Driving force distribution device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12025190-B2
Application number	US-202217880418-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 3, 2022
Priority date	Nov 10, 2021
Publication date	Jul 2, 2024
Grant date	Jul 2, 2024

Abstract

A driving force distribution device includes a lubrication path LP supplying lubricating oil from an oil inlet positioned on the case outside a cylinder into a hub of each clutch unit through an oil hole positioned between an external surface of the cylinder of each operation unit and a bearing supporting the same, between a spacer supporting the bearing and a snap ring supporting the spacer, between an internal diameter of the cylinder of each operation unit and an external diameter of a drum of each clutch unit, and in the drum of each clutch unit, allowing left and right lubrication paths for lubrication of left and right clutch units to have the shortest length, and simultaneously, each flow path to have an increased size.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A driving force distribution apparatus in which a clutch unit each provided on first and second driveshafts in a case of an axle for a vehicle and operated by control of operation units to distribute and transmit a driving force transmitted from a driving gear to each of the first and second driveshafts, the driving force distribution apparatus comprising,
a lubrication path supplying lubricating oil from an oil inlet provided on the case outside a cylinder into a hub of each clutch unit through a plurality of oil holes provided between an external surface of the cylinder of each of the operation units and a bearing supporting the cylinder, between a spacer supporting the bearing and a snap ring supporting the spacer, between an internal diameter of the cylinder of each of the operation units and an external diameter of a drum of each clutch unit, and in the drum of each clutch unit.

2. The driving force distribution apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the lubrication path includes:
a first flow path passing between the external surface of the cylinder of each of the operation units and the bearing supporting the cylinder;
a second flow path through which the lubricating oil is introduced through an oil inlet groove having a tooth shape and provided between an internal diameter of the spacer supporting the bearing and the snap ring supporting the spacer;
a third flow path through which the lubricating oil introduced into the first and second flow paths is guided through a gap between the internal diameter of the cylinder of each of the operation units and the external diameter of the drum of each clutch unit corresponding thereto; and
a fourth flow path through which the lubricating oil guided through the third flow path is supplied into the hub through the plurality of oil holes provided, toward the hub, in the drum of each clutch unit.

3. The driving force distribution apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first flow path through which a plurality of oil grooves are provided in a circular bearing seating surface is provided between the bearing mounted on the circular bearing seating surface and the external surface of the cylinder of each of the operation units and the lubricating oil is introduced between the circular bearing seating surface and the bearing provided on the circular bearing seating surface.

4. The driving force distribution apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the oil grooves are a plurality of cut-out surfaces cut in the circular bearing seating surface provided on the external surface of the cylinder.

5. The driving force distribution apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the oil grooves are provided in four places at a gap of 90 degrees along the circular bearing seating surface.

6. The driving force distribution apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the bearing is a cage-integrated thrust bearing.

7. The driving force distribution apparatus of claim 2 , wherein a support end portion which an internal tip of the cylinder is fitted to and supported by is provided on a circumference of an external surface of the drum, and the plurality of oil holes are provided corresponding to the hub along an internal circumference of the support end portion.

8. The driving force distribution apparatus of claim 7 , further including:
a first seal ring, a second seal ring, an external oil seal, and an internal oil seal,
wherein the lubrication path forms an oil chamber filled with the lubricating oil supplied from the oil inlet on the case by being sealed by the first seal ring provided between the internal tip of the cylinder and the support end portion of the drum corresponding thereto, the second seal ring provided between an external tip of the cylinder and the case corresponding thereto, the external oil seal provided between an external tip of an external circumferential surface of the drum and the case corresponding thereto, and the internal oil seal provided between a tip portion of an external circumferential surface of a cylindrical internal cylinder of the hub and one side of an internal circumferential surface of the drum corresponding thereto.

9. The driving force distribution apparatus of claim 8 ,
wherein the hub includes the cylindrical internal cylinder and an external cylinder integrally connected to each other at an internal end portion thereof, and a seating groove is provided in the hub along an external end portion of the external cylinder, and
wherein the drum includes a seating end portion provided along an internal surface thereof corresponding to the seating groove, and the seating end portion is accommodated in the seating groove to have a fine contact portion formed between the drum and the hub.

10. The driving force distribution apparatus of claim 1 , further including a plurality of oil seals,
wherein a gear hub of the driving gear has first and second sides supported to be rotated on first and second sides of a gear case through respective bearings, and the plurality of oil seals is provided between each of first and second end portions of the gear hub and the gear case on the outside of each bearing.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp
• Hyundai Wia Corp

Inventors

• Lee Taewoo
• Song Jeong Won
• Lim Sung Keun
• Park Junseok
• Lee Yeong Taek
• Hong Won Hee
• Ryu Ji Seung

Classifications

• F16D2021/0661

  Hydraulically actuated multiple lamellae clutches · CPC title

• F16D21/06

  at least two driving shafts or two driven shafts being concentric · CPC title

• F16D2300/06

  Lubrication details not provided for in group F16D13/74 · CPC title

• F16D2300/08

  Details or arrangements of sealings not provided for in group F16D3/84 · CPC title

• F16D25/10

  Clutch systems with a plurality of fluid-actuated clutches (arrangements or mounting of clutches in vehicles B60K17/00) · CPC title