US 8,206,258 B2Granted

Arrangement of a planetary gearset

AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG

InventorPeter Ziemer

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Abstract

An arrangement for planetary gearsets comprises at least simple radially inner and radially outer planetary gearsets each comprising a sun gear, a ring gear and a carrier that carries planetary gears. The two gearsets are coaxially aligned and one of the gearsets is radially nested inside the sun gear of the other gearset. The ring gear of the radially inner gearset and the sun gear of the radially outer planetary gearset are at least coupled to one another in a rotationally fixed and are connected to a common carrier by driving teeth. To achieve a simple and inexpensive production, the ring gear of the radially inner gearset and the sun gear of the radially outer gearset are first produced as separate components with different heat treatments and then the ring and the sun gear are connected together by one of a friction force locking, a form interlocking and/or positive bonding.

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Dependent claims

A gearset arrangement of a planetary transmission, the gearset arrangement comprising:

at least a simple radially inner planetary gearset (1) and a simple radially outer planetary gearset (11) each comprising a sun gear (2, 12′), a ring gear (3′) and a carrier (5) that carries a plurality of planetary gears (4, 14);
the radially inner and radially outer planetary gearsets (1, 11) being coaxially arranged such that the radially inner planetary gearset (1) being radially nested inside the sun gear (12) of the radially outer planetary gearset (11) in one of a common radial plane and adjacent radial planes (6, 16) being axially offset with respect to one another;
the ring gear (3) of the radially inner planetary gearset (1) and the sun gear (12) of the radially outer planetary gearset (11) being at least coupled to one another in a rotationally fixed manner and being connected by gearing teeth (34) to a common carrier (25′), the ring gear (3′) of the radially inner planetary gearset (1) and the sun gear (12′) of the radially outer planetary gearset (11) being separate components having different heat treatments and being connected together and, via the gearing teeth (34), to the common carrier (25′) in a rotationally fixed manner on a carrier side in an area of an outer cylindrical section (31) of the ring gear (3′) of the radially inner planetary gearset (1) and an inner cylindrical section (32) of the sun gear (12′) of the radially simple planetary gearset (11);
the ring gear (3′) and the sun gear (12′) being arranged with at least a partial axial overlap relative to one another, and
adjacent to an axially outer edge (33) of the at least partial axial overlap, distributed around the periphery, radially through-going carrier openings (35), being axially open on one side, are arranged on the ring gear (3′) and carrier openings (36), radially closed on an outside and axially open on one side, being arranged on the sun gear (12′) in which corresponding radial gearing teeth (37) of the carrier (25′) engage in an assembled condition.

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A gearset arrangement of a planetary transmission, the gearset arrangement comprising

an inner planetary gearset (1) comprising a sun gear (2), a ring gear (3′) and a planetary carrier (5) supporting planetary gears (4) and the ring gear (3′) of the inner planetary gearset (1) comprises a radially outer cylindrical section (31);
an outer planetary gearset (11) comprising a sun gear (12′), a ring gear, and a plurality of planetary gears (14) and the sun gear (12′) of the outer planetary gearset (11) comprising a radially inner cylindrical section (32);
the inner planetary gearset (1) being coaxial with the outer planetary gearset (11) and radially nested within the sun gear (12′) of the outer planetary gearset (11), the inner planetary gearset (1) being aligned with a first radial plane (6) and the outer planetary gearset (11) being aligned with a second radial plane (16) with the first and the second radial planes (6, 16) being axially offset from one another;
the ring gear (3′) of the inner planetary gearset (1) being rotationally fixed to the sun gear (12′) of the outer planetary gearset (11) and the ring gear (3′) of the inner planetary gearset (1) and the sun gear (12′) of the outer planetary gearset (11) being connected, via gearing teeth (34), to a common carrier (25′);
the ring gear (3′) of the inner planetary gearset (1) and the sun gear (12′) of the outer planetary gearset (11) being independent of one another and being formed separately from one another by different heat treatments;
the ring gear (3′) of the inner planetary gearset (1) and the sun gear (12′) of the outer planetary gearset (11) being aligned such that the radially outer cylindrical section (31) of the ring gear (3′) of the inner planetary gearset (1) axially overlaps the radially inner cylindrical section (32) of the sun gear (12′) of the outer planetary gearset (11);
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the ring gear (3′) of the inner planetary gearset (1) comprising, about a periphery thereof, radial carrier openings (35) being axially open on one side and the sun gear (12′) of the outer planetary gearset (11) comprising, about a periphery thereof, carrier openings (36) being radially closed on an outside and being axially open on one side, and, following assembly of the gearset arrangement, engaging corresponding radial driving teeth (37) of the common carrier (25′).

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