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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2022
Mercedes-benz Group Ag, Stuttgart, DE;
Thomas Lechthaler, Stuttgart, DE;
Kai Heukelbach, Koengen, DE;
Bernhard Ziegler, Rechberghausen, DE;
Jan Velthaus, Stuttgart, DE;
Lukas Rube, Pluederhausen, DE;
Bernd Koppitz, Winterbach, DE;
Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A hybrid drive system for a motor vehicle has an input shaft via which torques provided by an internal combustion engine can be introduced into the hybrid drive system, a drive shaft disposed coaxially with the input shaft, an electric engine which has a stator and a rotor, and a torque converter which has a impeller, a converter cover connected to the impeller in a manner fixed against rotation, and a converter hub which is connected to the converter cover in a manner fixed against rotation. The converter hub is connected to the rotor in a manner fixed against rotation. The system further has a separable clutch having a disc pack, a clutch chamber in which the disc pack is received, an operating piston, and an associated operating chamber. Via the separable clutch the converter hub can be connected to the input shaft in a manner fixed against rotation.