Transmission for vehicle and engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10544863-B2
Application number	US-201615384524-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2016
Priority date	Feb 5, 2016
Publication date	Jan 28, 2020
Grant date	Jan 28, 2020

Abstract

A transmission for vehicle includes a counter shaft, a drive shaft, a shift fork, a shift cam, and a shift cam stopper. The counter shaft has a plurality of counter gears. The drive shaft has a plurality of driven gears. The shift fork changes combinations between the plurality of counter gears and the plurality of driven gears. The shift cam moves the shift fork. The shift cam stopper holds a position of the shift cam. Viewing from an axial direction of the shift cam, the shift cam stopper is disposed at a position partially overlapping with the shift fork.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A transmission for vehicle comprising:
a counter shaft to which a rotation is transmitted from a crankshaft, the counter shaft having a plurality of counter gears;
a drive shaft to which a rotation is transmitted from the counter shaft, the drive shaft having a plurality of driven gears meshing with the plurality of counter gears;
a shift fork that changes combinations between the plurality of counter gears and the plurality of driven gears, wherein the shift fork comprises:
a first shift fork that moves at least a part of the plurality of counter gears, and
a second shift fork that moves at least a part of the plurality of driven gears;

a shift cam that moves the shift fork; and
a shift cam stopper that holds a position of the shift cam, wherein
viewing from an axial direction of the shift cam, the shift cam stopper is disposed at a position overlapping with the shift fork different from the shift fork disposed outermost in the axial direction of the shift cam among the first shift fork and the second shift fork.

2. The transmission for vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising
a shift fork shaft that journals the shift fork, wherein
viewing from the axial direction of the shift cam, the shift cam stopper is disposed at a position partially overlapping with the shift fork shaft.

3. The transmission for vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising
a shift fork shaft comprising:
a first shift fork shaft that journals the first shift fork; and
a second shift fork shaft that journals the second shift fork,

an end portion at one side of one shift fork shaft among the first shift fork shaft and the second shift fork shaft is disposed inside in the axial direction of the shift cam with respect to an end portion at one side of an other of the shift fork shafts,
viewing from a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the shift cam, the shift cam stopper is disposed at a position away from overlapping with one of the shift fork shafts, and
viewing from the axial direction of the shift cam, the shift cam stopper is disposed at a position partially overlapping with the end portion at the one side of the one shift fork shaft.

4. The transmission for vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein
a part of the shift cam stopper is disposed inside in the axial direction of the shift cam with respect to the end portion at the one side of the other shift fork shaft.

5. The transmission for vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
viewing from a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the shift cam, a part of the shift cam stopper is disposed inside with respect to a gear disposed outermost in the axial direction of the shift cam among the plurality of counter gears and the plurality of driven gears.

6. A transmission for vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a counter shaft to which a rotation is transmitted from a crankshaft, the counter shaft having a plurality of counter gears;
a drive shaft to which a rotation is transmitted from the counter shaft, the drive shaft having a plurality of driven gears meshing with the plurality of counter gears;
a shift fork that changes combinations between the plurality of counter gears and the plurality of driven gears;
a shift cam that moves the shift fork;
a shift cam stopper that holds a position of the shift cam; and
a shift fork shaft that journals the shift fork, wherein
the shift fork comprises:
a first shift fork that moves at least a part of the plurality of counter gears; and
a second shift fork that moves at least a part of the plurality of driven gears,

wherein
the shift fork shaft comprises:
a first shift fork shaft that journals the first shift fork; and
a second shift fork shaft that journals the second shift fork, wherein

viewing from an axial direction of the shift cam, the shift cam stopper is disposed at a position partially overlapping with the shift fork,
viewing from the axial direction of the shift cam, at least a part of the shift cam stopper is disposed at a position overlapping with an imaginary pentagon region, the imaginary pentagon region being formed of a central axis of the counter shaft, a central axis of the drive shaft, a central axis of the second shift fork shaft, a central axis of the shift cam, and a central axis of the first shift fork shaft as apexes thereof.

7. An engine comprising:
a transmission for a vehicle;
a crankcase; and
a crankshaft rotatably supported to the crankcase, wherein
the transmission comprises:
a counter shaft to which a rotation is transmitted from the crankshaft, the counter shaft having a plurality of counter gears;
a drive shaft to which a rotation is transmitted from the counter shaft, the drive shaft having a plurality of driven gears meshing with the plurality of counter gears;
a shift fork that changes combinations between the plurality of counter gears and the plurality of driven gears;
a shift cam that moves the shift fork; and
a shift cam stopper that holds a position of the shift cam and, viewing from an axial direction of the shift cam, the shift cam stopper is disposed at a position partially overlapping with the shift fork,

viewing from the axial direction of the shift cam, at least a part of the shift cam stopper is disposed at a position overlapping with an imaginary quadrangle region, the imaginary quadrangle region being formed of a central axis of the crankshaft, a central axis of the counter shaft, a central axis of the drive shaft, and a central axis of the shift cam as apexes thereof.

Assignees

• Suzuki Motor Corp

Inventors

• Takahashi Hideaki

Classifications

• B62M11/04

  of changeable ratio · CPC title

• F16H63/18 Primary

  the final actuating mechanism comprising cams · CPC title

• F16H3/091

  including a single countershaft · CPC title

• F16H63/30 Primary

  Constructional features of the final output mechanisms · CPC title

• B60Y2200/12

  Motorcycles, Trikes; Quads; Scooters · CPC title