Power transmission device including communication path between first and second chambers

Abstract

A power transmission device for a vehicle includes a housing that accommodates a power transmission mechanism, a control valve configured to control an oil pressure supplied to the power transmission mechanism, an oil pump configured to supply oil to the control valve, a partition section that divides an interior of the housing into a first chamber that accommodates the power transmission mechanism and a second chamber in which the control valve is arranged upright, and a communication path communicating between the first chamber and the second chamber. An opening area of the communication path is set so that an amount of the oil flowing from the second chamber into the first chamber through the communication path is less than an amount of the oil drained into the second chamber from the control valve while the vehicle is in motion.

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