Transmission and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11111986-B2
Application number	US-201715858184-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 29, 2017
Priority date	Aug 10, 2015
Publication date	Sep 7, 2021
Grant date	Sep 7, 2021

Abstract

Incongruity sense of a driver due to dog clunking noise can be reduced with reduction of dog clunking noise. A fifth-speed driving gear (425) and a sixth-speed driving gear (426) are arranged on a driving shaft (41) along an axial direction. A first slider (451) is disposed to be movable in the axial direction between the fifth-speed driving gear (425) and the sixth-speed driving gear (426). The first slider (451) is not rotatable on the driving shaft (41). In the axial direction, the sum of the widths of the fifth-speed driving gear (425) and the sixth-speed driving gear (426) is smaller than the maximum width of the first slider (451).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A forward multi-stage transmission that is mountable on a vehicle,
the transmission comprising a forward multi-stage transmission that does not include a reverse gear, the transmission including:
a driving shaft connectable to a power source through a clutch mechanism;
a forward first driving gear and a forward second driving gear arranged on the driving shaft along an axial direction and fixed to the driving shaft in the axial direction;
a driven shaft extending in the axial direction;
a forward first driven gear and a forward second driven gear arranged on the driven shaft along the axial direction and fixed to the driven shaft in the axial direction, the forward first driven gear meshing with the forward first driving gear, the forward second driven gear meshing with the forward second driving gear;
a slider, the slider not having teeth of a gear protruding in a radial direction when viewed in the axial direction, positioned on either the driving shaft or the driven shaft, such that when the slider is positioned on the driving shaft, the slider is movable in the axial direction between the forward first driving gear and the forward second driving gear, the slider being a separate member from the forward first driving gear and the forward second driving gear and the slider not meshing with any gear disposed on the driven shaft, and such that when the slider is positioned on the driven shaft, the slider is moveable in the axial direction between the forward first driven gear and the forward second driven gear, the slider being a separate member from the forward first driven gear and the forward second driven gear, and the slider not meshing with any gear disposed on the driving shaft;
a shift drum disposed to be rotatable about a drum shaft extending in the axial direction; and
a shift fork coupling the shift drum and the slider to each other, wherein
a first dog projection is provided on one of the slider or the forward first driving gear in a case where the slider is disposed on the driving shaft, or provided on one of the slider or the forward first driven gear in a case where the slider is provided on the driven shaft,
a first dog recess is provided on the other one of the slider or the forward first driving gear in a case where the slider is provided on the driving shaft, or provided on the other one of the slider or the forward first driven gear in a case where the slider is provided on the driven shaft,
a second dog projection is provided on one of the slider or the forward second driving gear in a case where the slider is provided on the driving shaft, or provided on one of the slider or the forward second driven gear in a case where the slider is provided on the driven shaft,
a second dog recess is provided on the other one of the slider or the forward second driving gear in a case where the slider is provided on the driving shaft, or provided on the other one of the slider or the forward second driven gear in a case where the slider is provided on the driven shaft,
in a case where the slider is provided on the driving shaft, the forward first driving gear and the forward second driving gear are rotatable on the driving shaft, and the forward first driven gear and the forward second driven gear are not rotatable on the driven shaft,
in a case where the slider is provided on the driven shaft, the forward first driving gear and the forward second driving gear are not rotatable on the driving shaft, and the forward first driven gear and the forward second driven gear are rotatable on the driven shaft,
in a case where the slider is provided on the driving shaft, the slider is not rotatable on the driving shaft, and in a case where the slider is provided on the driven shaft, the slider is not rotatable on the driven shaft,
a transmission ratio between the forward first driving gear and the forward first driven gear is different from a transmission ratio between the forward second driving gear and the forward second driven gear,
when rotation of the shift drum changes a position of the shift fork in the axial direction so that the slider moves in the axial direction on the driving shaft or the driven shaft, the first dog projection of the forward first driven gear and the first dog recess of the forward first driven gear are engaged with each other or the second dog projection of the forward second driven gear and the second dog recess of the forward second driven gear are engaged with each other,
in a case where the slider is provided on the driving shaft, a sum of a face width of the forward first driving gear fixed to the driving shaft in the axial direction and a face width of the forward second driving gear fixed to the driving shaft in the axial direction is smaller than a maximum width of the slider, and
in a case where the slider is provided on the driven shaft, a sum of a face width of the forward first driven gear fixed to the driven shaft in the axial direction and a face width of the forward second driven gear fixed to the driven shaft in the axial direction is smaller than the maximum width of the slider.

2. The transmission of claim 1 , wherein at least one of a pair of the first forward driving gear and the forward first driven gear or a pair of the forward second driving gear and the forward second driven gear is a pair of helical gears.

3. The transmission of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the first dog projection or the second dog projection has a gear shape when viewed in the axial direction.

4. The transmission of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first dog projection or the second dog projection is provided on the slider.

5. The transmission of claim 1 , further comprising a sub-transmission mechanism disposed upstream of the driving shaft or downstream of the driven shaft in a direction in which power generated by the power source is transferred.

6. A vehicle, comprising:
the transmission of claim 1 ;
a switch that is operated by a driver; and
an electric actuator that rotates the shift drum in accordance with an operation of the switch by the driver.

7. A vehicle, comprising:
the transmission of claim 1 ;
an electric actuator that rotates the shift drum; and
a control section that controls an operation of the electric actuator in accordance with a travelling condition of the vehicle.

8. The transmission of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the first dog projection or the second dog projection is provided on the slider.

9. The transmission of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the first dog projection or the second dog projection is provided on the slider.

Assignees

• Yamaha Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Takeuchi Yoshihiko

Classifications

• F16D23/14

  Clutch-actuating sleeves {or bearings}; Actuating members directly connected to clutch-actuating sleeves {or bearings} · CPC title

• F16D21/04

  with a shaft carrying a number of rotatable transmission members, e.g. gears, each of which can be connected to the shaft by a clutching member or members between the shaft and the hub of the transmission member · CPC title

• F16H2061/0474

  by smoothing engagement or release of positive clutches; Methods or means for shock free engagement of dog clutches · CPC title

• B60Y2200/12

  Motorcycles, Trikes; Quads; Scooters · CPC title

• F16H2200/0052

  the gear ratios comprising six forward speeds · CPC title