Variable compression ratio internal combustion engine
US-2015377120-A1 · Dec 31, 2015 · US
Power unit device of vehicle
US11377987B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11377987-B2 |
| Application number | US-202117205264-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2021 |
| Priority date | Apr 23, 2020 |
| Publication date | Jul 5, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2022 |
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In a power unit device of a vehicle in which a differential device is arranged on one side of an engine, warming-up of the engine is facilitated while heat convection from an oil pan to a differential housing is inhibited. The power unit device includes a heat insulating member that covers the outer side of an oil pan, and a differential housing that is fitted to and mounted on the oil pan. A fitting portion is provided in the differential housing, and a fitted portion is provided in the oil pan. A fitting face portion of one of the fitting portion and the fitted portion includes, at different positions in the circumferential direction, a plurality of recesses and projections in the radial direction, and is fitted to a fitting face portion of the other of the fitting portion and the fitted portion by the plurality of projections.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A power unit device of a vehicle in which, from a differential device that is arranged on a first vehicle-width-direction side of an engine, a drive shaft is inserted into an oil pan of the engine and extends toward a second vehicle-width-direction side, the power unit device comprising: a heat insulating member that covers an outer side of the oil pan; and a differential housing that houses the differential device and that is fitted to and mounted on the first vehicle-width-direction side of the oil pan, wherein a fitting portion that is formed in a cylindrical shape is provided in the differential housing, a fitted portion that is formed in a cylindrical shape and to which the fitting portion of the differential housing is fitted is provided in the oil pan, and a fitting face portion of one of the fitting portion of the differential housing and the fitted portion of the oil pan comprises, at different positions in a circumferential direction, a plurality of recesses recessed in a radial direction and a plurality of projections protruding in the radial direction, and is fitted to a fitting face portion of the other of the fitting portion of the differential housing and the fitted portion of the oil pan by the plurality of projections. 2. The power unit device of the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the heat insulating member is arranged between the oil pan and the differential housing. 3. The power unit device of the vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the fitting face portion of the differential housing is formed by an outer peripheral face of the fitting portion of the differential housing, the fitting face portion of the oil pan is formed by an inner peripheral face of the fitted portion of the oil pan, and an outer diameter of the fitting face portion of the differential housing is formed so as to be smaller than an inner diameter of the fitting face portion of the oil pan. 4. The power unit device of the vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the differential housing is formed by mating, in a vehicle body front-rear direction, a front-side housing forming a vehicle body front side of the differential housing, and a rear-side housing forming a vehicle body rear side of the differential housing, and is formed such that a mating face between the front-side housing and the rear-side housing is located at the recess that is provided in the fitting face portion of the differential housing. 5. The power unit device of the vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the differential housing comprises a differential housing-side mounting portion that is mounted on the oil pan by using a fastening member, the oil pan comprises an oil pan-side mounting portion on which the differential housing is mounted by using the fastening member, and the heat insulating member is arranged between the differential housing-side mounting portion and the oil pan-side mounting portion. 6. The power unit device of the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the fitting face portion of the differential housing is formed by an outer peripheral face of the fitting portion of the differential housing, the fitting face portion of the oil pan is formed by an inner peripheral face of the fitted portion of the oil pan, and an outer diameter of the fitting face portion of the differential housing is formed so as to be smaller than an inner diameter of the fitting face portion of the oil pan. 7. The power unit device of the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the differential housing is formed by mating, in a vehicle body front-rear direction, a front-side housing forming a vehicle body front side of the differential housing, and a rear-side housing forming a vehicle body rear side of the differential housing, and is formed such that a mating face between the front-side housing and the rear-side housing is located at the recess that is provided in the fitting face portion of the differential housing. 8. The power unit device of the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the differential housing comprises a differential housing-side mounting portion that is mounted on the oil pan by using a fastening member, the oil pan comprises an oil pan-side mounting portion on which the differential housing is mounted by using the fastening member, and the heat insulating member is arranged between the differential housing-side mounting portion and the oil pan-side mounting portion. 9. The power unit device of the vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the differential housing is formed by mating, in a vehicle body front-rear direction, a front-side housing forming a vehicle body front side of the differential housing, and a rear-side housing forming a vehicle body rear side of the differential housing, and is formed such that a mating face between the front-side housing and the rear-side housing is located at the recess that is provided in the fitting face portion of the differential housing. 10. The power unit device of the vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the differential housing comprises a differential housing-side mounting portion that is mounted on the oil pan by using a fastening member, the oil pan comprises an oil pan-side mounting portion on which the differential housing is mounted by using the fastening member, and the heat insulating member is arranged between the differential housing-side mounting portion and the oil pan-side mounting portion. 11. The power unit device of the vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the differential housing comprises a differential housing-side mounting portion that is mounted on the oil pan by using a fastening member, the oil pan comprises an oil pan-side mounting portion on which the differential housing is mounted by using the fastening member, and the heat insulating member is arranged between the differential housing-side mounting portion and the oil pan-side mounting portion. 12. The power unit device of the vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the differential housing is formed by mating, in a vehicle body front-rear direction, a front-side housing forming a vehicle body front side of the differential housing, and a rear-side housing forming a vehicle body rear side of the differential housing, and is formed such that a mating face between the front-side housing and the rear-side housing is located at the recess that is provided in the fitting face portion of the differential housing. 13. The power unit device of the vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the differential housing comprises a differential housing-side mounting portion that is mounted on the oil pan by using a fastening member, the oil pan comprises an oil pan-side mounting portion on which the differential housing is mounted by using the fastening member, and the heat insulating member is arranged between the differential housing-side mounting portion and the oil pan-side mounting portion. 14. The power unit device of the vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the differential housing comprises a differential housing-side mounting portion that is mounted on the oil pan by using a fastening member, the oil pan comprises an oil pan-side mounting portion on which the differential housing is mounted by using the fastening member, and the heat insulating member is arranged between the differential housing-side mounting portion and the oil pan-side mounting portion. 15. The power unit device of the vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the differential housing comprises a differential housing-side mounting portion that is mounted on the oil pan by using a fas
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- What does patent US11377987B2 cover?
- In a power unit device of a vehicle in which a differential device is arranged on one side of an engine, warming-up of the engine is facilitated while heat convection from an oil pan to a differential housing is inhibited. The power unit device includes a heat insulating member that covers the outer side of an oil pan, and a differential housing that is fitted to and mounted on the oil pan. A f…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Mazda Motor
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F01M11/0004. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jul 05 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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