Transmission

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9327690-B2
Application number	US-201414252264-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 14, 2014
Priority date	Apr 16, 2013
Publication date	May 3, 2016
Grant date	May 3, 2016

Abstract

A parking lock device includes: a transmission shaft supported by a first case and a second case and connected to drive wheels; a parking gear fixed to the transmission shaft; and a parking pole engageable with the parking gear. A cover member is fixed to an inner wall surface of the second case. The cover member covers at least an outer peripheral surface of the parking gear with a predetermined clearance therebetween in a state where the second case is joined to the first case. When the second case to which the cover member is attached in advance is joined to the first case to which the parking gear is attached in advance, the cover member is guided by the outer peripheral surface of the parking gear. Thus, the second case 13 can be joined to the first case easily.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A transmission comprising:
a first case;
a second case to be joined to the first case;
a transmission shaft connected to a drive wheel, the transmission shaft having opposite ends respectively supported by the first case and the second case;
a parking gear fixed to the transmission shaft;
a parking pole configured to engage with the parking gear for restraining rotation of the transmission shaft; and
a cover member fixed to an inner wall surface of the second case, wherein
the cover member extends into the first case to cover at least an outer peripheral surface of the parking gear with a predetermined clearance therebetween in a state where the second case is joined to the first case, the cover member configured to be guided with the outer peripheral surface of the parking gear in the process of joining the second case with the first case.

2. The transmission according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a support shaft configured to swingably support an intermediate portion of the parking pole;
a lock claw formed on one end side of the parking pole and engageable with the parking gear;
a pressed portion formed on another end side of the parking pole and pressed by a working member; and
a first opening formed on an outer peripheral surface of the cover member to allow entry of the lock claw, wherein
a distance from the support shaft to the lock claw is made different from a distance from the support shaft to the pressed portion.

3. The transmission according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a support shaft configured to swingably support an intermediate portion of the parking pole;
a lock claw formed on one end side of the parking pole and configured to engage with the parking gear;
a pressed portion formed on another end side of the parking pole and pressed by a working member;
a first opening formed on an outer peripheral surface of the cover member to allow entry of the lock claw; and
a second opening formed on the outer peripheral surface of the cover member at a position located below the first opening, wherein
a distance from the support shaft to the lock claw is made different from a distance from the support shaft to the pressed portion.

4. The transmission according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the cover member includes a plurality of arm portions projecting radially from the outer peripheral surface of the cover member.

5. An assembling method of a transmission, in which the transmission comprises:
a first case;
a second case to be joined to the first case;
a transmission shaft connected to a drive wheel, the transmission shaft having opposite ends respectively supported by the first case and the second case;
a parking gear fixed to the transmission shaft;
a parking pole configured to engage with the parking gear for restraining rotation of the transmission shaft; and
a cover member fixed to an inner wall surface of the second case, wherein
the cover member extends into the first case to cover at least an outer peripheral surface of the parking gear with a predetermined clearance therebetween in a state where the second case is joined to the first case, the cover member configured to be guided with the outer peripheral surface of the parking gear in the process of joining the second case with the first case, wherein
the method comprising joining the second case, to which the cover member is attached in advance, to the first case to which the transmission shaft is attached in advance.

6. The assembling method according to claim 5 , wherein the transmission further comprises:
a support shaft configured to swingably support an intermediate portion of the parking pole;
a lock claw formed on one end side of the parking pole and configured to engage with the parking gear;
a pressed portion formed on another end side of the parking pole and pressed by a working member;
a first opening formed on the outer peripheral surface of the cover member to allow entry of the lock claw; and
a second opening formed on the outer peripheral surface of the cover member at a position located below the first opening, wherein
a distance from the support shaft to the lock claw is made different from a distance from the support shaft to the pressed portion.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yokomachi Kenji
• Imaoka Noriaki
• Ohnuma Masashi

Classifications

• B60T1/005 Primary

  by locking of wheel or transmission rotation · CPC title

• F16D2125/66

  Wedges · CPC title

• B60T1/062

  acting on transmission parts · CPC title

• F16D63/006

  Positive locking brakes · CPC title

• F16H63/3416

  Parking lock mechanisms or brakes in the transmission · CPC title