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Granted Patent B2
US 12,595,842 · App. 18/848,269 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Power transmission device

Inventors: Katsunori Yamashita (Kanagawa, JP); Hirohisa Yukawa (Tokyo, JP); Masahiro Kouya (Kanagawa, JP); Tomoya Otaki (Kanagawa, JP); Tahei Toyoshima (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignees: JATCO LTD; Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
F16H57/0404F16H57/0441F16H57/0453F16H57/0489
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Patent No.
US 12,595,842
App. No.
18/848,269
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power transmission device for a vehicle includes a housing that accommodates a power transmission mechanism, a partition section that supports the power transmission mechanism and divides an interior of the housing, a strainer arranged at a bottom of the housing, and a pump supported by the partition section. The housing defines a first chamber located on one side of the partition section in a direction of an axis of rotation of the power transmission device, and a second chamber located on the other side of the partition section. The strainer has a first connection port that connects to the pump, and a second connection port that connects to a second oil path inside the partition section, the second connection port connecting to the second oil path from a direction of assembly of the pump onto the partition section.

Claims (28)

1 . A power transmission device for a vehicle, comprising:

a housing that accommodates a power transmission mechanism;

a partition section that supports the power transmission mechanism and divides an interior of the housing;

a strainer arranged at a bottom of the housing; and

a pump assembled onto the partition section, wherein

the housing defines

a first chamber located on one side of the partition section in a direction of an axis of rotation of an input shaft of the power transmission device, and

a second chamber located on the other side of the partition section in the direction of the axis of rotation of the input shaft of the power transmission device, and

the strainer has

a first connection port that connects to the pump, and

a second connection port that connects to an oil path inside the partition section, the second connection port being connected to the oil path from a direction of assembly of the pump onto the partition section so that the second connection port is connected to the oil path on a side of the partition section that is the same as the side of the partition section to which the pump is assembled onto.

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

in the strainer, a recess for avoiding interference with the partition section is provided on a partition section side as viewed from the second connection port.

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

a direction of assembly of the first connection port and the pump is a direction intersecting the direction of assembly of the pump onto the partition section.

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

the first chamber is internally provided with

a circumferential wall section that surrounds an outer circumference of a first rotational element constituting the power transmission mechanism, and

a housing section provided at a bottom of the circumferential wall section and extending to the partition section along the axis of rotation of the input shaft of the power transmission device,

the strainer is provided in the housing section, and

a communication hole is provided in a region in the partition section overlapping the housing section as viewed from the direction of the axis of rotation of the input shaft of the power transmission device.

5 . The power transmission device according to claim 4 , wherein

the first chamber is internally provided with

a second rotational element provided below the first rotational element toward a rear of the vehicle, and

a cover surrounding an outer circumference of the second rotational element, and

the strainer is located between an axis of rotation of the first rotational element and an axis of rotation of the second rotational element as viewed from the direction of the axis of rotation of the input shaft of the power transmission device.

6 . The power transmission device according to claim 5 , wherein

the strainer is disposed in a position intersecting a tangent line connecting an outer circumference of a bottom of the first rotational element and an outer circumference of a bottom of the second rotational element as viewed from the direction of the axis of rotation of the input shaft of the power transmission device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2024
From: YAMASHITA, KATSUNORI; YUKAWA, HIROHISA; KOUYA, MASAHIRO; OTAKI, TOMOYA; TOYOSHIMA, TAHEI
To: JATCO LTD; NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068622/0642 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-047606 · Mar 23, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250215968A1 · Jul 3, 2025
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