Power transmission apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9756759-B2
Application number	US-201514747923-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 23, 2015
Priority date	Feb 15, 2013
Publication date	Sep 5, 2017
Grant date	Sep 5, 2017

Abstract

Disclosed is a power transmission apparatus that is cooled by airflow sent from a fan and includes fins provided on side surfaces of a casing. The fins include upstream fins close to the fan and downstream fins distant from the fan. An interval between the upstream fins is smaller than an interval between the downstream fins.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power transmission apparatus that is cooled by airflow sent from a fan and includes fins provided on at least one of side surfaces of a casing,
wherein the fins include upstream fins and downstream fins, the upstream fins are closer to the fan than the downstream fins,
an interval between the upstream fins is smaller than an interval between the downstream fins,
an inspection hole of the power transmission apparatus is provided between the upstream and downstream fins, and
a height of an upper surface of a lid body, which closes the inspection hole, is smaller than a height of an apex of the upstream fins.

2. The power transmission apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein all of the upstream fins and all of the downstream fins fall within a width of the fan when seen in an axial direction of the fan in a plan view of the side surface where the upstream fins and the downstream fins are provided.

3. The power transmission apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the upstream fins and the downstream fins are provided on two of the side surfaces, which face each other.

4. The power transmission apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein a height of the upstream fins is greater than a height of the downstream fins.

5. The power transmission apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the upstream fins are covered with an air guide cover.

6. The power transmission apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the height of the upper surface of the lid body is equal to or smaller than a height of a bottom portion of the upstream fins.

7. The power transmission apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein a vertical wall stands at each of two end portions of the side surface, on which the upstream fins and the downstream fins are formed, along a flow direction of the airflow of the fan.

8. The power transmission apparatus according to claim 7 ,
wherein the vertical walls stand so that a distance between the vertical walls is reduced at a position corresponding to the upstream or downstream fins in the flow direction of the airflow.

9. The power transmission apparatus according to claim 8 ,
wherein a portion where the distance between the vertical walls becomes the minimum at the position corresponding to the upstream fins or the downstream fins is positioned on a side, which is more distant from the fan than a longitudinal middle of the upstream fins or the downstream fins.

10. The power transmission apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the side surface on which the upstream fins and the downstream fins are provided is inclined so that a distance between the side surfaces facing each other is increased toward a side distant from the fan from a side close to the fan.

11. The power transmission apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein curved recesses are formed on the side surface perpendicular to the side surface on which the upstream fins and the downstream fins are provided.

12. The power transmission apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein all of the downstream fins fall within a width in which the upstream fins are provided.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Heavy Industries

Inventors

• Kimura Kazuhiro
• Hayashi Yoshiki
• Harii Tetsuo
• Ishihara Sadanori

Classifications

• H05K7/20145 Primary

  Means for directing air flow, e.g. ducts, deflectors, plenum or guides · CPC title

• F16H57/033

  Series gearboxes, e.g. gearboxes based on the same design being available in different sizes or gearboxes using a combination of several standardised units · CPC title

• F16H57/0495

  with fixed gear ratio · CPC title

• H05K7/20154

  Heat dissipaters coupled to components · CPC title

• F16H57/0416 Primary

  Air cooling or ventilation · CPC title