Breather device
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsYuichi Hidaka, Yoshiaki Shutou
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Abstract
A breather device that is attached to a case of a transmission and performs ventilation in the case, includes: a main body member including a storage portion with a closed bottom and an open upper end; and a cover member configured to close the upper end of the main body member and including a vent hole for ventilation to outside. The storage portion comprises a first chamber having, in a bottom portion, a communicating port communicating with an interior of the case, and a second chamber configured to receive a liquid entering from the vent hole.
Claims11
A breather device that is attached to a case of a transmission and performs ventilation in the case, comprising:
- a main body member including a storage portion with a closed bottom and an open upper end;
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- a cover member configured to close the upper end of the main body member and including a vent hole for ventilation to outside,
- wherein the storage portion comprises a first chamber having, in a bottom portion, a communicating port communicating with an interior of the case, and a second chamber configured to receive a liquid entering from the vent hole,
- the communicating port allows oil to move between the case and the first chamber, and
- the main body member comprises a preventing portion configured to prevent the liquid from circulating between the first chamber and the second chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.