Patent ID: 8167752
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: B60K,B60L,F16D,F16H,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A hybrid drive train for a vehicle provided with at least one driving wheel, the hybrid drive train comprising: an electric traction motor having a rotatable shaft connected to the at least one driving wheel of the vehicle; an electric motor/generator having a rotatable shaft; an internal combustion engine having a rotatable shaft; a planetary gear arrangement including a sun gear associated with the rotatable shaft of the electric motor/generator, a planet carrier associated with the rotatable shaft of the internal combustion engine and a ring gear; a clutch assembly having a first movable element associated with the sun gear of the planetary gear arrangement, a second movable element associated with the ring gear of the planetary gear arrangement and a plate mounted to the rotatable shaft of the electric traction motor; the first movable element being movable between a first position where the first movable element is freewheeling and a second position where the first movable element is linked with the plate; the second movable element being movable between a first position where the second movable element is freewheeling and a second position where the second movable element is linked with the plate; the clutch assembly further comprising first and second actuators respectively configured as to selectively move the first and second movable elements between their respective first and second positions.