IP Library Granted Patent US 10,781,921
Granted Patent B2
US 10,781,921 · App. 16/297,740 · Granted Sep 22, 2020

Vehicle power transmission device

Inventor: Shuhei Tanaka (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
F16H63/3425B60K1/00F16H63/48B60K2001/001F16H59/46F16H59/72F16H2312/12
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Patent No.
US 10,781,921
App. No.
16/297,740
Granted
Sep 22, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a vehicle power transmission device which transmits power output from an electric motor (driving source) to left and right axles through planetary gear mechanisms and a differential device. In the device in which a parking gear is provided in a carrier of the planetary gear mechanism, the parking gear is supported on the carrier so that it is relatively rotatable, and a dog clutch (contact and release mechanism) for bringing the parking gear and the carrier into contact and disconnecting them is provided.

Claims (18)

1. A vehicle power transmission device which transmits power output from a driving source to left and right axles through a planetary gear mechanism and a differential device and in which a parking gear is provided in a carrier of the planetary gear mechanism,

wherein the parking gear is supported on the carrier so that it is relatively rotatable, and a contact and release mechanism for bringing the parking gear and the carrier into contact and disconnecting them is provided.

2. The vehicle power transmission device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the contact and release mechanism is constituted by a dog clutch.

3. The vehicle power transmission device according to claim 2 ,

wherein a control device for driving and controlling the contact and release mechanism based on a shift range, an oil temperature, and a difference in rotation between the left and right axles is provided.

4. The vehicle power transmission device according to claim 3 ,

wherein, when the shift range is outside a parking range, an oil temperature is a set value or higher, and a difference in rotation between the left and right axles is less than a set value, the control device turns off the contact and release mechanism and disconnects the parking gear from the carrier, and otherwise, turns on the contact and release mechanism, and connects the parking gear to the carrier.

5. The vehicle power transmission device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the contact and release mechanism is constituted by a friction clutch.

6. The vehicle power transmission device according claim 5 ,

wherein a control device for driving and controlling the contact and release mechanism based on a shift range, an oil temperature, and a difference in rotation between the left and right axles is provided.

7. The vehicle power transmission device according to claim 6 ,

wherein, when the shift range is outside a parking range, an oil temperature is a set value or higher, and a difference in rotation between the left and right axles is less than a set value, the control device turns off the contact and release mechanism and disconnects the parking gear from the carrier, and otherwise, turns on the contact and release mechanism, and connects the parking gear to the carrier.

8. The vehicle power transmission device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a control device for driving and controlling the contact and release mechanism based on a shift range, an oil temperature, and a difference in rotation between the left and right axles is provided.

9. The vehicle power transmission device according to claim 8 ,

wherein, when the shift range is outside a parking range, an oil temperature is a set value or higher, and a difference in rotation between the left and right axles is less than a set value, the control device turns off the contact and release mechanism and disconnects the parking gear from the carrier, and otherwise, turns on the contact and release mechanism, and connects the parking gear to the carrier.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2019
From: TANAKA, SHUHEI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 048642/0513 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-049882 · Mar 16, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190285175A1 · Sep 19, 2019
Cited By (1)
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