IP Library Granted Patent US 9,677,645
Granted Patent B2
US 9,677,645 · App. 15/115,002 · Granted Jun 13, 2017

Power transmission system

Inventors: Nobukazu Ike (Kariya, JP); Masashi Kito (Anjo, JP); Akira Noguchi (Anjo, JP); Yuichi Seki (Okazaki, JP); Osamu Murai (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 9,677,645
App. No.
15/115,002
Granted
Jun 13, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power transmission system that includes a torque converter; a transmission having a planetary gear; a case configured to accommodate the torque converter and the transmission; a support having a wall that is fixed to the case between the torque converter and the transmission and a tube that extends in an axial direction from an inner circumferential portion of the wall; a stator shaft that is connected to a stator of the torque converter via a one-way clutch; and a tubular connector that connects the support and a stationary element of the planetary gear together.

Claims (31)

1. A power transmission system comprising:

a torque converter;

a transmission having a planetary gear;

a case configured to accommodate the torque converter and the transmission;

a support having a wall that is fixed to the case between the torque converter and the transmission and a tube that extends in an axial direction from an inner circumferential portion of the wall;

a stator shaft that is connected to a stator of the torque converter via a one-way clutch; and

a tubular connector that connects the support and a stationary element of the planetary gear together,

wherein the stator shaft is connected to an end portion, lying to face the torque converter, of the tube of the support via a first rotation preventive fitting so as not to rotate, and

the connector is connected to an end portion, lying to face the transmission, of the tube of the support via a second rotation preventive fitting so as not to rotate.

2. The power transmission system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the tube includes a first tubular portion that extends in an axial direction from the wall towards the torque converter and a second tubular portion that extends in the axial direction from the wall towards the transmission,

the stator shaft is connected to the first tubular portion of the support via the first rotation preventive fitting so as not to rotate, and

the connector is connected to the second tubular portion of the support via the second rotation preventive fitting so as not to rotate.

3. The power transmission system according to claim 2 ,

wherein splines are formed on an inner circumferential surface of the first tubular portion and an outer circumferential surface of the second tubular portion,

the stator shaft is inserted into the first and second tubular portions so that an end portion of the stator shaft that lies to face the transmission is press fitted in the second tubular portion,

a spline is formed on part of an outer circumferential surface of the stator shaft so as to mesh with the spline formed on the inner circumferential surface of the first tubular portion,

the connector is fitted in the second tubular portion, and

a spline is formed on part of an inner circumferential surface of the connector so as to mesh with the spline formed on the outer circumferential surface of the second tubular portion.

4. The power transmission system according to claim 3 ,

wherein a plurality of oil grooves extending in the axial direction are formed at intervals in a circumferential direction on an inner circumferential surface of the support,

the end portion of the stator shaft that lies to face the transmission is press fitted in the tube so as to seal up an end portion, lying to face the transmission, of at least one of the oil grooves, and

the second rotation preventive fitting overlaps a seal portion that is formed by the end portion, lying to face the transmission, of the stator shaft and the tube when seen from a radial direction of the transmission.

5. The power transmission system according to claim 2 ,

wherein a plurality of oil grooves extending in the axial direction are formed at intervals in a circumferential direction on an inner circumferential surface of the support,

the end portion of the stator shaft that lies to face the transmission is press fitted in the tube so as to seal up an end portion, lying to face the transmission, of at least one of the oil grooves, and

the second rotation preventive fitting overlaps a seal portion that is formed by the end portion, lying to face the transmission, of the stator shaft and the tube when seen from a radial direction of the transmission.

6. The power transmission system according to claim 1 ,

wherein a plurality of oil grooves extending in the axial direction are formed at intervals in a circumferential direction on an inner circumferential surface of the support,

the end portion of the stator shaft that lies to face the transmission is press fitted in the tube so as to seal up an end portion, lying to face the transmission, of at least one of the oil grooves, and

the second rotation preventive fitting overlaps a seal portion that is formed by the end portion, lying to face the transmission, of the stator shaft and the tube when seen from a radial direction of the transmission.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2016
From: IKE, NOBUKAZU; KITO, MASASHI; NOGUCHI, AKIRA; SEKI, YUICHI; MURAI, OSAMU
To: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-044148 · Mar 6, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160341288A1 · Nov 24, 2016