# US 10,871,212 B2 · Gearbox for vehicles

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- Number: US 10,871,212 B2
- Document ID: US10871212B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/481,907
- Filed: 2018-01-31
- Published: 2020-02-06
- Granted: 2020-12-22
- Earliest claimed: 2017-02-08
- Assignees: Scania CV AB
- Applicants: Scania CV AB
- Inventors: Mårten Dahlbäck; Per Arnelöf; Jörgen Forsberg; Dieter Slapak
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10871212B2

## CPC

- F16H 37/042: {change gear transmissions in group arrangement}
- F16H 37/046: {with an additional planetary gear train, e.g. creep gear, overdrive}
- F16H 3/091: including a single countershaft
- F16H 3/44: using gears having orbital motion
- F16H 3/54: one of the central gears being internally toothed and the other externally toothed
- B60Y 2200/14: Trucks; Load vehicles, Busses
- F16H 2037/045: {comprising a separate gearing unit for shifting between high and low ratio range}
- F16H 2037/049: {Forward-reverse units with forward and reverse gears for achieving multiple forward and reverse gears, e.g. for working machines}
- F16H 2057/0335: {Series transmissions of modular design, e.g. providing for different transmission ratios or power ranges}
- F16H 2200/0026: comprising at least one creep low gear, e.g. additional gear for extra low speed or creeping
- F16H 2200/0078: the gear ratio comprising twelve or more forward speeds
- F16H 2702/02: Mechanical transmissions with planetary gearing combined with one or more other mechanical transmissions
- F16H: GEARING
- B60Y: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY

## Abstract

A gearbox for vehicles that includes a split gearbox, a main gearbox and a range gearbox, which is shiftable into a low range gear position and a high range gear position. The range gearbox includes a planetary gear with a ring gear wheel, a sun gear wheel and a planet carrier, on which at least one planet gear wheel is rotatably mounted. A gearbox housing surrounds the planetary gear. A first axially movable coupling sleeve engages the planet carrier with the gearbox housing. A second axially movable coupling sleeve engages the ring gear wheel with an output shaft to shift into a reverse gear. A crawler gear in the main gearbox is arranged to transfer torque through the gearbox when the range gearbox is shifted into the reverse gear.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A gearbox for a vehicle, the gearbox comprising:
a split gearbox,
a main gearbox and
a range gearbox, which is shiftable into a low range gear position and a high range gear position;
the range gearbox comprises:
a planetary gear with a ring gear wheel, a sun gear wheel and a planet carrier, on which at least one planet gear wheel is rotatably mounted, the ring gear wheel and sun gear wheel engage with the at least one planet gear wheel;
a gearbox housing surrounding the planetary gear;
a first axially movable coupling sleeve arranged to engage the planet carrier with the gearbox housing; and
a second axially movable coupling sleeve arranged to engage the ring gear wheel with an output shaft to shift into a reverse gear in the gearbox,
wherein a crawler gear in the main gearbox is arranged to transfer torque through the gearbox when the range gearbox is shifted into the reverse gear so as to make the vehicle drive in a reverse direction.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The gearbox according to claim 1, wherein the gear ratio of the crawler gear is in the range 3.1:1-3.9:1.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The gearbox according to claim 1, wherein the gear ratio of the crawler gear is in the range 3.4:1-3.6:1.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The gearbox according to claim 1, wherein the crawler gear is only engaged when the gearbox is shifted into the reverse gear and in the forward direction when the range gearbox is shifted into the low range position.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The gearbox according to claim 1, wherein the planetary gear is arranged to have a gear ratio in the range 3.1:1-3.9:1 when shifted into the reverse gear.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The gearbox according to claim 1, wherein the planetary gear is arranged to have a gear ratio in the range 3.3:1-3.7:1 when shifted into the reverse gear.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The gearbox according to claim 1, wherein the split gearbox and the main gearbox are together arranged to have a largest combined gear ratio which is larger than the gear ratio in the planetary gear in the range gearbox when shifted into the reverse gear.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The gearbox according to claim 1, wherein the width of a crawler gear wheel of the crawler gear is smaller than the width of a gear wheel in a gear in the main gearbox having the second largest gear ratio.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The gearbox according to claim 8, wherein one crawler gear wheel of the crawler gear is arranged on a mainshaft in the main gearbox and the another crawler gear wheel of the crawler gear is arranged on a layshaft.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The gearbox according to claim 8, wherein one crawler gear wheel of the crawler gear is arranged on an input shaft in the split gearbox and the another crawler gear wheel of the crawler gear is arranged on a layshaft.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The gearbox according to claim 1, wherein the gearbox is arranged to have an overlapping gear ratio in at least the highest gear in the low range gear position and at least the lowest gear in a high range gear position.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The gearbox according to claim 11, wherein the gearbox is arranged to have an overlapping gear ratio in the two highest gears in the low range gear position and the two lowest gears in a high range gear position.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

A vehicle, wherein the vehicle is provided with a gearbox according to claim 1.