# US 10,767,752 B2 · Transfer device and power transmission device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,767,752 B2 - Document ID: US10767752B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/318,188 - Filed: 2017-05-09 - Published: 2019-09-19 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2016-08-10 - Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Shinji Kawai; Mitsuru Manita; Shoichi Takimoto; Taro Kimura - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10767752B2 ## CPC - F16H 57/0471: {Bearing} - B60K 17/344: having a transfer gear - F16H 1/14: comprising conical gears only - F16H 57/021: Shaft support structures, e.g. partition walls, bearing eyes, casing walls or covers with bearings - F16H 57/029: characterised by means for sealing the gearboxes, e.g. to improve airtightness - F16H 57/038: Gearboxes for accommodating bevel gears (F16H57/037 takes precedence) - F16H 57/04: Features relating to lubrication or cooling {or heating} (control of lubrication or cooling in hydrostatic gearing F16H61/4165) - F16H 57/0424: {Lubricant guiding means in the wall of or integrated with the casing, e.g. grooves, channels, holes} - F16H 57/0457: {Splash lubrication} - F16H 57/0495: {with fixed gear ratio} - B60K 5/04: with the engine main axis, e.g. crankshaft axis, transversely to the longitudinal centre line of the vehicle - F16H: GEARING - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES ## Abstract Provided is a device that includes a transfer input gear meshing with a final driven gear, a transfer input shaft pivotally supporting the transfer input gear, a first bevel gear provided on the transfer input shaft, a second bevel gear meshing with the first bevel gear, a transfer output shaft pivotally supporting the second bevel gear, a transfer case covering at least the first bevel gear and the second bevel gear, and a guide section guiding at least part of scooped fluid that is scooped up by the final driven gear into the transfer case. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A power transmission device comprising a transfer device, the transfer device including: a transfer input gear meshing with a final driven gear or another gear rotating integrally with the final driven gear; a transfer input shaft pivotally supporting the transfer input gear; a first bevel gear provided on the transfer input shaft; a second bevel gear meshing with the first bevel gear; a transfer output shaft pivotally supporting the second bevel gear; a transfer case covering at least the first bevel gear and the second bevel gear; and a guide section guiding at least part of scooped fluid that is scooped up by the final driven gear into the transfer case, wherein the transfer input gear meshes with the final driven gear or the another gear above a rotation center of the final driven gear, a direction of rotation of the transfer input gear or the another gear and the final driven gear is a direction in which a portion of meshing engagement with each other rotates upward, a transmission case is included that is configured to accommodate the final driven gear or the another gear and the transfer input gear, the scooped fluid is part of lubricating oil accumulated at a bottom of the transmission case wherein a lower end of the final driven gear is immersed in the lubricating oil, the final driven gear meshing with a final drive gear; and the transmission case rotatably supporting the final driven gear via a bearing, wherein the transmission case includes a recessed section that is recessed toward the transfer device in a direction corresponding to a central axis about which the final driven gear rotates, the recessed section corresponding to a portion where the final driven gear or another gear rotating integrally with the final driven gear meshes with the transfer input gear, and the guide section is positioned on a front side in a direction of rotation of the final driven gear or the another gear or the transfer input gear relative to a portion where the final driven gear or the another gear and the transfer input gear mesh with each other. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The power transmission device according to claim 1, comprising a pair of tapered roller bearings pivotally supporting the transfer input shaft in the transfer case, wherein the pair of the tapered roller bearings are arranged such that directions in which the tapered roller bearings taper face each other, and a weir section is provided on an inner peripheral surface of the transfer case so as to suppress the fluid flowing out of the transfer case into final driven gear side, the weir section being positioned between the pair of the tapered roller bearings. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The power transmission device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of bearings are provided in the transfer case, the bearings pivotally supporting the transfer output shaft, and a suppression plate is provided, the suppression plate suppressing leakage of the fluid between the bearings toward the second bevel gear such that the fluid between the bearings is retained. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The power transmission device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of bearings are provided in the transfer case, the bearings pivotally supporting the transfer output shaft, and an intake port for the fluid is provided, the intake port guiding at least part of the fluid scooped up by the first bevel gear and/or the second bevel gear into a space between the bearings of the transfer output shaft. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The power transmission device according to claim 1, comprising: the final driven gear meshing with a final drive gear; and the transmission case rotatably supporting the final driven gear via a bearing, wherein the transmission case includes a bearing lubrication guide section positioned above the bearing, the bearing lubrication guide section being configured to receive fluid scooped up by the final driven gear and guide the fluid to the bearing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The power transmission device according to claim 5, wherein the transmission case includes a recessed section that is recessed toward the transfer device in a direction corresponding to a central axis about which the final driven gear rotates, the recessed section corresponding to a portion where the final driven gear or another gear rotating integrally with the final driven gear meshes with the transfer input gear, and the guide section is positioned on a front side in a direction of rotation of the final driven gear or the another gear or the transfer input gear relative to a portion where the final driven gear or the another gear and the transfer input gear mesh with each other. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The power transmission device according to claim 6, wherein the transmission case includes a bearing lubrication groove extending from the recessed section toward the bearing lubrication guide section. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The power transmission device according to claim 1, comprising: the final driven gear meshing with a final drive gear; and the transmission case rotatably supporting the final driven gear via a bearing, the power transmission device comprising: a receiving section receiving scooped fluid that is scooped up by the final driven gear above one side in a direction corresponding to a central axis about which the final driven gear rotates; and a bridge section guiding the received fluid to an other side in the direction corresponding to the central axis about which the final driven gear rotates, wherein the fluid is guided to the bearing positioned on the other side in the direction corresponding to the central axis about which the final driven gear rotates. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The power transmission device according to claim 8, comprising an other-side guide section configured to guide the fluid guided to the other side via the bridge section to the bearing. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The power transmission device according to claim 8, wherein the one side is the transfer device side. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The power transmission device according to claim 10, wherein the transmission case includes a recessed section that is recessed toward the transfer device in a direction corresponding to the central axis about which the final driven gear rotates, the recessed section corresponding to a portion where the final driven gear or another gear rotating integrally with the final driven gear meshes with the transfer input gear, and the guide section is positioned on a front side in a direction of rotation of the final driven gear or the another gear or the transfer input gear relative to a portion where the final driven gear or the another gear and the transfer input gear mesh with each other. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The power transmission device according to claim 8, wherein a claw section bent so as to inhibit dropping of the fluid is provided at a lower end of the bridge section. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The power transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the guide section is positioned at a front side of a flow of the oil generated by gear rotation than the portion of meshing engagement. ### Claim 14 A power transmission device comprising: a final driven gear meshing with a final drive gear; a transmission case rotatably supporting the final driven gear via a bearing; and a transfer device, the transfer device including a transfer input gear meshing with the final driven gear or another gear rotating integrally with the final driven gear; a transfer input shaft pivotally supporting the transfer input gear; a first bevel gear pivotally supported by the transfer input shaft; a second bevel gear meshing with the first bevel gear; and a transfer output shaft pivotally supporting the second bevel gear, wherein the transmission case includes a recessed section that is recessed toward the transfer device in a direction corresponding to a central axis about which the final driven gear rotates, the recessed section corresponding to a portion where the final driven gear or the another gear meshes with the transfer input gear, the transfer input gear meshes with the final driven gear above a rotation center of the final driven gear, a direction of rotation of the transfer input gear and the final driven gear is a direction in which a portion of meshing engagement with each other rotates upward, the transmission case is configured to accommodate the final driven gear or the another gear and the transfer input gear, the scooped fluid is part of lubricating oil accumulated at a bottom of the transmission case wherein a lower end of the final driven gear is immersed in the lubricating oil, the final driven gear meshing with a final drive gear; and the transmission case rotatably supporting the final driven gear via a bearing, wherein the transmission case includes a recessed section that is recessed toward the transfer device in a direction corresponding to a central axis about which the final driven gear rotates, the recessed section corresponding to a portion where the final driven gear or another gear rotating integrally with the final driven gear meshes with the transfer input gear, and the guide section is positioned on a front side in a direction of rotation of the final driven gear or the another gear or the transfer input gear relative to a portion where the final driven gear or the another gear and the transfer input gear mesh with each other. ### Claim 15 A power transmission device comprising: a final driven gear meshing with a final drive gear; and a transmission case rotatably supporting the final driven gear via a bearing, the power transmission device comprising: a receiving section receiving scooped fluid that is scooped up by the final driven gear above one side in a direction corresponding to a central axis about which the final driven gear rotates; a bridge section guiding the received fluid to an other side in the direction corresponding to the central axis about which the final driven gear rotates; and a transfer device, the transfer device including: a transfer input gear meshing with the final driven gear or another gear rotating integrally with the final driven gear; a transfer input shaft pivotally supporting the transfer input gear; a first bevel gear pivotally supported by the transfer input shaft; a second bevel gear meshing with the first bevel gear; and a transfer output shaft pivotally supporting the second bevel gear, wherein the bridge section is configured to guide the fluid to the bearing positioned on the other side in the direction corresponding to the central axis about which the final driven gear rotates, the transfer input gear meshes with the final driven gear above a rotation center of the final driven gear, a direction of rotation of the transfer input gear and the final driven gear is a direction in which a portion of meshing engagement with each other rotates upward, the transmission case is configured to accommodate the final driven gear or the another gear and the transfer input gear, and the scooped fluid is part of lubricating oil accumulated at a bottom of the transmission case wherein a lower end of the final driven gear is immersed in the lubricating oil.