Transmission

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10514090-B2
Application number	US-201815952952-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 13, 2018
Priority date	Apr 20, 2017
Publication date	Dec 24, 2019
Grant date	Dec 24, 2019

Abstract

A transmission includes: a plurality of annular first engagement members; a fitting member having outer teeth spline-fitted to inner teeth of the first engagement members, the fitting member being configured to be rotatable around a predetermined rotation axis; a plurality of annular second engagement members configured to be engaged with the first engagement members; a lubricating oil supply portion configured to supply a lubricating oil to the fitting member; and a transmission case configured to accommodate the first engagement members, the fitting member, the second engagement members, and the lubricating oil supply portion. The lubricating oil supply portion is provided on an inner wall of the transmission case, and a discharge portion of the lubricating oil supply portion which ejects the lubricating oil is configured to eject the lubricating oil toward a portion where the first engagement members and the fitting member are spline-fitted to each other.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A transmission comprising:
a plurality of first engagement members, the first engagement member having an annular shape;
a fitting member having outer teeth spline-fitted to inner teeth of the first engagement members, the fitting member being configured to be rotatable around a predetermined rotation axis of the fitting member;
a plurality of second engagement members configured to be engaged with the first engagement members, the second engagement member having an annular shape;
a lubricating oil supply portion comprising a discharge nozzle configured to supply a lubricating oil to the fitting member;
and a transmission case configured to accommodate the first engagement members, the fitting member, the second engagement members, and the lubricating oil supply portion, wherein:
the lubricating oil supply portion is provided on an inner wall of the transmission case and an outer peripheral side of the first engagement members; and
the discharge nozzle of the lubricating oil supply portion which ejects the lubricating oil is configured to eject the lubricating oil toward a spline-fitted portion when the first engagement members and the fitting member are rotating, where the first engagement members and the fitting member are spline-fitted to each other.

2. The transmission according to claim 1 , wherein:
the fitting member has a cylindrical shape in which the outer teeth are provided in an outer circumference; and
at least one planetary gear mechanism is disposed radially inward of the fitting member.

3. The transmission according to claim 1 , further comprising an electronic control unit configured to control supply of the lubricating oil by the lubricating oil supply portion, wherein:
in the spline-fitted portion of the first engagement member, a portion of the inner teeth of the first engagement member has a toothless region; and
the electronic control unit is configured to cause the lubricating oil supply portion to eject the lubricating oil to at least the toothless region through the discharge portion.

4. The transmission according to claim 3 , wherein a plurality of the toothless regions is disposed in the first engagement members such that the toothless regions are arranged along a direction of the predetermined rotation axis of the fitting member.

5. The transmission according to claim 3 , wherein:
the first engagement members include close first engagement members close to the lubricating oil supply portion and far first engagement members farther from the lubricating oil supply portion than the first engagement members; and
the number of toothless regions included in the close first engagement members is larger than the number of toothless regions included in the far first engagement members.

6. The transmission according to claim 1 , further comprising an electronic control unit configured to control supply of the lubricating oil by the lubricating oil supply portion,
wherein the electronic control unit is configured to cause the lubricating oil supply portion to eject the lubricating oil through the discharge portion while the first engagement members and the second engagement members are in a semi-engaged state and at a timing after the semi-engaged state.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kishimoto Naoyuki
• Tabuchi Motoki

Classifications

• F16H2200/006

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• F16H57/0473 Primary

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