Torque limiter for wheel driving device
AssigneeKanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co., Ltd.
InventorAKIHIRO IMA
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Abstract
A torque limiting apparatus comprises: a connecting shaft 20, the output side of which is connected to a differential gear system 60, and the input side of which is protruded out of an opening 61a formed at the housing 61 of the differential gear system; a hollow cylindrical casing 10 supported on the input side of the connecting shaft rotatably relative thereto, and connectable to the drive shaft; a seal member 80 for interconnecting liquid-tightly an opening at the output side of the casing and an opening of the housing, and a connecting mechanism 30 provided between the casing and the connecting shaft, for transmitting only a partial power less than a predetermined torque value out of whole power input into the casing, so that a lubricating oil can be automatically supplied.
Claims6
A torque limiting apparatus for transmitting power from a drive shaft connected to a drive source, to a differential gear system for driving a pair of wheel axes, the torque limiting apparatus comprising:
- a connecting shaft, the output side of which is connected to the differential gear system, the input side of which is protruded out of an opening formed at a housing of the differential gear system,
- a hollow cylindrical casing supported on the input side of the connecting shaft rotatably relative thereto, and connectable to the drive shaft,
- a seal member for interconnecting liquid-tightly an opening provided at the output side of the casing and the opening of the housing, and
- a connecting mechanism, provided between the casing and the connecting shaft, for transmitting only a partial power less than a predetermined torque value out of whole power input into the casing.
A torque limiting apparatus for transmitting power from a drive shaft connected to a drive source, to a differential gear system for driving a pair of wheel axes, the torque limiting apparatus comprising:
- a connecting shaft, the output side of which is connected to the differential gear system, and the input side of which is protruded out of an opening formed at the housing of the differential gear system,
- a hollow cylindrical casing supported on the input side of the connecting shaft, and provided with a mount flange at its input end to be connected to the drive shaft,
- a connecting mechanism provided between the inner periphery of the casing and the outer periphery of the connecting shaft, for transmitting only a partial power less than a predetermined torque value out of whole power input into the casing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.