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US 10,731,745 · App. 15/991,547 · Granted Aug 4, 2020

Oil-bubble reducing structure

Inventors: Kosuke Sone (Mie, JP); Hiroki Hirai (Mie, JP); Makoto Higashikozono (Mie, JP); Mitsuhiro Shimamura (Mie, JP); Tadashi Goto (Mie, JP); Kana Hashimoto (Mie, JP)
Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.; SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
F16H57/0404F16H57/0421F16H57/0435F16H57/0436
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Patent No.
US 10,731,745
App. No.
15/991,547
Granted
Aug 4, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A technique that can efficiently reduce the number of oil bubbles. An oil-bubble reducing structure that is arranged in an automatic transmission includes: a filter that is arranged in an oil path for oil flowing through the automatic transmission, wherein the filter has pores formed in its framework having a polygonal cross section.

Claims (17)

1. An apparatus having an oil-bubble reducing structure that is arranged in an automatic transmission, comprising:

a filter arranged in an oil path structure defining an oil path for oil flowing through the automatic transmission,

wherein the filter has pores formed in its framework having a polygonal cross section, and the oil path structure is configured to be provided within the automatic transmission,

the oil path structure is provided with a pump for causing the oil to flow, and

the filter is disposed on an upstream side, in a direction in which the oil flows, of the pump in the oil path,

wherein the oil path is provided with a plurality of filters that are lined up in the direction in which the oil flows, and wherein the plurality of filters includes the filter, and

the plurality of filters are lined up in order of increasing protrusion length from an upstream side to a downstream side in a direction in which the oil flows, the protrusion length referring to a size of the filters protruding from an inner wall of the oil path.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the oil path structure includes a tubular part that includes an inner wall that at least partially defines the oil path.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the tubular part is substantially rectangular parallelepiped in shape.

4. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the filter is attached to the tubular part.

5. An apparatus having an oil-bubble reducing structure that is arranged in an automatic transmission, comprising:

a filter arranged in an oil path structure defining an oil path for oil flowing through the automatic transmission,

wherein the filter has pores formed in its framework having a polygonal cross section, and the oil path structure is configured to be provided within the automatic transmission,

the oil path structure is provided with a pump for causing the oil to flow, and

the filter is disposed on an upstream side, in a direction in which the oil flows, of the pump in the oil path,

wherein the automatic transmission includes a wiring board on which a wire harness is arranged, and

the filter is disposed on the wiring board.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2018
From: SONE, KOSUKE; HIRAI, HIROKI; HIGASHIKOZONO, MAKOTO; SHIMAMURA, MITSUHIRO; GOTO, TADASHI; HASHIMOTO, KANA
To: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.; SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-117086 · Jun 14, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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