BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Other features emerge from the description of the figures, in which:
FIG. 1 in a sectional view through the hydrostatic-mechanical transmission with a radial piston motor;
FIG. 2 in a sectional view through the radial piston motor of the hydrostatic-mechanical transmission in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 in a sectional view through a hydrostatic-mechanical transmission with two radial piston motors;
FIG. 4 in a sectional view through the radial piston motors of the hydrostatic-mechanical transmission in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 in a sectional view through the other radial piston motor of the hydrostatic-mechanical transmission in FIG. 3;
FIG. 6 is a hydraulic layout of the hydrostatic-mechanical transmission in FIG. 1; and
FIG. 7 is a hydraulic layout of the hydrostatic-mechanical transmission in FIG. 3.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
FIG. 1 shows a hydraulic radial piston motor 1 with a crankshaft 2 having an eccentric section 3 with a cylinder 4, which is mounted on one side in the third housing portion 5 and the second housing portion 6. The crankshaft 2 is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a first spur gear 7. The first spur gear 7 is actively connected with a second spur gear 8, which drives a drive output shaft 9. If the driveshaft 9 has a pinion 10 and an output flange 11, the hydrostatic-mechanical transmission can be incorporated directly on a drive axle, but the drive output shaft 9 can also be fitted, on each side, with an output flange 11, so that the hydrostatic-mechanical transmission can be arranged between the drive axles.
Preferably, the first spur gear 7 and the second spur gear 8 are made with spiral toothing. The crankshaft 2 is mounted on a first bearing 12, a second bearing 13 and a third bearing 14. The first bearing 12 is located in the first housing portion 15 and forms the first bearing point. The second bearing 13 is located between the spur gear 7 and the eccentric section 3 in the second housing portion 6 and forms the second bearing point. For this, the second housing portion 6 has a housing wall 16. The third bearing 14 is located in the third housing portion 5 and forms the third bearing point. Via a connecting shaft 17, which can also be made integrally with the crankshaft 2, the latter drives, a pressure medium distributor 18. Thanks to the special mounting of the crankshaft 2 its distortion under load is reduced, and this also improves the function of the pressure medium distributor 18. The pressure medium distributor 18 is located in a valve housing 19, which also contains the valves and main connections needed for the pressure medium supply 20. Together with the second housing portion 6, the first housing portion 15 forms a lubricant space 21 which is sealed relative to the space 22 by a seal 23 thus preventing leakage of pressure fluid between them. This enables different lubricants to be used in the spaces 21 and 22. The valves in the valve housing and any leakage from the radial piston motor 1 flow into the space 22 and pass from there, via a line (not shown) and a cooler, into an external lubricant reservoir. The cylinder 4 has bearing trunnions 24 by means of which the cylinder 4 is mounted and able to rotate, and which are in active connection with a rotation angle sensor, by means of which the ballast volume of the hydraulic motor can be determined. This signal serves as a control magnitude to enable appropriate regulation of the ballast volume of the hydraulic motor. The second spur gear 8 is shielded by a shield 25 in order to reduce splashing losses when the second spur gear 8 is rotating. The shield 25 is preferably made in two parts, and both can be made from a plastic, for example a polyamide. The shield 25 has at least one projection, 26 which engages in a recess 27 to fix the position of the shield 25. The two individual parts of the shield 25 are plugged together in the axial direction and are in contact with the first housing portion 15 and the second housing portion 6 in the axial direction, so that the shield 25 remains closed. The bearing trunnions 24 have surfaces (not shown) extending in the axial direction, which prevent hydraulic pressure from building up between the blind-hole bore in the second housing portion 6 or in the third housing portion 5 and the bearing trunnion 24, which would push the second housing portion 6 and the third housing portion 5 apart.
FIG. 2 shows the radial piston motor 1 has a crankshaft 2 whose eccentric section 3 moves pistons 28 in the cylinders 4.
FIG. 3 shows the hydrostatic-mechanical transmission in FIG. 3 differs from the hydrostatic-mechanical transmission in FIG. 1, in that there are two radial piston motors, each radial piston motor driving a spur gear actively connected with the spur gears arranged on a drive output shaft 9. The first radial piston motor 1 drives the first spur gear 7, which actively connected with the second spur gear 8 and which drives the drive output shaft 9. The second radial piston motor 29 (not shown) drives a third spur gear 30 (not shown), which is actively connected with a fourth spur gear 31 that drives the drive output shaft 9.
FIG. 4 shows the first radial piston motor 1 and the second radial piston motor 29 are actively connected with the drive output shaft 9.
FIG. 5 shows the second radial piston motor 29 drives the fourth spur gear 31 via the third spur gear 30, and thereby the drive output shaft 9.
FIG. 6 shows the first spur gear 7 and the second spur gear 8 are located within the space 21. In the space 22 are arranged the radial piston motor 1 and its stroke volume adjustment device 32. The valve housing 19 accommodates the 4/2 proportional valve 33 for adjusting the stroke volume, the two-way valve 34 and the flushing valve 35 with its associated pressure limiting valve 36. The valve housing 19 also contains the connections 20 for the main pressure medium supply. The valves in the valve housing 19 are vented through the line 37 leading to the space 22 and from there, through the line 38 and the cooler 39 into a pressure medium reservoir 40. Thus, the radial piston motor 1 is cooled sufficiently and the hydrostatic-mechanical drive has only a small number of connections.
FIG. 7 shows the first radial piston motor 1 with its stroke volume adjustment device 32 and the second radial piston motor 29 with its stroke volume adjustment device 41 are in the space 22, and the spur gears 7, 8, 30 and 31 are in the space 21. The valve housing 19 also has a cut-off valve 42 by means of which the first radial piston motor 1 can be fully connected to the space 22, whereby the radial piston motor 1, when its stroke volume is adjusted to zero, can be operated at very high speed since it is completely separate from the high-pressure inlet and heat losses can be dissipated through the connection with the space 22. Accordingly, it is no longer necessary to arrange a cut-off clutch between the first radial piston motor 1 and the first spur gear 7.
INDEXES
1 Radial piston motor
2 Crankshaft
3 Eccentric section
4 Cylinder
5 Third housing portion
6 Second housing portion
7 First spur gear
8 Second spur gear
9 Drive output shaft
10 Pinion
11 Drive output flange
12 First bearing
13 Second bearing
14 Third bearing
15 First housing portion
16 Housing wall
17 Connection shaft
18 Pressure medium distributor
19 Valve housing
20 Connections
21 Space
22 Space
23 Seal
24 Trunnions
25 Shield
26 Projection
27 Recess
28 Piston
29 Second radial piston motors
30 Third spur gear
31 Fourth spur gear
32 Stroke volume adjustment device
33 4/2 proportional valve
34 Two-way valve
35 Flushing valve
36 Pressure-limiting valve
37 Line
38 Line
39 Cooler
40 Pressure medium reservoir
41 Stroke volume adjustment device
42 Cut-off valve
Patent Application
20080070735
