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Hybrid transmission for a motor vehicle, and control method

US9410601B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 29, 2012
Grant dateAug 9, 2016
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/19051
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hybrid transmission for a motor vehicle including a heat engine and a driving electrical machine, including two concentric primary shafts, each of which includes at least one intermediate drive on a secondary shaft connected to wheels of the vehicle. The transmission includes a first mechanism for coupling the two primary shafts together, and capable of assuming at least three positions, of positions in which: the heat engine is separated from the drive train connecting the electrical machine to the wheels; the heat engine drives the wheels with or without the assistance of the electrical machine; and the heat engine and the electrical machine are coupled together to add respective torques thereof to the wheels.

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