IP Library Granted Patent US 12,276,334
Granted Patent B2
US 12,276,334 · App. 18/566,344 · Granted Apr 15, 2025

Unit

Inventor: Masahiro Kosaka (Ebina, JP)
Assignee: JATCO LTD
F16H57/045F16H57/037F16H2057/02034F16H2057/02052
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Patent No.
US 12,276,334
App. No.
18/566,344
Granted
Apr 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a unit including: a housing configured to accommodate a gear connected to a motor, and a catch tank provided in the housing, in which the gear rotates integrally with a differential case, the catch tank has a portion that overlaps the gear when viewed in an axial direction, and the catch tank has a portion that overlaps the motor when viewed in the axial direction.

Claims (26)

1. A unit comprising:

a housing configured to accommodate a final gear connected to a motor; and

at least two catch tanks provided in the housing, wherein

the final gear rotates integrally with a differential case,

the two catch tanks each have a portion that overlaps the final gear when viewed in an axial direction,

the two catch tanks each have a portion that overlaps the motor when viewed in the axial direction,

oil levels different from each other are formed in the two catch tanks, and

the housing is configured to store oil below the two catch tanks in a gravity direction.

2. The unit according to claim 1 , wherein

the two catch tanks each have a portion sandwiched between the motor and the final gear.

3. The unit according to claim 1 , wherein

the two catch tanks have portions that overlap each other.

4. The unit according to claim 1 , wherein

the housing has a rib defining the two catch tanks.

5. A unit comprising:

a housing configured to accommodate a final gear connected to a motor; and

catch tank provided in the housing, wherein

the final gear rotates integrally with a differential case,

the catch tank has a portion that overlaps the final gear when viewed in an axial direction,

the catch tank has a portion that overlaps the motor when viewed in the axial direction,

the final gear has a portion positioned between the differential case and the motor when viewed in a gravity direction,

the final gear has a portion positioned between the catch tank and the motor when viewed in the gravity direction,

the catch tank overlaps the motor and the final gear when viewed in the axial direction, and

an opening of the catch tank faces the final gear.

6. The unit according to claim 5 , wherein

a bottom surface of the catch tank has a portion inclined downward toward the front of a vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2023
From: KOSAKA, MASAHIRO
To: JATCO LTD
Reel/Frame 065735/0316 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-106196 · Jun 26, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240247713A1 · Jul 25, 2024
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