# US 10,371,245 B2 · Ventilation structure for transmission

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- Number: US 10,371,245 B2
- Document ID: US10371245B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/453,205
- Filed: 2017-03-08
- Published: 2017-09-14
- Granted: 2019-08-06
- Earliest claimed: 2016-03-09
- Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Yoshinori Tanaka; Shinji Nagahama; Yohei Azuma
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10371245B2

## CPC

- F16H 57/027: characterised by means for venting gearboxes, e.g. air breathers
- F16H: GEARING

## Abstract

A first chamber for introducing thereinto the air inside a transmission case from an introduction opening, a second chamber for leading out air from a lead-out hole to a vent valve, and a shielding part for shielding the first and second chambers excluding a ventilation opening so that the first chamber is larger than the second chamber in volume are formed adjacent to a plate member in a first case. The introduction opening is formed by separating side surfaces of the first and second chambers using the plate member.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A ventilation structure for a transmission comprising:
a transmission case accommodating the transmission;
a vent valve provided with a vent pipe penetrating an inside and outside of the transmission case and releasing air to an outside of the transmission case when internal pressure reaches a predetermined value or more;
an oil warmer; and
a warmed oil supply pipe disposed inside the transmission case, wherein the warmed oil supply pipe supplies oil warmed by the oil warmer into the transmission case,
wherein the transmission case comprises:
a first case to which the vent valve is disposed;
a second case joined with the first case;
a plate member interposed between mating surfaces of the first case and the second case;
a first chamber and a second chamber formed inside the first case; and
a shielding part shielding the first chamber and the second chamber in the first case,
wherein the first chamber is formed adjacent to the plate member in the first case to introduce thereinto air inside the transmission case from an introduction opening,
wherein the second chamber leads out air from a lead-out hole to a vent valve,
wherein the shielding part shields the first chamber and the second chamber excluding a ventilation opening so that the first chamber has a larger volume than the second chamber, and
wherein the introduction opening of the first chamber is formed by opening a lower end of the first chamber and separating a side surface of the first chamber using the plate member.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The ventilation structure for the transmission according to claim 1 wherein the plate member is a part of a seal member sealing between an outer periphery of the first case and an outer periphery of the second case.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The ventilation structure for the transmission according to claim 1 wherein width of the introduction opening of the first chamber is larger than length of the shielding part.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The ventilation structure for the transmission according to claim 1 wherein a concave portion is formed at a lower end of the plate member so as not to obstruct a pipe passage of the warmed oil supply pipe.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The ventilation structure for the transmission according to claim 1,
wherein a drain pipe for hydraulic pressure control is disposed closer to the second case than the plate member in the transmission case, and
wherein a discharge port of the drain pipe is opened on an opposite side to the plate member.