Abstract:
The present hybrid drive is especially suitable for buses and the like which must make frequent stops. The engine, clutch, and automatic transmission are arranged in series. A flywheel energy storing device is coupled to the drive train by a further clutch. The automatic transmission is a power distribution transmission including a mechanical power transmission branch and a hydraulic power transmission branch. An auxiliary power take-off connects the flywheel to the drive train. The auxiliary power take-off is arranged laterally adjacent to the transmission. The connection point between the transmission and the auxiliary drive is constructed to take up power which, in addition to the engine power, is re-circulating through the hydraulic branch and which flows into the mechanical branch.
Abstract:
A drive device for vehicles comprises: a drive prime mover, a power splitting hydrostatic mechanical transmission coupled with the prime mover and having a planetary differential transmission with at least four shafts and two groups of planet wheels, two sun wheels, a web and an annulus, two main shafts forming an input and output and connected with different shafts of the planetary differential transmission, a clutch two variable displacement hydrostatic machines which are respectively connected in at least one operational range with a respective shaft of the planetary differential transmission and are adapted to alternately operate as a pump and as a motor, a first hydrostatic machine which, when the second hydrostatic machine is stationary, being able to be switched over from the input main shaft to the sun wheel, not on the drive side, on transition from one to the other operational range by means of said clutch means and during traction operation is switched over from the motor to the pump function.An additional mechanical transmission connected to the output of the power splitting transmission and has gering and two clutches for operation in two transmission is ratios, and a controller which on switching from one of the transmission ratios to the other causes actuation of the clutches as well as a sudden opposite modification of the displacement controlling angle of the first and second hydrostatic machines thus causing the displacement of the second hydrostatic machine to be increased to maximum while the displacement of the first machine decreases to zero.
Abstract:
A drive axle with a gear ring meshing with a drive pinion is designed with silent running properties, in that an intermediate member is secured to the differential carrier and is connected to the gear ring by an elastic coupling. Between the contacting faces of the gear ring and the intermediate member there are annular grooves and a cylindrical space is formed between an inner face of the gear ring and an outer cylindrical face of the intermediate member. The cylindrical space and the annular rings are filled with a viscous substance.
Abstract:
The invention is concerned with improvements in utility vehicles having hydraulically driven items of equipment and designed for frequently stopping and starting, such as a garbage collection vehicle, a forklift truck, an excavator or the like. In order to facilitate operation of the equipment the vehicle has its engine connected with a hydromechanical four-shaft power branching transmission as previously proposed for use in city omnibuses operating city services. The branching transmission is adapted for operation in at least two working ranges and has at least two hydroconverters. The one hydroconverter is connected with a power output shaft at least in the starting up state of the vehicle. A second hydroconverter is connected with a shaft different to the transmission input shaft and the transmission output shaft. The pumps of the hydraulic power circuitry for operation of the equipment of the vehicle are able to be connected via clutch with the shaft of a hydroconverter, more especially of the second hydroconverter. This avoids the necessity of having a special auxiliary output transmission driven by the engine.
Abstract:
An energy storage device comprising a high pressure liquid accumulator, a low pressure liquid accumulator and at least one pump and motor unit, i.e. a device able to be used as a pump and a motor which is connected to a means, such as the drive train of a vehicle, supplying or absorbing energy as the case may demand and during charging of the high pressure liquid accumulator from the low pressure accumulator functions as a pump and on discharge thereof functions as a motor, at least that pressure line connecting the high pressure accumulator and the pump and motor unit having a shut off valve therein. A piston delimiting the storage space of the low pressure liquid accumulator is connected to a telescoping cylinder bearing against the end plate of the accumulator and the cylinder is connected via an operating pressure line with the high pressure accumulator for pressurization. On charging of the high pressure accumulator with an accompanying discharge of the low pressure accumulator it is thus possible to avoid a fall in the pressure in the latter to an overly low level; in fact the pressure fluctuates about an average value between a relatively high minimum value and a maximum value. The latter feature is due to the changing size of the active pressure faces as the telescoping pressure cylinder is extended one part after another.
Abstract:
An articulated vehicle such as, a bus having a lead car and a trailer coupled to each other through the intermediary of a central ball joint in the central longitudinal plane of the vehicle. The central ball joint transmits only horizontal forces between the lead car and the trailer and can therefore be supported through comparatively lightweight elements which require little space. The transmission of vertical forces between the lead car and trailer is effected through arms located on both sides of the joint. A cardan shaft is extended along the longitudinal center plane of the articulated vehicle from the lead car to the trailer.
Abstract:
In the case of hydromechanical power splitting transmission for vehicles the aim of the invention is to make possible the use of the same type of hydrostatic machine is hitherto and of an identical or similar four-shaft planetary differential transmission while at the same time expanding the effective range of conversion to cover substantially at least twice the range. This is achieved in that the hydromechanical power splitting transmission is designed for an extremely wide overdrive operation with a speed of rotation ratio (noutput: ninput of the two main shafts) of up to a maximum of 2. This is achieved by the addition of simple gear trains and the additional provision of clutches. Control devices are provided to so act on these additional clutches so that on transition from the second to at least one further operational range leading to the overdrive range, disengagement of one clutch disconnects the first hydrostatic machine (which has heretofore been connected with the annulus of the planetary differential transmission) and by engaging a further clutch at sync speed it is connected with one of the two main shafts of the power splitting differential transmission.
Abstract:
In order to avoid the necessity of a conventional electric starter motor a hydrostatic starting system for the engine of a motor vehicle is proposed for the engine whose output shaft is connected with a hydromechanical power transmission, composed of a mechanical part and at least two hydrostatic machines. The starter system comprises its own hydraulic accumulator which as regards its filling capacity and power output is designed for starting the engine at least once and a controller which responds to certain halt and operational states of the vehicle. The charging of the hydraulic accumulator takes place during braking of the vehicle via the hydrostatic machines of the power transmission or, if there is insufficient brake power, of an auxiliary device.
Abstract:
In a system for varying the output flow from a constant rate feed pump with low losses by chopping the said output flow into one flow fraction supplied to the load as a power flow and into another flow fraction returned as a pressureless flow, the loads are aperiodically supplied with proportionated amounts of fluid by chopping, the respective amounts of fluid and the chop frequency being inherently controlled in way dependent on the instantaneous requirement of the load in the system. The system for performing the method has a housing with a number of pressure spaces arranged to be acted upon by different flows and with one or more pressureless spaces, a piston with a piston rod arranged in a piston space, a compression spring preferably arranged in a hole in said piston rod and adapted to act against the sum of the hydraulic forces acting on the piston and spool. The method is applicable to complex hydraulic systems and more especially to hydrostatic drives.
Abstract:
A device for automatically resetting the play between a brake lining and a rotating brake member which is to be braked. The device is able to take into account an increase in the play due to wear as well as a decrease in the play due to overadjustment due to internal elasticity and heating, during each braking operation by suitably dimensioned positive and negative resetting. The device employs a setting member which is rotatable in a housing and with which a coupling can be engaged to drive a setting shaft and thereby take up play during braking. As the braking force increases, the coupling is locked against rotation and as the setting shaft undergoes further displacement, the play is slightly increased.