All-terrain vehicle and transmission mechanism thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9890843-B2
Application number	US-201615288215-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 7, 2016
Priority date	Jun 8, 2016
Publication date	Feb 13, 2018
Grant date	Feb 13, 2018

Abstract

A transmission mechanism of an all-terrain vehicle is provided, which includes an independent suspension axle. The independent suspension axle includes a left driving half-axle and a right driving half-axle. A jaw differential is provided at a joint of the left driving half-axle and the right driving half-axle and is configured to allow half-axles at two sides to rotate at different speeds when the axle of the all-terrain vehicle transmits power to the half-axles at the two sides, and prevent a wheel at one side from slipping. For the all-terrain vehicle adopting the jaw differential, side tipping, side slipping, and tire scuffing are not apt to occur, thus the vehicle may get rid of stuck conditions such as slipping, and the working reliability of the all-terrain vehicle is improved. An all-terrain vehicle adopting the transmission mechanism is further provided.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A transmission mechanism of an all-terrain vehicle, comprising an independent suspension axle, the independent suspension axle comprising a left driving half-axle and a right driving half-axle, wherein
a jaw differential is further provided at a joint of the left driving half-axle and the right driving half-axle and is configured to:
allow the left driving half-axle and the right driving half-axle to rotate at a same speed when the vehicle travels in a straight line;
allow a wheel at one side which rotates fast to rotate timely and appropriately as required when the vehicle turns a corner;
allow a wheel at one side on the ground to always maintain a driving force, and a wheel at another side suspended in air to rotate at a same speed as the wheel at one side on the ground when the wheel at another side of the vehicle is suspended in the air; and
allow the left driving half-axle and the right driving half-axle to return to the same rotating speed when the vehicle returns to running in a straight line, wherein
the jaw differential comprises a left casing and a right casing, a drive ring, driven rings, a central ring and half-axle gears;
the drive ring is fixedly connected between the left casing and the right casing, and the central ring is nested and connected inside the drive ring;
from a left side and a right side of the drive ring and the central ring, the drive ring and the central ring nested together, the driven rings and the half-axle gears are connected in the listed sequence; and
an outer end surface of the driven ring is provided with two circles of teeth, outer circle teeth are configured to mesh with the drive ring by inverted trapezoidal gear teeth with a meshing clearance existing between meshed gear teeth, and inner circle teeth are configured to mesh with the central ring by trapezoidal gear teeth with no meshing clearance existing between meshed gear teeth.

2. The transmission mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein an outward thrust ring is further provided between the drive ring and each of the driven rings.

3. The transmission mechanism according to claim 2 , wherein the drive ring and the central ring are connected as a whole by a snap ring.

4. The transmission mechanism according to claim 3 , wherein a reset spring is provided between the half-axle gear and each of the driven rings.

5. An all-terrain vehicle, comprising an engine and a transmission mechanism connected to the engine, wherein the transmission mechanism is the transmission mechanism according to claim 1 .

6. An all-terrain vehicle, comprising an engine and a transmission mechanism connected to the engine, wherein the transmission mechanism is the transmission mechanism according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Zhejiang Cfmoto Power Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lai Minjie
• Yuan Zhangping
• Cheng Fuying
• Kuang Zhenxiang

Classifications

• F16H48/14

  with cams · CPC title

• F16H48/20 Primary

  Arrangements for suppressing or influencing the differential action, e.g. locking devices · CPC title

• F16H48/142

  consisting of linked clutches using axially movable inter-engaging parts · CPC title

• F16H48/24

  using positive clutches or brakes · CPC title

• F16H48/12 Primary

  without gears having orbital motion · CPC title