Casing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017219081-A1
Application number	US-201715409153-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 18, 2017
Priority date	Jan 29, 2016
Publication date	Aug 3, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A casing includes an input-side casing part housing an input shaft and an output-side casing part housing an output shaft. In regard to a dimension in an axial direction of the output shaft, the dimension of the input-side casing part is smaller than the dimension of the output-side casing part. The output-side casing part includes an output-side bottom surface that serves as an installation surface when the casing is vertically installed; the output-side bottom surface includes mounting portions for vertical installation near four corners thereof; the input-side casing part includes an input-side back surface that serves as an installation surface when the casing is horizontally installed; the output-side casing part includes an output-side back surface that serves as an installation surface when the casing is horizontally installed; and mounting portions for horizontal installation are provided near four corners of the output-side back surface and on the input-side back surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A casing comprising:
an input-side casing part that houses at least an input shaft; and an output-side casing part that houses at least an output shaft, wherein in regard to a dimension in an axial direction of the output shaft, a dimension of the input-side casing part is smaller than a dimension of the output-side casing part, the output-side casing part includes an output-side vertical installation surface that serves as an installation surface when the casing is installed so that the output shaft is parallel to a vertical direction, the output-side vertical installation surface includes mounting portions for vertical installation near four corners thereof, the input-side casing part includes an input-side horizontal installation surface that serves as an installation surface when the casing is installed so that the output shaft is parallel to a horizontal direction, the output-side casing part includes an output-side horizontal installation surface that serves as an installation surface when the casing is installed so that the output shaft is parallel to the horizontal direction, and mounting portions for horizontal installation are provided near four corners of the output-side horizontal installation surface of the output-side casing part and on the input-side horizontal installation surface of the input-side casing part.

2 . The casing according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an installation attachment that is mounted on the input-side casing part and comes into contact with a counterpart-side installation surface when the casing is installed so that the output shaft is parallel to a vertical direction, wherein the installation attachment includes an attachment mounting portion for vertical installation that is used to fix the installation attachment to the counterpart-side installation surface.

3 . The casing according to claim 2 ,
wherein the input-side casing part includes a lift fitting-fixing portion that is used when the casing is lifted, the lift fitting-fixing portion and the attachment mounting portion for vertical installation overlap each other when seen in the axial direction of the output shaft, and the lift fitting-fixing portion is provided at a position that is spaced apart from the attachment mounting portion in the axial direction of the output shaft.

4 . The casing according to claim 2 ,
wherein the input-side casing part includes an attachment-upper space above the attachment mounting portion for vertical installation.

5 . The casing according to claim 1 ,
wherein the input-side casing part includes an inspection hole, and the inspection hole does not reach the output-side casing part.

6 . The casing according to claim 1 ,
wherein the output-side casing part includes bolt holes that pass through the mounting portions for vertical installation in the axial direction of the output shaft, bolt hole-upper spaces are provided above the bolt holes of the mounting portions for vertical installation, and the bolt hole-upper spaces are opened in two directions that are orthogonal to each other.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Heavy Industries

Inventors

• Abe Kazuhisa

Classifications

• F16H57/025 Primary

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