Vehicle transmission
US6802230B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/2186
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A transmission for a vehicle having a sub shaft supported in casings via bearings, and an input gear, an output gear, and a boss of a clutch outer, etc. stacked on the sub shaft and retained by a cotter key. The input gear and the output gear are helical gears, and thrust forces acting on the two gears are generated in opposite directions. A rightward thrust force acting on the input gear is borne by the casing via an annular projection, the sub shaft and the bearing, and a leftward force acting on the output gear, which is separated from the cotter key by a gap, is borne by the casing via the bearing provided on the side face of the output gear. This arrangement eliminates any need for fixing gears supported on a shaft of a transmission by a nut or a bolt in the axial direction, thus saving space and reducing the number of parts.
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