Machine element or mechanism – Gearing – Interchangeably locked
Patent
1997-12-01
1999-12-28
Marmor, Charles A
Machine element or mechanism
Gearing
Interchangeably locked
74339, 74665R, F16H 5900, F16H 338, F16H 3706
Patent
active
060066202
ABSTRACT:
A powertrain system for a hybrid vehicle. The hybrid vehicle includes a heat engine, such as a diesel engine, and an electric machine, which operates as both an electric motor and an alternator, to power the vehicle. The hybrid vehicle also includes a manual-style transmission configured to operate as an automatic transmission from the perspective of the driver. The engine and the electric machine drive an input shaft which in turn drives an output shaft of the transmission. In addition to driving the transmission, the electric machine regulates the speed of the input shaft in order to synchronize the input shaft during either an upshift or downshift of the transmission by either decreasing or increasing the speed of the input shaft. When decreasing the speed of the input shaft, the electric motor functions as an alternator to produce electrical energy which may be stored by a storage device. Operation of the transmission is controlled by a transmission controller which receives input signals and generates output signals to control shift and clutch motors to effect smooth launch, upshift shifts, and downshifts of the transmission, so that the transmission functions substantially as an automatic transmission from the perspective of the driver, while internally substantially functioning as a manual transmission.
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Bernier David R.
Lawrie Robert E.
Reed, Jr. Richard G.
Chrysler Corporation
Marmor Charles A
Pang Roger
Stec Jennifer M.
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