The present application is provided based on and claims priority to the Chinese Patent Application No. 202311228418.3, filed on Sep. 21, 2023, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
A powertrain of a vehicle that applies a motor drive generally includes a motor, a motor position sensor, and an electronic control assembly. In the related art, the motor position sensor and the electronic control assembly are commonly arranged at opposite sides of the motor in the direction of an axle, respectively, and are connected to each other through a wiring harness.
The powertrain assembly is mounted on a subframe as a rule. Since the axial mounting space is additionally occupied by the motor position sensor, the axial size of the drive assembly expands. But due to limitation of the width of a wheel track of the vehicle, the size of the subframe in the direction of the axle is limited. In view of that, the design of the powertrain assembly in the related art is not conducive to optimizing the spatial layout of the vehicle and saving costs.
The disclosure relates to the technical field of vehicles, particularly powertrain assembly, chassis, and vehicle manufacturing.
According to a first aspect of an example of the disclosure, a powertrain assembly is provided. The powertrain assembly includes:
According to a second aspect of the example of the disclosure, a chassis is provided. The chassis includes a frame and a powertrain assembly mounted on the frame, where the powertrain assembly includes:
According to a third aspect of the example of the disclosure, a vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes a chassis, the chassis includes a frame and a powertrain assembly mounted on the frame, where the powertrain assembly includes:
The drawings here are incorporated into the description as a constituent part of the description, illustrate examples conforming to the disclosure, and serve to explain principles of the disclosure along with the description.
Examples will be described in detail here, and their instances are shown in the accompanying drawings. When the following description involves the accompanying drawings, the same numerals in different accompanying drawings indicate the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. Embodiments described in the following examples do not represent all embodiments consistent with the disclosure. On the contrary, these embodiments are merely instances of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of the disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.
Unless otherwise stated, orientation words such as “up, down, left, and right” are defined according to directions indicated in the corresponding accompanying drawings, and “inside” and “outside” indicate interiors and exteriors of contours of corresponding parts. In addition, the terms “first,” “second,” etc. used in the disclosure are used to distinguish one element from another but do not indicate sequence or importance.
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In the related art, since an output end of a rotary shaft of a motor needs to be connected to reducer shafting to form a motor and a reducer shafting system, a motor position sensor is usually arranged at a non-output end of the rotary shaft of the motor. That is, based on the related art, a person skilled in the art usually does not consider arranging, at the output end of the rotary shaft of the motor, the motor position sensor that is integrally constructed. In addition, in order to avoid the electromagnetic interference produced by a motor rotor and a motor stator on an electronic control assembly, which may affect the normal operation of the electronic control assembly, the electronic control assembly generally needs to be arranged at a side of a reducer, that is, a side of the output end of the motor rotor. In this way, a motor position sensor is far away from the electronic control assembly and needs to be connected through a long wire. As a result, a high cost is caused, and since the sensor and the electronic control assembly are located at two ends of the motor, a large space of a vehicle is occupied.
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In the powertrain assembly provided by the disclosure, the motor position sensor 4 is configured to include a separate sensor rotor 41 and a split-type sensor stator 42, which are different from the integrated motor position sensor in the related art. Through the sensor rotor 41 and the sensor stator 42, which are separated, an additional mounting space for motor position sensor 4 is canceled from the aspect of the mounting space. Instead, the sensor rotor 41 and the sensor stator 42 that are separated are integrated into existing components of the powertrain assembly respectively. In some examples, the sensor rotor 41 is integrated into the first rotary shaft 2 and the sensor stator 42 is integrated into the electronic control assembly 3, thus the position of the motor 1 can still be monitored. In this way, since there is no need to reserve an additional axial mounting space for the motor position sensor 4, an axial size of the drive assembly is reduced, an overall weight of the powertrain assembly is reduced, and spatial layout of the vehicle is facilitated.
The sensor stator 42 is integrated into the electronic control assembly 3, and there is no need to connect a motor position sensor 200 and an electronic control unit 300 by a long wiring harness that are arranged at two sides of a motor and reducer shafting 100 just like in the related art, thereby avoiding electromagnetic interference caused by the overlong wiring harness, saving additional electromagnetic shielding measures, and reducing cost.
Since the first rotary shaft 2 is driven by the motor 1 to rotate at a high speed, the sensor rotor 41 and the first rotary shaft 2 may be constructed as an integrated structure to ensure monitoring reliability of the sensor rotor 41. In some examples, a feature of the sensor rotor 41 may be directly processed at the second end of the first rotary shaft 2, for example, the feature of the sensor rotor 41 may be directly processed at the second end of the first rotary shaft 2 through computer numerical control (CNC) machining. For cooperation between the sensor rotor 41 and the first rotary shaft 2 that rotate at high speeds, the sensor rotor 41 needs to be processed with high precision and has a size correspondingly increased, so as to ensure a mounting strength with the first rotary shaft 2. However, the sensor rotor 41 and the first rotary shaft 2 uses an integrated structure, there is no need to consider mounting precision, and the mounting strength can be ensured without increasing the size of the sensor rotor 41. In some other examples, the integrated structure between the sensor rotor 41 and the first rotary shaft 2 may also be implemented through bonding or interference fitting, which is not repeated in the disclosure.
In some examples, an eddy current position sensor may serve as the motor position sensor. Such a sensor has a flaky sensor rotor. A flaky rotor has a light weight and a small size so as to be arranged on the first rotary shaft 2 more advantageously. Thus, a weight of the first rotary shaft 2 is reduced, and a space taken up by the feature of the sensor rotor 41 in a second accommodation cavity 52 is reduced. In addition, the flaky rotor is easier to be processed on the first rotary shaft 2. It is clear that a different sensor that has the sensor rotor 41 and the sensor stator 42, such as a Hall sensor or a resolver, can also be applied to the disclosure.
The electronic control assembly 3 generally includes a circuit board 31. As an example of the sensor stator 42 of the disclosure, the sensor stator 42 may be a coil structure 420 arranged on the circuit board 31. With the eddy current position sensor as an example again, a stator of the eddy current sensor is processed by etching the coil structure 420 on the circuit board 31, and the existing circuit board function in the electronic control assembly 3 also needs to etch a coil structure 420 for an internal connection. In this way, the sensor stator 42 can be processed by etching the coil structure 420 on the existing circuit board 31 of the electronic control assembly 3, that is, the sensor stator 42 is fused/integrated into the existing circuit board 31 by etching the coil structure 420. For example, an area for arranging the sensor stator 42 may be reserved on the circuit board 31, and then the coil structure 420 is arranged in the area reserved. By integrating the sensor stator 42 into the circuit board 31, the space of the electronic control assembly 3 is saved, and an axial space of the powertrain assembly is further saved. It is clear that an independent circuit board 31 that has a coil structure 420 may also be arranged in the electronic control assembly 3.
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The powertrain assembly according to the disclosure further includes a housing 5. The housing 5 includes a first accommodation cavity 51 and second accommodation cavity 52 that are separated, the first accommodation cavity 5 configured to accommodate the motor 1, the second accommodation cavity 52 configured to accommodate the electronic control assembly 3. Through the arrangement of the first accommodation cavity 51 and the second accommodation cavity 52 that are separated, helps to avoid the interference of a reduction mechanism on the electronic control assembly 3. In addition, the second end of the first rotary shaft 2 is located in the second accommodation cavity 52, makes a closer axial distance between the sensor rotor 41 and the sensor stator 42, for example, the axial distance between the sensor rotor 41 and the sensor stator 42 falls within the range of 1 mm-3.5 mm. In this way, a function of the motor position sensor is guaranteed. The housing 5 may be assembled by two detachable housings, or use an integrated housing. Then, the housing is separated into the first accommodation cavity 51 and the second accommodation cavity 52 by a separation wall 53 between the first accommodation cavity 51 and the second accommodation cavity 52. The separation wall 53 is provided with an opening 531 for the second end of the first rotary shaft 2 to pass through.
In some examples, the opening 531 is in correspondence to the sensor stator 42 in position. The correspondence in position refers to alignment in position. In this way, the sensor rotor 41 arranged at the second end of the first rotary shaft 2 can be aligned with in position the sensor stator 42 after the first rotary shaft 2 penetrates into the electronic control assembly 3, and a monitoring effect of the motor position sensor is guaranteed. In addition, the opening 531 is further provided with a sealing member 6 configured to seal the opening 531. Since the motor 1 and a reducer are transmission component, the motor and the reducer are usually immersed in oil. By arranging the sealing member 6 at the opening 531, the condition that transmission is affected when the oil enters the electronic control assembly 3 or other impurities enter the first accommodation cavity 51 is avoided.
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The powertrain assembly may further include a second rotary shaft 7 connected to a wheel, where the second rotary shaft 7 is arranged in parallel with the first rotary shaft 2, and the second rotary shaft 7 and the first rotary shaft 2 are in transmission connection through a gear pair 9, that is, the powertrain assembly may use structural design of parallel shafts. The parallel arrangement of the rotary shafts for transmitting power is conducive to reduction of the axial size of the powertrain assembly. Further, the second rotary shaft 7 may include a first half shaft 71 and a second half shaft 72 that are connected to wheels at two sides respectively, and a differential gear 10 is arranged between the first half shaft 71 and the second half shaft 72. The differential gear 10 may be located between the two half shafts. Such coaxial transmission of driving force and symmetrical arrangement can avoid influence of noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) caused by the bias of the differential gear 10 and improve running stability.
The powertrain assembly may further include at least one third rotary shaft 8, where the third rotary shaft 8 is arranged between the first rotary shaft 2 and the second rotary shaft 7, the third rotary shaft 8 is arranged in parallel with the first rotary shaft 2 and the second rotary shaft 7, the first rotary shaft 2 and the third rotary shaft 8 are in transmission connection through a first gear pair 91, and the third rotary shaft 8 and the second rotary shaft 7 are in transmission connection through a second gear pair 92. By reasonably designing the transmission ratio between the first gear pair 91 and the second gear pair 92, a function of the reducer is implemented. In general, the reducer has functions of changing a speed and a torque. For example, the reducer can change a vehicle speed and improve a climbing capacity without adjusting a performance of the motor 1. In this way, the vehicle speed and the climbing capacity can be easily changed. Two second rotary shafts 7 are coaxially arranged, and drive the wheels on two sides respectively.
According to a second aspect of the example of the disclosure, a chassis is provided. The chassis includes a frame 400 and a powertrain assembly mounted on the frame 400. The frame may be a subframe, and the powertrain assembly is any powertrain assembly described above and has all the beneficial effects, which will not be repeated here.
According to a third aspect of the example of the disclosure, a vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes the powertrain assembly according to any one described above or the chassis described above.
A person of ordinary skill in the art will readily conceive of other implementation solutions of the disclosure after considering the description and implementing the disclosure. The disclosure is intended to cover any modification, use or adaptive change of the disclosure, which follows general principles of the disclosure and includes common general knowledge or conventional technical means in the technical field not disclosed in the disclosure. The description and the examples are merely considered illustrative, and a true scope and spirit of the disclosure are indicated by the following claims.
It should be understood that the disclosure is not limited to precise structures described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the disclosure. The scope of the disclosure is merely limited by the appended claims.
A first embodiment includes a powertrain assembly, including:
A second embodiment includes the powertrain assembly of embodiment 1, where the sensor rotor and the first rotary shaft are constructed as an integrated structure.
A third embodiment includes the powertrain assembly of embodiment 1, where the electronic control assembly comprises a circuit board, and the sensor stator is a coil structure arranged on the circuit board.
A fourth embodiment includes the powertrain assembly of embodiment 3, where the coil structure comprises an excitation coil etching layer and an induction coil etching layer in a stacked form.
A fifth embodiment includes the powertrain assembly of embodiment 4, where the induction coil etching layer comprises a first induction coil etching layer and a second induction coil etching layer in a stacked form, wherein one of the first induction coil etching layer and the second induction coil etching layer is configured to induce a sinusoidal signal, and an other one of the first induction coil etching layer and the second induction coil etching layer is configured to induce a cosinusoidal signal.
A sixth embodiment includes the powertrain assembly of embodiment 1, where the electronic control assembly is arranged at a side, facing the second end of the first rotary shaft, of the powertrain assembly.
A seventh embodiment includes the powertrain assembly of embodiment 6, further including a housing, where the housing comprises a first accommodation cavity and a second accommodation cavity that are separated, the first accommodation cavity configured to accommodate the motor and the second accommodation cavity configured to accommodate the electronic control assembly, and an opening for the second end of the first rotary shaft to pass through is on a separation wall between the first accommodation cavity and the second accommodation cavity.
An eighth embodiment includes the powertrain assembly of embodiment 7, where the opening corresponds to the sensor stator in position.
A ninth embodiment includes the powertrain assembly of embodiment 7, where a sealing component configured to seal the opening is on the opening.
A tenth embodiment includes the powertrain assembly of embodiment 7, where a mounting bracket is on the separation wall, wherein the first rotary shaft is mounted on the mounting bracket through a bearing, and the mounting bracket extends from the separation wall to an interior of the first accommodation cavity.
An eleventh embodiment includes the powertrain assembly of embodiment 1, where the motor comprises a motor stator and a motor rotor, wherein the first rotary shaft is partially sleeved with the motor rotor and rotates coaxially along with rotation of the motor rotor.
A twelfth embodiment includes the powertrain assembly of embodiment 1, where further including a second rotary shaft configured to be connected to a wheel, where the second rotary shaft is arranged in parallel with the first rotary shaft, and the second rotary shaft and the first rotary shaft are in transmission connection through a gear pair.
A thirteenth embodiment includes the powertrain assembly of embodiment 12, where the second rotary shaft comprises a first half shaft and a second half shaft that are configured to be connected to wheels at two sides respectively, and a differential gear is arranged between the first half shaft and the second half shaft.
A fourteenth embodiment includes the powertrain assembly of embodiment 12, where further including at least one third rotary shaft, wherein the third rotary shaft is arranged between the first rotary shaft and the second rotary shaft, wherein the third rotary shaft is arranged in parallel with the first rotary shaft and the second rotary shaft, and wherein the first rotary shaft and the third rotary shaft are in transmission connection through a first gear pair, and the third rotary shaft and the second rotary shaft are in transmission connection through a second gear pair.
A fifteenth embodiment includes the powertrain assembly of embodiment 1, where the motor position sensor is an eddy current position sensor.
A sixteenth embodiment includes a chassis, including a frame and a powertrain assembly mounted on the frame, wherein the powertrain assembly is the powertrain assembly according to any one of embodiments 1 to 15.
A seventeenth embodiment includes a vehicle, including the powertrain assembly according to any one of embodiments 1 to 15 or the chassis according to embodiment 16.
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202311228418.3 | Sep 2023 | CN | national |