Multi-shaft drive device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9267589-B2
Application number	US-201214001671-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 24, 2012
Priority date	Feb 28, 2011
Publication date	Feb 23, 2016
Grant date	Feb 23, 2016

Abstract

The present invention obtains a multi-shaft drive device that can protect a rack and pinion from operative load input to a selector. The multi-shaft drive device is provided with: an input-side bevel gear ( 52 ) to which motor power is transmitted; and an output-side bevel gear ( 34 ) that transmits the power transmitted from the input-side bevel gear ( 52 ) to a movable mechanism. The multi-shaft drive device is further provided with: a selector ( 10 ) that connects/disconnects the meshing of the output-side bevel gear ( 34 ) and the input-side bevel gear ( 52 ); and a rotating shaft ( 16 ) that causes the selector ( 10 ) to slide via a rack ( 18 ) and pinion ( 17 ). Furthermore, the angle of rotation of the rotating shaft ( 16 ) is regulated by the end of the pinion ( 17 ) contacting a vertical wall ( 1 A) of a case ( 1 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A multi-shaft drive device comprising:
a single motor that is fixed to a case and that drives a plurality of movable mechanisms mounted to a vehicle;
an input side gear that is provided inside the case and that transmits power of the motor;
an output side gear that is provided so as to be capable of projecting forwards and retreating with respect to the input side gear, thereby selectively enmeshing with the input side gear, and transmitting power transmitted from the input side gear to the movable mechanism;
a selector that is provided with a rack to allow the selector to slide in one direction and an opposite direction to the one direction, that presses a portion of the output side gear to move the output side gear, and disconnects enmeshing between the output side gear and the input side gear;
a rotation shaft that is provided with a pinion that enmeshes with the rack provided to the selector, the rotation shaft rotating about its axis due to operation force input to an operation means so as to slide the selector; and a restriction portion that is provided to a side of the operation means including the rotation shaft, and that restricts the rotation angle of the rotation shaft.

2. The multi-shaft drive device of claim 1 , wherein the restriction portion comprises:
the operation means fixed to the rotation shaft; and
a contacted portion that is provided to the case and is contacted by a portion of the operation means.

3. The multi-shaft drive device of claim 1 , wherein the restriction portion comprises:
a contact portion that is provided inside the case and that is formed to a portion of the rotation shaft; and
a contacted portion that is provided to the case and that is contacted by the contact portion.

Assignees

• Shigematsu Ryohei
• Hirata Takafumi
• Iino Shinji
• Nakayama Soichi
• Nakamura Takeshi
• Oda Masahiro
• Katsube Kenichi
• Nhk Spring Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shigematsu Ryohei
• Hirata Takafumi
• Iino Shinji
• Nakayama Soichi
• Nakamura Takeshi
• Oda Masahiro
• Katsube Kenichi

Classifications

• B60N2/0296

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• F16H3/22

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• Y10T74/19019

  Plural power paths from prime mover · CPC title

• F16D2125/28

  Cams; Levers with cams · CPC title

• F16D2023/123

  Clutch actuation by cams, ramps or ball-screw mechanisms · CPC title