IP Library Granted Patent US 10,837,537
Granted Patent B2
US 10,837,537 · App. 16/345,021 · Granted Nov 17, 2020

Transmission

Inventors: Hajime Yoshimura (Wako, JP); Atsushi Yamada (Wako, JP); Takuya Matsumoto (Wako, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
F16H57/021A01D34/64F16H57/029F16H57/031F16H57/032H02K7/116A01D34/69A01D69/02A01D2101/00F16H2057/02034F16H2057/02056F16J15/10
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Patent No.
US 10,837,537
App. No.
16/345,021
Granted
Nov 17, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a transmission including: a transmission shaft driven by an electric motor; and a case that supports the electric motor and the transmission shaft, the transmission includes an adapter that is interposed between the case and the electric motor to which the electric motor is attached. The adapter is in contact with one end of the transmission shaft in an axial direction of the transmission shaft.

Claims (15)

1. A trans on comprising:

a transmission shaft driven by an electric motor; and

a case that supports the electric motor and the transmission shaft,

the transmission including an adapter which is interposed between the case and the electric motor and to which the electric motor is attached,

wherein

the adapter is in contact with one end of the transmission shaft in an axial direction of the transmission shaft,

the case includes a support hole portion that supports the one end of the transmission shaft and Communicates with an inside and an outside of the case, and

the one end and the adapter are in contact with each other in the axial direction of the transmission shaft through the support hole portion.

2. The transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the adapter is made of a material having electric insulation.

3. The transmission according to claim 1 , wherein

the transmission shaft includes a shaft supported by the case, and a gear rotationally provided on the shaft to mesh with a motor output shaft of the electric motor, and

the shaft is retained by the adapter.

4. The transmission according to claim 1 , wherein

a seal member is provided between an outer periphery of the one end of the transmission shaft and the support hole portion.

5. The transmission according to claim 1 , wherein a cover member that covers the electric motor attached to the adapter.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2019
From: YOSHIMURA, HAJIME; YAMADA, ATSUSHI; MATSUMOTO, TAKUYA
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-229331 · Nov 25, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190277391A1 · Sep 12, 2019