# US 11,994,194 B2 · Powertrain for motorized vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,994,194 B2 - Document ID: US11994194B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/530,846 - Filed: 2021-11-19 - Published: 2023-01-12 - Granted: 2024-05-28 - Earliest claimed: 2021-07-06 - Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation - Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation - Inventors: Hyu Tae Shim; Jin Seung Lim; Jae Young Jeon; Jun Seong Kang; Jong Min Kim; Jae Hun Jung - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11994194B2 ## CPC - F16H 37/0806: {with a plurality of driving or driven shafts} - B60K 1/00: Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units (B60K7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion B60K6/00) - B60K 17/02: characterised by arrangement, location, or kind of clutch - B60K 17/043: {Transmission unit disposed in on near the vehicle wheel, or between the differential gear unit and the wheel} - B60K 17/08: of mechanical type - B60K 17/165: {provided between independent half axles (B60K17/18, B60K17/20 take precedence)} - F16H 3/58: with sets of orbital gears, each consisting of two or more intermeshing orbital gears - F16H 37/04: Combinations of toothed gearings only (F16H37/06 takes precedence) - B60K 2001/001: {one motor mounted on a propulsion axle for rotating right and left wheels of this axle} - F16H 3/54: one of the central gears being internally toothed and the other externally toothed - F16H 2200/0021: specially adapted for electric vehicles - F16H 2200/0034: the gear ratios comprising two forward speeds - F16H 2200/0039: the gear ratios comprising three forward speeds - F16H 2200/2005: with one sets of orbital gears - F16H 2200/2035: with two engaging means - F16H 2200/2038: with three engaging means - F16H 2200/2064: using at least one positive clutch, e.g. dog clutch - F16H 2200/2066: using one freewheel mechanism - F16H 2200/2082: one freewheel mechanisms - F16H 2200/2094: using positive clutches, e.g. dog clutches - F16H 2200/2097: comprising an orbital gear set member permanently connected to the housing, e.g. a sun wheel permanently connected to the housing - F16H: GEARING - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES ## Abstract A powertrain for a motorized vehicle includes a motor shaft connected to a motor, a first input shaft configured to be selectively connected to the motor shaft and provided with a first driving gear mounted on the first input shaft, a second input shaft configured to be selectively connected to the motor shaft and provided with a second driving gear mounted on the second input shaft, a planetary gear set connected to the first input shaft and mounted so as to allow power from the motor shaft to be supplied via a plurality of paths, a first driven gear mounted to a differential and configured to mesh with the first driving gear, and a second driven gear mounted to the differential and configured to mesh with the second driving gear. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A powertrain for a motorized vehicle, the powertrain comprising: a motor shaft connected to a motor; a first input shaft configured to be selectively connected to the motor shaft, the first input shaft being provided with a first driving gear mounted on the first input shaft; a second input shaft configured to be selectively connected to the motor shaft, the second input shaft being provided with a second driving gear mounted on the second input shaft; a planetary gear set directly connected to the first input shaft, the planetary gear set being mounted so as to allow power from the motor shaft to be supplied via a plurality of paths; a first driven gear mounted to a differential, the first driven gear meshing with the first driving gear; and a second driven gear mounted to the differential, the second driven gear meshing with the second driving gear; wherein the planetary gear set comprises three rotating elements, the three rotating elements being a sun gear, a carrier, and a ring gear; wherein the differential is connected to the carrier via the first driven gear, the first driving gear, and the first input shaft; wherein the sun gear is directly connected to the motor shaft, wherein the carrier is selectively connected to the motor shaft, and wherein the ring gear is selectively secured to a case. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The powertrain according to claim 1, wherein: the carrier is selectively connected to the motor shaft via a first clutch, the second input shaft is selectively connected to the motor shaft via a second clutch, and the ring gear is selectively secured to the case by a brake. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The powertrain according to claim 1, wherein: the carrier is selectively connected to the motor shaft via a first clutch, the second input shaft is selectively connected to the motor shaft via a second clutch, and the ring gear is selectively secured to the case by a dog clutch and a one-way clutch, the dog clutch and the one-way clutch being mounted in parallel between the ring gear and the case. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The powertrain according to claim 1, wherein: the carrier and the second input shaft are selectively connected to the motor shaft via a first dog clutch and a second dog clutch, each of the first dog clutch and the second dog clutch being engaged and disengaged by a sleeve configured to perform a bidirectional and linear sliding motion on the motor shaft, and the ring gear is selectively secured to the case by a brake.