US 2006/0068963 A1 · Layout of oil pump for automatic transmission

Abstract

A belt-type CVT includes a primary pulley, a vane pump, a differential gear, an oil pan, and a housing for accommodating the primary pulley, vane pump, differential gear, and oil pan, wherein the primary pulley, vane pump, and differential gear having axes located in different positions. The vane pump is disposed closer to the oil pan than a first occupation circle of the primary pulley and a third occupation circle of the differential gear and below a common tangent line of the first occupation circle and a second occupation circle of the vane pump and a common tangent line of the third occupation circle and the second occupation circle, wherein the oil pump is immersed in working oil within the oil pan.

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Dependent claims

A belt-type continuously variable transmission (CVT), comprising:

an input-side transmission element, the input-side transmission element having a first occupation circle;
an oil pump, the oil pump having a second occupation circle;
a differential gear, the differential gear having a third occupation circle;
an oil pan;
and
a housing which accommodate the input-side transmission element, the oil pump, the differential gear, and the oil pan, the input-side transmission element, oil pump, and differential gear having axes located in different positions,
the oil pump being disposed closer to the oil pan than the first occupation circle and the third occupation circle and below a common tangent line of the first occupation circle and the second occupation circle and a common tangent line of the third occupation circle and the second occupation circle, the oil pump being immersed in working oil within the oil pan.

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Layout of oil pump for automatic transmission

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Layout of oil pump for automatic transmission

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