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Power transmission device, motor unit, and vehicle

US12049952B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 17, 2021
Grant dateJul 30, 2024
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H2057/0216
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A gear portion of a power transmission device is connected to one side in an axial direction of a first shaft rotatable about a first axis extending along a horizontal direction. The first shaft is supported by a first bearing. The gear portion includes a second shaft rotatable about a second axis below the first axis. A lubricant is provided in a first bearing holding portion of the first bearing. A gear housing that houses the gear portion includes an oil passage below the first bearing. A first end of the oil passage is connected to the first bearing holding portion through the first bearing. A second end of the oil passage is connected to a second bearing holding portion of a second bearing that supports the second shaft through an opening below the first bearing.

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