrier 30, wherein a detector element of the rotor position sensor 34 is connected to the second housing 61, so that an angular position and/or a rotational speed of the rotor 21 of the second electric rotary machine 20 or of the rotor carrier can be detected 30 by the rotor position sensor 34.

[0087] In addition, the intermediate shaft 81 and the wheel drive shaft 103 are each mounted in the second housing 61 on their axial side facing the electric rotary machines 10, 20 and mounted in the housing element 62 on their opposite axial side. The connection element 4 of the drive unit 1 is mounted on the housing element 62 via a double row bearing unit 93. This double row bearing unit 93 comprises two coaxially arranged roller bearings which are positioned axially close together. The vibration damper 101 is arranged in the housing element 62.

[0088] The central bearing unit 90 and the double row bearing unit 93 are each shown in different possible embodiments to clarify their possible configurations. The central bearing unit 90 is shown with tapered roller bearings and with angular ball bearings, while the double row bearing unit 93 is shown with tapered roller bearings. However, as mentioned regarding the central bearing unit 90, other bearings can also be used here, such as angular ball bearings.

[0089] Furthermore, power electronics 102 are arranged radially on the outside on the first and second housing 60, 61, wherein the power electronics 102 are set up to control the electric rotary machines 10, 20. In addition, a heat exchanger 105 of a cooling circuit for cooling at least one of the electric rotary machines 10, 20 on the second housing 61 is also arranged between the second housing 61 and the power electronics 102. A pump actuator 104 of this cooling circuit is carried by the housing element 62.

[0090] FIG. 2 also shows a detailed structure of the transmission stages 70, 71, 72.

[0091] The first transmission stage 70 is designed in such a way that the connection element 4 comprises an internally toothed gear wheel 5 which meshes with an external toothing 46 on the second axial end region 43 of the first shaft 40.

[0092] The second shaft 41 also has an external toothing 47 on its second axial end region 45, with which it meshes with a first gear wheel 82, wherein the first gear wheel 82 is arranged on the intermediate shaft 81 in a rotationally fixed manner, so that the second transmission stage 71 is formed between the second shaft 41 and the intermediate shaft 81.

[0093] An external toothing 84 of the intermediate shaft 81 meshes with a second gear wheel 83 as an input element of the differential transmission 80, as a result of which the third transmission stage 72 is formed between the intermediate shaft 81 and the differential transmission 80.

[0094] The separating clutch 50 corresponds to a friction-fitting multi-plate clutch, the input side 51 of which is formed by inner discs, which are arranged axially next to the rotor 11 of the first electric rotary machine 10 on the first shaft 40, wherein the outer disks of the separating clutch 50 are connected to the second shaft 41 as its output side 52.

[0095] An actuating system 53 for actuating the separating clutch 50 is arranged on the second housing 61 radially outside of the central bearing unit 90, wherein a pressure pad of the actuating system 53 extends axially through the rotor carrier 30 in order to transfer an actuating force provided by the actuating system 53 to the separating clutch 50 in order to close it.

[0096] A securing screw 35 is also provided, which is screwed into the first axial end region 44 of the second shaft 41, so that a screw head of the securing screw 35 exerts an axial pretensioning force on the rotor carrier 30 and the two roller bearings of the central bearing unit 90, as a result of which the axial position of the rotor carrier 30 and the central bearing unit 90 in relation to the second shaft 41 is secured.

[0097] FIG. 3 shows a section of a drive unit 1 according to the disclosure in the region of the electric rotary machines 10, 20.

[0098] The section shows a drive unit 1, identical to the embodiment of the drive unit 1 from FIG. 2.

[0099] It can be seen in FIG. 3 that the common stator carrier 32 is connected to the first housing 60 by means of a carrier screw 33. For this purpose, the carrier screw 33 is guided axially through a radially running section of the common stator carrier 32 and screwed in the axial direction into the first housing 60.

[0100] In addition, the stator 12 of the first electric rotary machine 10, which is carried on the radial inner side of the common stator support 32, is axially offset to the stator 22 of the second electric rotary machine 20, which is carried on the radial outer side of the common stator carrier 32.

[0101] As an alternative to the drive unit 1 from FIG. 3, FIG. 4 shows a section of a drive unit 1 according to the disclosure in the region of the electric rotary machines 10, 20 in an alternative embodiment.

[0102] The difference here from FIG. 3 is that the stators 12, 22 of the two electric rotary machines 10, 20 are integral components of a stator unit 31.

[0103] This stator unit 31 is fixed to the first housing 60 by a carrier screw 33 which is passed through the entire stator unit 31 in the axial direction and is screwed into the first housing 60 in the axial direction. This alternative embodiment therefore does not use an extra stator carrier between the individual stators 12, 22, but rather comprises a compact unit that is only formed from the two stators 12, 22.

[0104] By virtue of the drive unit and the drive assembly according to the disclosure, an optimal operation can be ensured in an inexpensive and particularly space-saving manner.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

[0105] 1 Drive unit [0106] 2 Input side of the drive unit [0107] 3 Output side of the drive unit [0108] 4 Connection element of the drive unit [0109] 5 Internally toothed gear wheel of the connection element [0110] 10 First electric rotary machine [0111] 11 Rotor of the first electric rotary machine [0112] 12 Stator of the first electric rotary machine [0113] 20 Second electric rotary machine [0114] 21 Rotor of the second electric rotary machine [0115] 22 Stator of the second electric rotary machine [0116] 30 Rotor carrier of the second electric rotary machine [0117] 31 Stator unit [0118] 32 Common stator carrier [0119] 33 Carrier screw [0120] 34 Rotor position sensor [0121] 35 Securing screw [0122] 40 First shaft [0123] 41 Second shaft [0124] 42 First axial end region of the first shaft [0125] 43 Second axial end region of the first shaft [0126] 44 First axial end region of the second shaft [0127] 45 Second axial end region of the second shaft [0128] 46 External toothing of the first shaft [0129] 47 External toothing of the second shaft [0130] 50 Separating clutch [0131] 51 Input side of the separating clutch [0132] 52 Output side of the separating clutch [0133] 53 Actuation system [0134] 60 First housing [0135] 61 Second housing [0136] 62 Housing element [0137] 70 First transmission stage [0138] 71 Second transmission stage [0139] 72 Third transmission stage [0140] 80 Differential transmission [0141] 81 Intermediate shaft [0142] 82 First gear wheel [0143] 83 Second gear wheel [0144] 84 External toothing of the intermediate shaft [0145] 90 Central bearing unit [0146] 91 Needle bearing [0147] 92 Support bearing [0148] 93 Double row bearing unit [0149] 100 Drive assembly [0150] 101 Vibration damper [0151] 102 Power electronics [0152] 103 Wheel drive shaft [0153] 104 Pump actuator [0154] 105 Heat exchanger [0155] 110 Internal combustion engine [0156] 111 Output element of the internal combustion engine