Vehicle Transmission Device with Nested Spring-Like Members

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional vehicle transmission systems are large in size, inefficient in power transmission, and unable to enhance speed and torsion effectively, particularly in small vehicles or electric vehicles, limiting their performance.

Innovation Solution

A vehicle transmission device with a driving shaft and input gear set, utilizing spring-like members and a transmission control mechanism with movable controllers and a restoring spring, allowing for manual operation or motor control to adjust power transmission modes, enhancing power, torsion, and speed by selectively engaging and disengaging spring-like members with the input and output gear sets.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Power

If a conventional transmission system is used, then power transmission is achieved, but the device is large in size and cannot enhance speed and torsion effectively

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepower outputVSAvoiddevice size
Core Design Contradiction:
PowerVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The spring-like members are disposed inside the input gear set, with transmission sleeves and controllers integrated within the gear structure. This nested arrangement allows the power transmission components to be compactly housed within the existing gear set volume, achieving enhanced power output without increasing overall device size

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The spring-like members are designed to be selectively engaged and disengaged through movable controllers, allowing dynamic adjustment of power transmission modes. This dynamic capability enables the system to adapt power transmission characteristics without requiring multiple fixed transmission systems, thereby maintaining compact size while enhancing power and speed performance

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Power

If a conventional transmission system is used, then power transmission is achieved, but the structure is complex and efficiency is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepower transmission efficiencyVSAvoidstructural complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
PowerVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The transmission control mechanism is integrated directly onto the input shaft, combining the control function with the power input structure. The spring-like members, transmission sleeves, and controllers are merged into a unified assembly within the input gear set, eliminating the need for separate control housings and reducing structural complexity while improving power transmission efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The complex multi-stage transmission control mechanisms from conventional systems are extracted and replaced with a simplified direct control approach using spring-like members and movable controllers on the input shaft. This extraction of unnecessary intermediate components reduces structural complexity while maintaining effective power transmission control

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The device provides improved power, torsion, and speed output, addressing the size and efficiency limitations of conventional systems, and is applicable to various vehicles including electric and small vehicles, offering a more direct and simplified power transmission mode.

Implementation Method 1

a restoring spring disposed between the transmission control disc and the turning disc

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElasticity: Elasticity

Data Source

PatentUS9333854B2Vehicle transmission device
Publication Date: 2016.05.10 DIRECT TRANSMISSION TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A vehicle transmission device provides power transmission and speed switch for the operation demands of the vehicle to advance. The transmission device includes a driving shaft or an input shaft connected with a power source. The input shaft is provided with an input gear set and spring-like members disposed inside the input gear set. An output gear set is provided to mesh with the input gear set. A transmission control mechanism is disposed on the input shaft for the input gear set to transmit a power to the output gear set and an output shaft to output the power to drive the vehicle. The present invention can enhance the power, torsion and speed of the vehicle.