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Granted Patent B2
US 12,398,803 · App. 18/797,167 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Power transmission device

Inventor: Masaru Sora (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
F16H63/3425F16H55/36
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Patent No.
US 12,398,803
App. No.
18/797,167
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power transmission device includes: a drive source; a transmission portion configured to convert power of the drive source and transmit the power to a driven portion; and a case accommodating the drive source and the transmission portion, in which the power transmission device further comprises a drive sprocket disposed at an output shaft of the drive source, a driven sprocket disposed on the same plane as the drive sprocket, an endless flexible member wound around the drive sprocket and the driven sprocket, and a parking gear disposed at the output shaft of the drive source.

Claims (45)

1. A power transmission device comprising:

a drive source;

a transmission portion configured to convert power of the drive source and transmit the power to a driven portion; and

a case accommodating the drive source and the transmission portion, wherein

the transmission portion includes

a drive sprocket disposed at an output shaft of the drive source,

a driven sprocket disposed on a same plane as the drive sprocket, and

an endless flexible member wound around the drive sprocket and the driven sprocket,

the power transmission device further comprises:

a parking gear disposed at the output shaft of the drive source;

a parking shaft having a rotation axis parallel to a rotation axis of the output shaft of the drive source;

a parking pole supported by the parking shaft and swingable on a same plane as the parking gear;

a parking rod movable forward and backward on the same plane as the parking gear;

a control shaft having a rotation axis parallel to the rotation axis of the output shaft of the drive source; and

a detent lever supported by the control shaft and swingable on the same plane as the parking gear,

the parking pole

is configured to transition between an engaged state of being engaged with the parking gear and a disengaged state of not being engaged with the parking gear, and

is biased to be in the disengaged state,

the parking rod

is configured to move between an advance position where the parking rod is capable of pressing the parking pole and a retreat position away from the parking pole, and

is biased to be located at the retreat position,

the detent lever

is configured to swing between a first position getting the parking rod moved to the advance position and a second position getting the parking rod moved to the retreat position, and

is biased to be located at the second position, and

the control shaft is disposed inside the endless flexible member when viewed in the rotation axis direction of the output shaft of the drive source.

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

the parking gear is disposed at a position different from that of the drive sprocket in a rotation axis direction of the output shaft of the drive source.

3. The power transmission device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a support boss provided at the case and supporting the control shaft, wherein

a relationship of D<X−(d1+d2)/2 is satisfied, where

D is a diameter of the support boss of the control shaft,

X is a distance between the output shaft of the drive source and a rotation shaft of the driven sprocket,

d1 is a diameter of the drive sprocket, and

d2 is a diameter of the driven sprocket, and

a rotation axis of the control shaft is disposed in a region at a distance longer than D/2+A from an external tangential line common to a chain track innermost diameter circle of the drive sprocket and a chain track innermost diameter circle of the driven sprocket,

where A is a swing amplitude of the endless flexible member.

4. The power transmission device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a support boss provided at the case and configured to support the control shaft, wherein

a relationship of D<X−(d1+d2)/2 is satisfied, where

D is a diameter of the support boss of the control shaft,

X is a distance between the output shaft of the drive source and a rotation shaft of the driven sprocket,

d1 is a diameter of the drive sprocket, and

d2 is a diameter of the driven sprocket, and

a rotation axis of the control shaft is disposed in a region at a distance longer than D/2 from an arc that is tangent to three lines: a parallel line that is away by A on a support boss side from an external tangential line common to a chain track innermost diameter circle of the drive sprocket and a chain track innermost diameter circle of the driven sprocket; the chain track innermost diameter circle of the drive sprocket; and the chain track innermost diameter circle of the driven sprocket,

where A is a swing amplitude of the endless flexible member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2024
From: SORA, MASARU
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-128807 · Aug 7, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250052319A1 · Feb 13, 2025
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