Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

Forschungsgesellschaft Für Zahnräder Und Getriebe Mbh

Thomas Rosemeier

Christoph Pelchen

Raffael Kuberczyk

Michael Roske

Juri Pawlakowitsch

Detlef Baasch

Johannes Kaltenbach

Michael Wechs

Ulrich Mair

Peter Ziemer

Bernd Unseld

Stefan Beck

Matthias Reisch

Martin Rattay

Gerhard Gumpoltsberger

Martin Brehmer

Wolfgang Rieger

Matthias Horn

Jens Moraw

Gerhard Niederbrucker

Viktor Warth

Anton Fritzer

Max Bachmann

Lara Ruth Turner

Bernd-Robert Hohn

Markus Renninger

Suryanto Hendrawan

Ralf Dreibholz

Juergen Wafzig

Barbara Schmohl

Rudolf Kauffeldt

Metin Ersoy

Fabian Kutter

Jürgen Wafzig

Christian Michel

Oliver Bayer

Manfred Geier

Dietmar Gehring

Andreas Gärtner

Lothar Beigang

Alois Böck

Andreas Thies

Bernd-Robert HÖHN

A transmission where a first shaft is rotationally fixable to a third shaft and to a second shaft, the second and third shafts are rotationally connectable to a fourth shaft, the second shaft is rotationally connectable to a fifth shaft, the fourth shaft is rotationally connectable to the fifth shaft, the third shaft is rotationally connectable to the fifth shaft, fixed gears of the fourth and fifth shafts are rotationally connected to a drive output, a first gearwheel of the sixth shaft meshes with a fixed gear of the second shaft, and a second gearwheel of the sixth shaft meshes with a fixed gear of the third shaft. Moreover, a first gearwheel of the sixth shaft is an idler gear and a second gearwheel of the sixth shaft is a fixed gear, or vice versa. Additionally, the idler gear of the sixth shaft is rotationally fixable to the sixth shaft.

Six-speed front-transverse double-clutch transmission with third counter shaft

A dual clutch arrangement for a dual clutch transmission includes a first clutch and a second clutch. The output of the first clutch is connected to the input of the second clutch. A dual clutch transmission arrangement with the dual clutch arrangement and a motor vehicle with the dual clutch arrangement are also provided.

Dual-clutch transmission arrangement, and motor vehicle

A dual clutch transmission arrangement () includes a first clutch (K) and a second clutch (K) for connecting a drive unit () to a first sub-transmission and to a second sub-transmission. The first clutch (K) is connected to both transmission input shafts. A motor vehicle with the dual clutch transmission arrangement () is also provided.

A transmission (G) includes an input shaft (GW), an output shaft (GW), an electric machine (EM), a plurality of planetary gear sets (P-PP-P), and gear-implementing shift elements (S-SS-S). Via engagement of a first of the gear-implementing shift elements (SS), which is a force-locking shift element having a variable torque transmission capacity, the input shaft (GW) and an element (EE) of one of the planetary gear sets (PP) can be brought into a fixed rotational speed relationship with respect to each other. Another element (EEE) of one of the planetary gear sets (PPP) is permanently connected to a rotor (R) of the electric machine (EM). By engaging an auxiliary shift element (ZS,ZSa,ZSb), which is a form-locking shift element, the rotor (R) and the input shaft (GW) can be brought into a fixed rotational speed relationship with respect to each other.

Transmission for a motor vehicle, drive train and method for operating a transmission

A connection of an oil pump () to a hybrid transmission of a motor vehicle includes an electric machine () arranged axially parallel to a transmission input shaft (). A drive of the oil pump () is connected in the operative connection between the transmission input shaft () and the electric machine () via an intermediate gear () of a spur gear drive or via a chain drive ().

Connection of an oil pump to a hybrid transmission of a motor vehicle having an electric motor arranged axially parallel to a drive shaft

A motor vehicle transmission including an interface to a drive unit, a drive shaft, an output shaft coaxial to the drive shaft, a differential transmission paraxial to the drive shaft, a device for forming gear ratios between the drive and output shafts, and an electric motor with a fixed stator and a rotatable rotor. The output shaft is connected with the differential transmission by a chain drive and a downstream gear set coaxial to the differential transmission. The electric motor is at an axial end of the transmission where the interface to the drive unit is formed. The rotor is connected with the drive shaft. The chain drive is axially between the differential transmission and the downstream gear set or the downstream gear set is axially between the chain drive and the differential transmission, and the chain drive is axially between the electric motor and the downstream gear set.

Vehicle transmission and hybrid drivetrain

A transmission for a motor vehicle having an input shaft, an output shaft, a plurality of planetary gear sets, a plurality of shift elements, and an electric machine arranged axially parallel to the input shaft and operatively connected to the input shaft with a constant transmission ratio via a spur gear drive or a flexible traction drive mechanism. Various gear steps are formable between the input shaft and the output shaft through the planetary gear sets by selectively engaging shift elements of the plurality of shift elements. An actuating element of one of the plurality of shift elements is arranged, at least partially, radially within an element of the spur gear drive or the flexible traction drive mechanism arranged coaxially to the input shaft, and together with the spur gear drive or the flexible traction drive mechanism in a plane orthogonal to an axis of rotation of the input shaft.

Transmission for a motor vehicle, and drive train for a motor vehicle

A transmission for a motor vehicle having an input shaft, an output shaft, first, second, and third planetary gear sets, a plurality of shift elements, and an electric machine arranged axially parallel to the input shaft and operatively connected to the input shaft with a constant transmission ratio via a spur gear drive or a flexible traction drive mechanism. Various gear steps are formable between the input shaft and the output shaft through the planetary gear sets by selectively engaging shift elements of the plurality of shift elements. Elements of the third planetary gear set are arranged, at least partially, radially within an element of the spur gear drive or of the flexible traction drive mechanism arranged coaxially to the input shaft, and together with the spur gear drive or the flexible traction drive mechanism in a plane oriented orthogonally to the axis of rotation of the input shaft.

A transmission for a motor vehicle wherein the drive shaft (An) is rotationally fixedly connectable by the first shift element (K) to the first shaft () and by the second shift element (K) to the second shaft (). The second shaft () is rotationally fixedly connectable by the fifth shift element (B) to the housing (). The third shaft () is rotationally fixedly connected to the third gear set element of the second planetary gear set (RS) and to the first gear set element of the third planetary gear set and is rotationally fixedly connectable by the sixth shift element (B) to the housing (). The second gear set element of the third planetary gear set (RS) is rotationally fixedly connected to the output shaft (Ab), and the third gear set element of the third planetary gear set (RS) is rotationally fixedly connected to the second shaft ().

Vehicle transmission

A transmission for a motor vehicle wherein the drive shaft (An) is rotationally fixedly connectable by the first shift element (K) to the first shaft () and the first shaft is rotationally fixedly connectable by the second shift element (B) to the housing (). A sun gear of the first planetary gear set (RS) is rotationally fixedly connectable by the third shift element (K) to the drive shaft (An). A carrier of the first planetary gear set (RS) is rotationally fixedly connected to the output shaft (Ab) and to a ring gear of the second planetary gear set (RS). A ring gear of the first planetary gear set (RS) is rotationally fixedly connected to the second shaft (), wherein the second shaft () is rotationally fixedly connectable by the fourth shift element (B) to the housing ().

A transmission includes a drive shaft, an output shaft, three planetary gear sets, and five shift elements, the first and second planetary gear sets are negative or minus gear sets. The third planetary gear set comprises three elements. The drive shaft is connected to the first element. A ring gear of the first planetary gear set is connected to the second element. The drive shaft is connectable to a sun gear of the first planetary gear set through the first shift element. The third element is rotationally fixable through the second shift element. The sun gear of the second planetary gear set is rotationally fixable through the third shift element. The planetary carrier of the second planetary gear set is rotationally fixable through the fourth shift element. The drive shaft is connectable to the planetary carrier of the second planetary gear set through the fifth shift element.

Vehicle transmission and drivetrain

A transmission including a drive shaft, an output shaft, three planetary gear sets, and five shift elements, the first and second planetary gear sets are arranged in one gear plane, the first planetary gear set is a plus planetary gear set, and the second planetary gear set is a minus planetary gear set. The planetary gear sets are coupleable to one another to engage different gear ratios between the drive and output shafts. The drive shaft is connected to a sun gear of the first planetary gear set and is coupleable by the first shift element to a first element of the third planetary gear set and by the second shift element to a planetary carrier of the second planetary gear set. The third, fourth, and fifth shift elements radially encircle the planetary gear sets axially at the level the planetary gear sets and the second shift element are arranged.

A countershaft-type dual clutch transmission for a vehicle has two clutches having input sides connected to a driveshaft (AN) and output sides connected respectively to one of two transmission input shafts arranged coaxial to a mainshaft axis. A sub-transmission is associated in each instance with the transmission input shafts, at least two countershafts, a plurality of gear planes to which are assigned gear ratio steps, and at least one output shaft which can be connected to the sub-transmissions via an output gear plane. Only six gear planes with at least nine assigned gear ratio steps can be realized via only four double shift elements and at least one single shift element. Each countershaft can be coupled with four gear ratio steps via double shift elements, and one of the transmission input shafts can be coupled with a gear ratio step via a single shift element.

Dual-clutch transmission

A positively interlocking shifting device, in particular a claw shifting device for a vehicle transmission. The shifting device comprises at least a first clutch element () and a second, axially displaceable clutch element (). For the interlocking engagement of the corresponding claws () of the first and second clutch elements (), the axially displaceable clutch element () can be shifted as soon as a predetermined speed difference, between the two clutch elements (), is reached. At least one detection device is provided for detecting an offset position between the corresponding claws () of the first and the second clutch elements (), as required for engagement.

Positive shifting device, in particular a guided manual transmission

A dual clutch transmission designed as a reduction gearing which has concentric central and hollow transmission shafts, exactly one layshaft, and two power shift elements. A hollow shaft is provided coaxially on the layshaft, which can be rotatably fixed to the layshaft, via one shift device, and to which at least two gears of the gear stages are rotatably fixed. A further hollow shaft is provided coaxially on either the central or the hollow transmission shaft, which can be connected, via one of the shift devices, with the central or the hollow transmission shaft and to which at least two further gears of the gear stages are rotatably fixed. At least three transmission ratios are obtainable as a result of engaging the shift element into the power flow in three of the gear stages, by which one transmission ratio results from engaging only one shift element into the power flow.

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Thomas Rosemeier