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- the present invention relates to a transmission unit to be installed in a hybrid vehicle combining an engine and a motor, to obtain a driving force.
- hybrid vehicles benefit conservation of global environment and savings of limited resources.
- a motor is arranged in series or parallel to an engine to assist the engine and to serve as a generator for converting kinetic energy of the vehicle to electrical energy on deceleration.
- a published Japanese patent application Publication (Kokai) No. 9(1997)-329228 shows a conventional transmission having a planetary gear system.
- This transmission is designed to add a motor without changing the basic layout of a conventional transmission to reduce the manufacturing cost.
- the transmission of this example includes, as shown in FIG. 7A, a torque converter chamber 101 defined by a first housing 113 and a first partition 116 , a planetary gear chamber 102 defined by a second housing 114 , the first partition 116 and a second partition 117 , and a transmission chamber 103 defined by a third housing 115 and the second partition 117 .
- Rotation from the engine is inputted to a torque converter 110 in the torque converter chamber 101
- the output from the torque converter 110 is inputted the planetary gear system in the planetary gear chamber 102 and further to a transmission 112 in the transmission chamber 103 .
- a published Japanese patent application Publication (Kokai) No.2000-9213 shows an apparatus having an electromagnetic clutch in the torque converter chamber 101 and a motor in the planetary gear chamber 102 , as shown in FIG. 7A.
- FIG. 8 shows a front view of the housing of the transmission unit of FIG. 7B.
- a motor receiving portion 231 for receiving the motor is surrounded by a driven pulley receiving portion 232 for a driven pulley, a differential receiving portion 233 for a differential, and a parking support receiving portion 234 for a parking pole support.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a transmission unit for a hybrid vehicle, having a water jacket to cool a motor efficiently. Another object is to provide a transmission unit in which a water jacket is formed compactly without the need for changing a layout of a conventional design. Still another object is to provide an annular water jacket designed to improve the cooling performance by holding the flow rate uniform all round the circumference.
- a transmission unit for a hybrid vehicle comprises a unit housing which comprises;
- a first section (such as an item 42 ) defining a clutch chamber for containing an electromagnetic clutch
- a second section (such as an item 41 a ) defining a transmission chamber for containing a transmission
- a third section (such as an item 41 b ) defining a motor chamber for containing a motor comprising a rotor and a stator, and a water jacket for circulation of water to cool the stator.
- the water jacket comprises an annular passage extending around the motor chamber, and comprising a water inlet for introducing the coolant into the annular passage, a water outlet for discharging the coolant from the annular passage, and a depressed or uneven portion which is depressed to form a space for receiving an adjacent component of the transmission unit, and which has a cross sectional shape varied gradually so that a flow sectional area remains uniform.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a hybrid drive system of a hybrid vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a transmission unit having a belt type continuously variable transmission (CVT) in the hybrid drive system of the embodiment.
- CVT continuously variable transmission
- FIG. 3 is a front view of a second housing in the transmission unit of FIG. 2.
- FIG. 4 is a view showing the outline of a water jacket in the transmission unit of FIG. 2.
- FIG. 5 is a development of the outer periphery of an A motor receiving portion in the transmission unit of FIG. 2.
- FIGS. 6 A ⁇ 6 D are simulation views for illustrating flow rates in water jackets of various shapes.
- FIGS. 7A and 7B are sectional views for comparing a conventional transmission unit with a transmission unit modified for a hybrid vehicle.
- FIG. 8 is a front view of a ho-using of the transmission unit of FIG. 7B.
- the drive system shown in FIG. 1 includes a transmission unit 1 , an engine 2 , a B motor 3 for acting as a generator/starter, an inverter 4 , a battery 5 , an electric power steering 6 , a hybrid control unit 7 , and a chain 8 .
- an electromagnetic clutch 11 an A motor 15 for acting as a driving motor, and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) 13 .
- the A motor 15 also acts as a regenerative motor for regeneration of energy during deceleration and braking.
- a C motor 9 is for driving an electric oil pump. The C motor 9 can drive the oil pump properly even in a motor drive mode in which the vehicle is driven only by the motor and the engine cannot supply sufficient power to drive the oil pump (especially to obtain a pulley pressure of the CVT 13 ). For the same reason, the power steering 6 is assisted by the motor.
- the B motor 3 serving as generator/starter is mounted on the engine block and connected with the engine 2 through the chain 8 .
- the B motor 3 acts as a generator in normal operation, and acts as a starter in a starting operation.
- Control units 7 a , 7 b , 7 c , 7 d , and 7 e for the battery 5 , motors 3 and 15 , engine 2 , clutch 11 and CVT 13 are controlled in an integrated manner by the hybrid control unit 7 .
- the hybrid drive system is operated as follows.
- the hybrid drive system in the embodiment is a parallel type.
- the A motor 15 assists the engine 2 which is fuel economy oriented rather than output.
- the CVT 13 also acts as a coordinator so that the engine operates at the optimum fuel consumption point.
- the clutch 11 is an electromagnetic clutch. When the clutch is in OFF state, the vehicle is operated only by the A motor 15 .
- the clutch control unit 7 d controls the ON/OFF state of the clutch 11 automatically and optimally under the command of the hybrid control unit 7 .
- the B motor 3 When starting up the system, the B motor 3 functions as a starter to start the engine 2 .
- the vehicle runs mainly by the engine 2 .
- the operation on the best fuel consumption line is achieved by adjusting the engine speed under the shift control of the CVT 13 .
- the A motor 15 functions as a generator to convert a part of kinetic energy to electrical energy and store the electrical energy in the battery 5 .
- kinetic energy that used to be thrown away is recovered.
- a reverse gear is not provided in the CVT 13 . Therefore, to operate the vehicle in reverse, the clutch 11 is opened and the A motor 15 is rotated in the reverse direction. The vehicle is driven only by the A motor 15 .
- the engine 2 stops except for the case of need to charge the battery 5 , to operate the air compressor, or for warming-up.
- FIG. 2 shows, in section, the transmission unit 1 having the belt type continuously variable transmission (CVT) 13 .
- an engine output shaft 10 is connected with the electromagnetic clutch 11 and an electrode member 11 a is provided for supplying power to this electromagnetic clutch 11 .
- the output side of the electromagnetic clutch 11 is connected with a transmission input shaft 12 .
- a driving pulley 14 of the CVT 13 At the end of the input shaft 12 , there is provided a driving pulley 14 of the CVT 13 .
- the A motor 15 for operating the vehicle is disposed axially between the driving pulley 14 and the electromagnetic clutch 11 .
- the A motor 15 includes a rotor 16 fixed to the input shaft 12 and a stator 17 fixed to the housing.
- the A motor receives power supply from the battery 5 to drive the input shaft 12 .
- the A motor functions as a generator based on the torque of the input shaft 12 .
- the CVT 13 includes the foregoing driving pulley 14 , a driven pulley 18 , and a belt 19 for transmitting the torque from the driving pulley 14 to the driven pulley 18 .
- the driving pulley 14 includes a fixed conical plate 20 for rotating integrally with the input shaft 12 , and an adjustable conical plate 22 disposed opposite the fixed conical plate 20 to form a V-shaped pulley groove.
- the adjustable conical plate 22 is movable in the axial direction of the input shaft 12 by the hydraulic pressure in a driving pulley cylinder chamber 21 .
- the driven pulley 18 is mounted on a driven shaft 23 .
- the driven pulley 18 includes a fixed conical plate 24 for rotating integrally with the driven shaft 23 , and an adjustable conical plate 25 disposed opposite the fixed conical plate 24 to form a V-shaped pulley groove.
- the adjustable conical plate 25 is movable in the axial direction of the driven shaft 23 by the hydraulic pressure in a driven pulley cylinder chamber 32 .
- a driving gear 26 is secured on the driven shaft 23 .
- the driving gear 26 is engaged with an idler gear 28 on an idler shaft 27 .
- a pinion 29 provided on the idler shaft 27 is engaged with a final gear 30 .
- the final gear 30 drives drive shafts leading to drive wheels (not shown) through a differential 31 .
- the torque inputted from the engine output shaft 10 is transmitted to the CVT 13 through the electromagnetic clutch 11 and the input shaft 12 .
- the torque of the input shaft 12 is transmitted to the differential 31 through the driving pulley 14 , the belt 19 , the driven pulley 18 , the driven shaft 23 , the driving gear 26 , the idler gear 28 , the idler shaft 27 , the pinion 29 , and the final gear 30 .
- the thus-constructed transmission can vary the speed ratio between the driving pulley 14 and the driven pulley 18 by moving the adjustable conical plates 22 and 25 of the driving pulley 14 and the driven pulley 18 in the axial direction to vary the contacting radii with the belt 19 .
- the CVT control unit 7 e varies the groove width of the V-shaped pulley groove of each of the driving pulley 14 and the driven pulley 18 by controlling the hydraulic pressure for the driving pulley cylinder chamber 21 or the driven pulley cylinder chamber 32 .
- the transmission housing is composed of a second housing 41 and a first housing 42 which are placed end to end in the axial direction, and joint together.
- the second housing 41 has a housing section 41 a enclosing the CVT 13 and a housing section 41 b enclosing the A motor 15 .
- the first housing 42 encloses the electromagnetic clutch 11 .
- the inside of the second housing 41 is partitioned into a transmission chamber 43 having the CVT 13 therein, and a motor chamber 44 having the A motor 15 therein, by a second partition 45 .
- the first housing 42 extends axially from a first axial end to which the engine is joined, to a second axial end to which the second housing 41 is joined.
- the first housing 42 includes a first partition 46 at the second axial end.
- the motor chamber 44 is defined axially between the second partition 45 and the first partition 46 .
- a clutch chamber 47 is defined axially between the first partition 46 and the engine 2 joined to the first axial end of the first housing 42 .
- the stator 17 of the A motor 15 is fixed in the motor chamber 44 by shrinkage fit to simplify the structure.
- a water jacket 48 is formed around the stator 17 in the second housing 41 to circulate cooling water for efficient cooling of the A motor 15 .
- FIG. 3 shows the second housing 41 , as viewed from the engine's side.
- the water jacket 48 is formed in the section 41 b of the second housing 41 .
- the second housing 41 includes a motor receiving portion 61 for receiving the A motor 15 , a driven pulley receiving portion 63 for receiving the driven pulley 18 , an idler shaft receiving portion 64 for receiving the idler shaft 27 , a differential receiving portion 65 for receiving the differential, and a parking support receiving portion 62 for forming a parking pole support.
- Reference numerals 71 and 72 denote water inlet and water outlet.
- FIG. 4 shows the contour of the water jacket 48 .
- An inflow passage 73 extends in a tangential direction of the water jacket 48
- an outflow passage 74 extends in a radial direction of the water jacket 48 .
- the water jacket 4 includes an annular passage extending around the motor chamber 44 .
- the annular passage is divided into first and second arc passages 75 and 76 .
- the first arc passage 75 extends from the water inlet 71 to the water outlet 72 in a clockwise direction as viewed in FIG. 4.
- the second arc passage 76 extends from the water inlet 71 to the water outlet 72 in a counterclockwise direction as viewed in FIG. 4.
- the first arc passage 75 is longer than the second arc passage 76 .
- the flow direction in the first arc passage 75 near the water inlet 71 is substantially coincident with the flow direction in the inflow passage 73 .
- the flow direction in the second arc passage 76 near the water inlet 71 is approximately perpendicular to the flow direction in the inflow passage 73 .
- the first and second arc passages 75 and 76 are connected together to form the annular passage extending in a circle.
- the inflow passage 73 extends along a tangent to the circle.
- the outflow passage 74 extends in a diametral direction of the circle.
- the inflow passage 73 is substantially perpendicular to the direction of the outflow passage 74 .
- the location of the water inlet 71 is away from, but near the diametrically opposite position of the water outlet 72 .
- a long passage has a greater flow resistance than a short passage. Therefore, in this example, the bend formed at the water inlet 71 between the inflow direction in the inflow passage 73 and the circumferential flow in the first arc passage 75 is made obtuse and nearly straight to reduce energy loss.
- the bend formed at the water inlet 71 between the inflow direction in the inflow passage 73 and the circumferential flow in the second arc passage 76 is made relatively sharp to increase energy loss.
- the water jacket 48 can make the flow resistances of the first arc passage 75 and the second arc passage 76 substantially equal to each other, and thereby hold the flow rate in each of the first and second arc passages 75 and 76 substantially equal to that in the other.
- FIG. 5 shows the water jacket 48 in a developed state.
- the cross sectional area of the annular passage is uniform while the cross sectional shape of the flow passage is varied to avoid the differential receiving portion 65 , the driven pulley receiving portion 63 and the parking support receiving portion 62 .
- This arrangement is advantageous to the flexibility in design and the compactness of the structure.
- the first arc passage 75 (1ST) of the water jacket 48 has a depressed portion for the differential receiving portion 65 and a depressed portion for the driven pulley receiving portion 63
- the second arc passage 76 (2ND) has a depressed portion for the parking support receiving portion 62 .
- FIGS. 6A, 6B, 6 C and 6 D show the results of flow velocity simulation in water jackets different in slope and angle of corner of projections in the flow passage formed by the depressed portions. Each figure show a region having a flow velocity of 0.6 (m/sec) or higher (hereinafter referred to as M region).
- M region a region having a flow velocity of 0.6 (m/sec) or higher
- FIG. 7A the M region in the first arc passage 75 is narrow in a certain section. This means that the flow rate in the first arc passage 75 is lower than that in the second arc passage 76 . Therefore, the water jacket of FIG. 6A is unable to cool the entirety of the A motor 15 evenly.
- FIGS. 6B and 6C the flow rates in the first and second arc passages 75 and 76 are substantially equal. However, the water jackets FIGS. 6B and 6C are unable to make enough room for the driven pulley receiving portion 63 .
- the flow passage resistance is determined by the shape of the passage, and reduced by varying the sectional shape of the passage smoothly.
- the water jacket of this embodiment can ensure the flow velocity of flow, and hence the cooling performance.
- the water inlet and outlet 71 and 72 are positioned approximately at two diametrically opposite positions so as to confront each other across the A motor 15 .
- the flow in the inflow passage 73 is divided at the inlet 71 into a first circumferential flow through the first arc passage 75 and a second circumferential flow through the second arc passage 76 .
- the first and second arc passages 75 and 76 are so designed as to hold the flow rate in each of the first and second arc passages 7 equal to the flow rate in the other, to achieve stable cooling effect.
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- The present invention relates to a transmission unit to be installed in a hybrid vehicle combining an engine and a motor, to obtain a driving force.
- With improved fuel economy and lower emissions, hybrid vehicles benefit conservation of global environment and savings of limited resources. In a hybrid vehicle, a motor is arranged in series or parallel to an engine to assist the engine and to serve as a generator for converting kinetic energy of the vehicle to electrical energy on deceleration.
- A published Japanese patent application Publication (Kokai) No. 9(1997)-329228 shows a conventional transmission having a planetary gear system. This transmission is designed to add a motor without changing the basic layout of a conventional transmission to reduce the manufacturing cost. The transmission of this example includes, as shown in FIG. 7A, a
torque converter chamber 101 defined by afirst housing 113 and afirst partition 116, aplanetary gear chamber 102 defined by asecond housing 114, thefirst partition 116 and asecond partition 117, and atransmission chamber 103 defined by athird housing 115 and thesecond partition 117. Rotation from the engine is inputted to atorque converter 110 in thetorque converter chamber 101, the output from thetorque converter 110 is inputted the planetary gear system in theplanetary gear chamber 102 and further to atransmission 112 in thetransmission chamber 103. - When a motor is disposed in the planetary gear chamber without changing the basic layout, a water jacket formed around the motor is effective to cool the motor having the coil heated by repetition of drive and generation.
- A published Japanese patent application Publication (Kokai) No.2000-9213 shows an apparatus having an electromagnetic clutch in the
torque converter chamber 101 and a motor in theplanetary gear chamber 102, as shown in FIG. 7A. - However, the space for the water jacket is limited because, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, a
transmission input shaft 120, a drivenshaft 121, anidler shaft 123 and adifferential 124 are arranged with proper distances between adjacent axes. FIG. 8 shows a front view of the housing of the transmission unit of FIG. 7B. As shown in FIG. 8, amotor receiving portion 231 for receiving the motor is surrounded by a drivenpulley receiving portion 232 for a driven pulley, adifferential receiving portion 233 for a differential, and a parkingsupport receiving portion 234 for a parking pole support. - An object of the present invention is to provide a transmission unit for a hybrid vehicle, having a water jacket to cool a motor efficiently. Another object is to provide a transmission unit in which a water jacket is formed compactly without the need for changing a layout of a conventional design. Still another object is to provide an annular water jacket designed to improve the cooling performance by holding the flow rate uniform all round the circumference.
- According to the present invention, a transmission unit for a hybrid vehicle, the transmission unit comprises a unit housing which comprises;
- a first section (such as an item42) defining a clutch chamber for containing an electromagnetic clutch;
- a second section (such as an
item 41 a) defining a transmission chamber for containing a transmission; and - a third section (such as an
item 41 b) defining a motor chamber for containing a motor comprising a rotor and a stator, and a water jacket for circulation of water to cool the stator. - The water jacket comprises an annular passage extending around the motor chamber, and comprising a water inlet for introducing the coolant into the annular passage, a water outlet for discharging the coolant from the annular passage, and a depressed or uneven portion which is depressed to form a space for receiving an adjacent component of the transmission unit, and which has a cross sectional shape varied gradually so that a flow sectional area remains uniform.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a hybrid drive system of a hybrid vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a transmission unit having a belt type continuously variable transmission (CVT) in the hybrid drive system of the embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a front view of a second housing in the transmission unit of FIG. 2.
- FIG. 4 is a view showing the outline of a water jacket in the transmission unit of FIG. 2.
- FIG. 5 is a development of the outer periphery of an A motor receiving portion in the transmission unit of FIG. 2.
- FIGS.6A˜6D are simulation views for illustrating flow rates in water jackets of various shapes.
- FIGS. 7A and 7B are sectional views for comparing a conventional transmission unit with a transmission unit modified for a hybrid vehicle.
- FIG. 8 is a front view of a ho-using of the transmission unit of FIG. 7B.
- The following is explanation on one embodiment according to the present invention, based on the drawings.
- The drive system shown in FIG. 1 includes a transmission unit1, an engine 2, a B motor 3 for acting as a generator/starter, an
inverter 4, abattery 5, anelectric power steering 6, ahybrid control unit 7, and achain 8. - In the transmission unit1, there are provided an
electromagnetic clutch 11, anA motor 15 for acting as a driving motor, and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) 13. TheA motor 15 also acts as a regenerative motor for regeneration of energy during deceleration and braking.A C motor 9 is for driving an electric oil pump. TheC motor 9 can drive the oil pump properly even in a motor drive mode in which the vehicle is driven only by the motor and the engine cannot supply sufficient power to drive the oil pump (especially to obtain a pulley pressure of the CVT 13). For the same reason, thepower steering 6 is assisted by the motor. - The B motor3 serving as generator/starter is mounted on the engine block and connected with the engine 2 through the
chain 8. The B motor 3 acts as a generator in normal operation, and acts as a starter in a starting operation.Control units battery 5,motors 3 and 15, engine 2,clutch 11 and CVT 13 are controlled in an integrated manner by thehybrid control unit 7. - The hybrid drive system is operated as follows. The hybrid drive system in the embodiment is a parallel type. The A
motor 15 assists the engine 2 which is fuel economy oriented rather than output. The CVT 13 also acts as a coordinator so that the engine operates at the optimum fuel consumption point. Theclutch 11 is an electromagnetic clutch. When the clutch is in OFF state, the vehicle is operated only by theA motor 15. Theclutch control unit 7 d controls the ON/OFF state of theclutch 11 automatically and optimally under the command of thehybrid control unit 7. - <Starting up the System>
- When starting up the system, the B motor3 functions as a starter to start the engine 2.
- <Starting/Low-speed Operation>
- In a starting operation or a low-speed operation at low load where the fuel consumption rate of the engine2 is low, the engine 2 stops and the vehicle is driven only by the
A motor 15. If the load is heavy (the throttle opening is large), the engine 2 starts up immediately, theclutch 11 turns on, and the vehicle is driven by both the engine 2 and theA motor 15. - <Normal Running Operation>
- The vehicle runs mainly by the engine2. In this case, the operation on the best fuel consumption line is achieved by adjusting the engine speed under the shift control of the
CVT 13. - <At Heavy Loads>
- During operation in a heavy load region where the driving force is deficient even if the engine2 generates the maximum output, electrical energy is supplied from the
battery 5 to theA motor 15 actively to enhance the whole driving force. - <Decelerating>
- When the vehicle is decelerated, the supply of fuel to the engine2 is cut off. Simultaneously, the
A motor 15 functions as a generator to convert a part of kinetic energy to electrical energy and store the electrical energy in thebattery 5. Thus, kinetic energy that used to be thrown away is recovered. - <Reverse Operation>
- A reverse gear is not provided in the
CVT 13. Therefore, to operate the vehicle in reverse, the clutch 11 is opened and theA motor 15 is rotated in the reverse direction. The vehicle is driven only by theA motor 15. - <Stopping>
- When the vehicle is stopped, the engine2 stops except for the case of need to charge the
battery 5, to operate the air compressor, or for warming-up. - FIG. 2 shows, in section, the transmission unit1 having the belt type continuously variable transmission (CVT) 13. In FIG. 2, an
engine output shaft 10 is connected with theelectromagnetic clutch 11 and anelectrode member 11 a is provided for supplying power to thiselectromagnetic clutch 11. The output side of theelectromagnetic clutch 11 is connected with atransmission input shaft 12. At the end of theinput shaft 12, there is provided a drivingpulley 14 of theCVT 13. TheA motor 15 for operating the vehicle is disposed axially between the drivingpulley 14 and theelectromagnetic clutch 11. - The
A motor 15 includes arotor 16 fixed to theinput shaft 12 and astator 17 fixed to the housing. The A motor receives power supply from thebattery 5 to drive theinput shaft 12. When the vehicle is decelerated, the A motor functions as a generator based on the torque of theinput shaft 12. - The
CVT 13 includes the foregoing drivingpulley 14, a drivenpulley 18, and abelt 19 for transmitting the torque from the drivingpulley 14 to the drivenpulley 18. The drivingpulley 14 includes a fixedconical plate 20 for rotating integrally with theinput shaft 12, and an adjustableconical plate 22 disposed opposite the fixedconical plate 20 to form a V-shaped pulley groove. The adjustableconical plate 22 is movable in the axial direction of theinput shaft 12 by the hydraulic pressure in a drivingpulley cylinder chamber 21. The drivenpulley 18 is mounted on a drivenshaft 23. The drivenpulley 18 includes a fixedconical plate 24 for rotating integrally with the drivenshaft 23, and an adjustableconical plate 25 disposed opposite the fixedconical plate 24 to form a V-shaped pulley groove. The adjustableconical plate 25 is movable in the axial direction of the drivenshaft 23 by the hydraulic pressure in a drivenpulley cylinder chamber 32. - On the driven
shaft 23, adriving gear 26 is secured. Thedriving gear 26 is engaged with anidler gear 28 on anidler shaft 27. Apinion 29 provided on theidler shaft 27 is engaged with afinal gear 30. Thefinal gear 30 drives drive shafts leading to drive wheels (not shown) through a differential 31. - The torque inputted from the
engine output shaft 10 is transmitted to theCVT 13 through theelectromagnetic clutch 11 and theinput shaft 12. The torque of theinput shaft 12 is transmitted to the differential 31 through the drivingpulley 14, thebelt 19, the drivenpulley 18, the drivenshaft 23, thedriving gear 26, theidler gear 28, theidler shaft 27, thepinion 29, and thefinal gear 30. - The thus-constructed transmission can vary the speed ratio between the driving
pulley 14 and the drivenpulley 18 by moving the adjustableconical plates pulley 14 and the drivenpulley 18 in the axial direction to vary the contacting radii with thebelt 19. TheCVT control unit 7 e varies the groove width of the V-shaped pulley groove of each of the drivingpulley 14 and the drivenpulley 18 by controlling the hydraulic pressure for the drivingpulley cylinder chamber 21 or the drivenpulley cylinder chamber 32. - The transmission housing is composed of a
second housing 41 and afirst housing 42 which are placed end to end in the axial direction, and joint together. Thesecond housing 41 has ahousing section 41 a enclosing theCVT 13 and ahousing section 41 b enclosing theA motor 15. Thefirst housing 42 encloses theelectromagnetic clutch 11. The inside of thesecond housing 41 is partitioned into atransmission chamber 43 having theCVT 13 therein, and amotor chamber 44 having theA motor 15 therein, by asecond partition 45. - The
first housing 42 extends axially from a first axial end to which the engine is joined, to a second axial end to which thesecond housing 41 is joined. Thefirst housing 42 includes afirst partition 46 at the second axial end. In the assembled state in which thehousings motor chamber 44 is defined axially between thesecond partition 45 and thefirst partition 46. Aclutch chamber 47 is defined axially between thefirst partition 46 and the engine 2 joined to the first axial end of thefirst housing 42. - The
stator 17 of theA motor 15 is fixed in themotor chamber 44 by shrinkage fit to simplify the structure. Awater jacket 48 is formed around thestator 17 in thesecond housing 41 to circulate cooling water for efficient cooling of theA motor 15. - FIG. 3 shows the
second housing 41, as viewed from the engine's side. In this example, thewater jacket 48 is formed in thesection 41 b of thesecond housing 41. - The
second housing 41 includes amotor receiving portion 61 for receiving theA motor 15, a drivenpulley receiving portion 63 for receiving the drivenpulley 18, an idlershaft receiving portion 64 for receiving theidler shaft 27, a differential receivingportion 65 for receiving the differential, and a parkingsupport receiving portion 62 for forming a parking pole support.Reference numerals - FIG. 4 shows the contour of the
water jacket 48. Aninflow passage 73 extends in a tangential direction of thewater jacket 48, and anoutflow passage 74 extends in a radial direction of thewater jacket 48. Thewater jacket 4 includes an annular passage extending around themotor chamber 44. The annular passage is divided into first andsecond arc passages first arc passage 75 extends from thewater inlet 71 to thewater outlet 72 in a clockwise direction as viewed in FIG. 4. Thesecond arc passage 76 extends from thewater inlet 71 to thewater outlet 72 in a counterclockwise direction as viewed in FIG. 4. Thefirst arc passage 75 is longer than thesecond arc passage 76. The flow direction in thefirst arc passage 75 near thewater inlet 71 is substantially coincident with the flow direction in theinflow passage 73. The flow direction in thesecond arc passage 76 near thewater inlet 71 is approximately perpendicular to the flow direction in theinflow passage 73. - The first and
second arc passages inflow passage 73 extends along a tangent to the circle. Theoutflow passage 74 extends in a diametral direction of the circle. Theinflow passage 73 is substantially perpendicular to the direction of theoutflow passage 74. In this example, the location of thewater inlet 71 is away from, but near the diametrically opposite position of thewater outlet 72. - In general, a long passage has a greater flow resistance than a short passage. Therefore, in this example, the bend formed at the
water inlet 71 between the inflow direction in theinflow passage 73 and the circumferential flow in thefirst arc passage 75 is made obtuse and nearly straight to reduce energy loss. The bend formed at thewater inlet 71 between the inflow direction in theinflow passage 73 and the circumferential flow in thesecond arc passage 76 is made relatively sharp to increase energy loss. Thus, thewater jacket 48 can make the flow resistances of thefirst arc passage 75 and thesecond arc passage 76 substantially equal to each other, and thereby hold the flow rate in each of the first andsecond arc passages - FIG. 5 shows the
water jacket 48 in a developed state. The cross sectional area of the annular passage is uniform while the cross sectional shape of the flow passage is varied to avoid the differential receivingportion 65, the drivenpulley receiving portion 63 and the parkingsupport receiving portion 62. This arrangement is advantageous to the flexibility in design and the compactness of the structure. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the first arc passage 75 (1ST) of thewater jacket 48 has a depressed portion for the differential receivingportion 65 and a depressed portion for the drivenpulley receiving portion 63, and the second arc passage 76 (2ND) has a depressed portion for the parkingsupport receiving portion 62. - FIGS. 6A, 6B,6C and 6D show the results of flow velocity simulation in water jackets different in slope and angle of corner of projections in the flow passage formed by the depressed portions. Each figure show a region having a flow velocity of 0.6 (m/sec) or higher (hereinafter referred to as M region). In a first model shown in FIG. 7A, the M region in the
first arc passage 75 is narrow in a certain section. This means that the flow rate in thefirst arc passage 75 is lower than that in thesecond arc passage 76. Therefore, the water jacket of FIG. 6A is unable to cool the entirety of theA motor 15 evenly. In second and third models shown in FIGS. 6B and 6C, the flow rates in the first andsecond arc passages pulley receiving portion 63. - In a fourth model shown in FIG. 6D, the M region appears about equally in both of the first and
second arc passages A motor 15 adequately. This embodiment employs the design of FIG. 6D. - The flow passage resistance is determined by the shape of the passage, and reduced by varying the sectional shape of the passage smoothly. Thus, the water jacket of this embodiment can ensure the flow velocity of flow, and hence the cooling performance.
- The water inlet and
outlet A motor 15. The flow in theinflow passage 73 is divided at theinlet 71 into a first circumferential flow through thefirst arc passage 75 and a second circumferential flow through thesecond arc passage 76. The first andsecond arc passages second arc passages 7 equal to the flow rate in the other, to achieve stable cooling effect. - Although the invention has been described above by reference to certain embodiments of the invention, the invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. Modifications and variations of the embodiments described above will occur to those skilled in the art in light of the above teachings. The scope of the invention is defined with reference to the following claims.
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